Ex-NYPD Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Upper East Side Doorman

Mike Mishkin August 20, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

The former NYPD sergeant who drove drunk in the wrong direction on the Taconic State Parkway and killed longtime Upper East Side doorman Manuel Boitel Read More...

Chef Behind da Adriano Opens New Italian Restaurant on First Avenue

Mike Mishkin August 19, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

The menu runs from cocoa nib pappardelle to truffle cream pizza, plus a $35 prix fixe lunch and weekend brunch. Read More...

UES Bar Shut Down By Health Department: Mice, Temperature Violations, Unsanitized Surfaces

Mike Mishkin August 19, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

A neighborhood bar and restaurant known for its back patio, its wall of televisions and its 4 a.m. closing time has been shut down by Read More...

“The Final Straw”: A Yorkville School Says Its Kids’ Garden Has Been Targeted for Months

Mike Mishkin August 19, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

Barriers that cost more than $1,000 disappeared overnight. Read More...

This Top Upper East Side High School Just Dropped More Than 6,000 Spots In The National Rankings

Mike Mishkin August 18, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best High Schools rankings this week, and one Upper East Side public school that's spent years as a fixture near the top … Read More...

Chinese Spot Shut Down By Health Department: Live Roaches, Unprotected Food, Temperature Violations

Mike Mishkin August 18, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

A city health inspection this month closed a longtime neighborhood takeout counter, and it wasn’t a borderline call. The inspector left with a violation score Read More...

Business Openings: Heatwise Yoga, Upper East Side Thrift Shop, Creola, Kuku Spa

Mike Mishkin August 18, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

Heatwise is bringing its infrared hot yoga to the Upper East Side, with a new studio coming soon to 304 East 86th Street (between First Read More...

Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Death Toll Reaches 9 as City Says Outbreak Has Subsided

Mike Mishkin August 15, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

Two more people have died in connection with the Upper East Side Legionnaires' disease cluster, bringing the death toll to nine. Read More...

One of New York’s Most Famous Doughnut Makers Is Opening Its First Upper East Side Shop

Mike Mishkin August 14, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

The Upper East Side's doughnut supply is about to get a serious upgrade. Read More...

Burglar Smashes Into MTA Booth at East 86th Street Station, Makes Off With Clerk’s Purse and Work iPad

Mike Mishkin August 14, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

A transit worker at one of the Upper East Side’s busiest subway stations returned to her booth early Thursday to find the glass shattered and Read More...