The Dakota is also known by another name.
The Dakota War of 1862 , also known as the Sioux Uprising , Dakota Uprising , the Sioux Outbreak of 1862 , the Dakota Conflict , the U.S. -- Dakota War of 1862 or Little Crow 's War , was an armed conflict between the United States and several bands of Dakota ( also known as the eastern ` Sioux ' ) . The Dakota , also known as Dakota Apartments , is a cooperative apartment building located on the northwest corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City , United States .