83-Year-Old Air Force Veteran Dies After Being Shoved Onto UES Subway Tracks; Suspect Now Charged with Murder

Mike Mishkin March 26, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

The 83-year-old Air Force veteran who was shoved onto the subway tracks at an Upper East Side station earlier this month has died from his injuries, and the man accused … Read More...

Who Was the Man Killed in Last Week’s Hit-and-Run? Family Speaks Out as Driver Goes Free

Mike Mishkin March 25, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

A Florida truck driver charged in connection with a fatal Upper East Side hit-and-run last Friday was granted supervised release at his arraignment — a decision that has left the … Read More...

Upper East Side Man Arrested After Kicking 15-Year-Old Girl In Head

Mike Mishkin March 23, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

A 79-year-old Upper East Side man was arrested Sunday after allegedly kicking a 15-year-old girl in the head aboard a crowded NJ Transit train after the Pearl River St. Patrick's … Read More...

Moduwa York 84 Bagels & Deli Closing this Month

Mike Mishkin March 23, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

A neighborhood deli that has served the Upper East Side around the clock for years is shutting down. Read More...

Beloved UES Staple Mezzaluna to Close Next Week: Report

Spencer Cain March 22, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

If the mood on the Upper East Side feels gloomy despite sunny spring weather, rumors surrounding iconic Italian mainstay Mezzaluna (at 1295 Third Avenue) may be to blame. Read More...

Driver Arrested After Fatal Hit-and-Run at Lexington and 61st Street

Mike Mishkin March 21, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

A man was killed in a hit-and-run on the Upper East Side early Friday morning, and the driver has since been arrested. Read More...

UES Food News: Several Openings and a Relocation

Mike Mishkin March 20, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

Free Upper East Side News, Delivered To Your Inbox Ala Turco Express opened recently at 1391 Second Avenue (between 72nd and 73rd streets). This new Read More...

Prominent Restaurateur Shares Disturbing Story of Childhood on Upper East Side and Predators at Neighborhood After-School Programs

Mike Mishkin March 20, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

A well-known New York restaurateur who grew up on the Upper East Side has shared a deeply personal account of the sexual abuse he says Read More...

Mile High Run Club Is Closing Its Upper East Side Location

Mike Mishkin March 19, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

Mile High Run Club is shutting down its boutique treadmill studio at 1251 Lexington Avenue between 84th and 85th Streets, with final classes set for Sunday, April 12. Read More...

Duo Wanted for Robbing 75-Year-Old Woman: Police

Mike Mishkin March 18, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

NYPD officials have issued an alert about a robbery that took place on the Upper East Side last week Read More...