Black Woman and Young Daughter Denied Service at Upper East Side Salon: Lawsuit

Mike Mishkin March 17, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

A national beauty chain with a location on the Upper East Side is facing a federal discrimination lawsuit after two Black customers — a mother Read More...

Man Charged in Memorial Sloan Kettering Bomb Scare Pleads Not Guilty

Mike Mishkin March 17, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

The former Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center employee who brought bags to the Upper East Side hospital last Saturday and claimed they contained explosives has been identified and charged. Read More...

A Carpet Store Is Closing After 60 Years on the Upper East Side

Mike Mishkin March 17, 2026 Shopping No Comments

A First Avenue fixture and mom-and-pop business is shutting its doors after six decades in the neighborhood. Read More...

Sound On, Drinks Cheap: A March Madness Spot Worth Knowing About

Mike Mishkin March 16, 2026 Sponsored, Food & Drink No Comments

There’s a place on Third Avenue where the TVs are on, the sound is up, and the drinks are priced like it’s still 2019. With Read More...

Business Openings: SotoMethod, SunLife Organics, Nova Pizza & Grill, Coffee Project New York, Sushi Fukuya, Ricee Sushi Express, QQ Nails & Spa

Mike Mishkin March 16, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

Make sure to sign up for our free email newsletter for more UES openings. SotoMethod opened over the weekend at 206 East 86th Street (between Second and Read More...

Gertrude Stein, Legendary Upper East Side Art Dealer, Dies at 98

Mike Mishkin March 15, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

A New Yorker who shared her name with one of history's most celebrated cultural figures spent six decades building a legacy entirely her own — as the founder of one … Read More...

Former Employee Triggers Bomb Scare at Major Upper East Side Hospital

Mike Mishkin March 15, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

An Upper East Side hospital was the scene of a significant police response Saturday afternoon after a former employee entered the facility and left a bag along with a written … Read More...

An Upper East Side Playground Is Getting a Major Overhaul 

Mike Mishkin March 13, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

A neighborhood playground is in line for its most significant upgrade in years, thanks to a substantial infusion of federal funding that was quietly announced in recent days. Read More...

A Long-Closed Section of the East River Esplanade Is About to Reopen

Mike Mishkin March 13, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

After years of sinkholes, construction delays, and frustrated residents, a stretch of the East River Esplanade that has been out of reach for far too long is on the verge … Read More...

Judge Pauses Opening of 200-Bed Women’s Shelter

Mike Mishkin March 13, 2026 Real Estate No Comments

A legal challenge has thrown the future of a planned 200-bed women's shelter on First Avenue into uncertainty, with a judge issuing a temporary restraining order that prevents the facility … Read More...