Ulta Beauty Promises Stylist Retraining After Black Mother and Daughter Were Denied Service at UES Location

Mike Mishkin April 6, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

Ulta Beauty says it is relaunching a texture training program for its stylists after a Black woman and her 7-year-old daughter filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the company over … Read More...

Alex Gregg, ‘Mayor of Yorkville,’ Dies at 78

Mike Mishkin April 5, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

Alex Gregg, a fixture of the Upper East Side for decades and the man many neighbors called the "Mayor of Yorkville," died peacefully on March 30, 2026. He was 78. Read More...

Goop Kitchen, Gwyneth Paltrow’s Restaurant Concept, Is Coming to the Upper East Side

Mike Mishkin April 3, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

Gwyneth Paltrow's restaurant concept is headed to the Upper East Side. Read More...

Three-Bedroom Rents on the Upper East Side Jumped 71% in the First Quarter of 2026, Report Finds

Mike Mishkin April 3, 2026 Real Estate No Comments

The firm's analysis of Q1 rental data found the UES median rent for three-bedroom units hit $12,500 — a nearly 71% jump from the $7,325 median recorded in Q4 of … Read More...

Developer Seeks to Replace Five UES Buildings With 39-Story, 354-Unit Tower

Mike Mishkin April 2, 2026 Real Estate No Comments

A developer is asking the city for permission to demolish a row of century-old Upper East Side buildings and replace them with a 39-story, 354-unit residential tower Read More...

A Bombshell Investigation Into the Upper East Side’s Most Sought-After Maternity Hospital

Mike Mishkin April 1, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

A scathing new investigation is raising serious questions about the quality of care at one of the Upper East Side’s most prestigious — and most Read More...

Business Openings: University Animal Hospital, Ana Luisa, Box and Go, Dear Margo, Vuori, Chococo

Mike Mishkin March 31, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

Make sure to sign up for our free email newsletter for more UES openings. University Animal Hospital has officially moved to 1167 First Avenue (at East 64th Read More...

Car Crashes Into Madison Avenue Storefront

Mike Mishkin March 31, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

A vehicle crashed into a building on the Upper East Side Tuesday morning, sending debris across a stretch of sidewalk near several schools and popular businesses. Read More...

A Landmark Afternoon of Classical Music Is Coming to One of the World’s Most Iconic Stages

Mike Mishkin March 30, 2026 Sponsored, Arts & Entertainment No Comments

An extraordinary musical event is heading to one of the most celebrated concert halls on the planet this spring. On Saturday, April 11 at 2 Read More...

Highly-Anticipated French Restaurant Opening Next Month

Mike Mishkin March 27, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

Marcel, the French-leaning restaurant coming to Sotheby's new Upper East Side flagship at the landmark Breuer building, will open April 16, the restaurant announced this week Read More...