City Releases List of 31 Buildings With Legionella-Positive Cooling Towers as Cluster Grows to 46 Cases

Mike Mishkin July 10, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The city has published the addresses of 31 Upper East Side buildings whose cooling towers tested positive for Legionella, the most detailed public accounting yet Read More...

Council Speaker Julie Menin Marks Reopening of 71st Street Esplanade Ramp

Mike Mishkin July 9, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

Council Speaker Julie Menin has officially marked the reopening of a pedestrian ramp connecting Yorkville to the East River waterfront, weeks after the access point Read More...

Whole Foods Is Opening Another Upper East Side Location

Mike Mishkin July 9, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

The Upper East Side is getting another Whole Foods Market — and it’s moving into a corner storefront that’s sat dark since the end of Read More...

Taco Mahal Has Officially Opened on the Upper East Side

Mike Mishkin July 9, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

There’s a new taco spot on Lexington Avenue, and it doesn’t look like any other in the neighborhood. The family-run fusion restaurant held its grand Read More...

Legionnaires’ Cluster Climbs to 36 Cases; First Impacted UES Building Identified

Mike Mishkin July 9, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The Upper East Side’s Legionnaires’ disease cluster has grown to 36 confirmed cases and 22 hospitalizations, with still no deaths reported, and for the first Read More...

The Upper East Side Is Getting 5 New Restaurants — Here’s Where

Mike Mishkin July 8, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

Community Board 8 held its Street Life Committee meeting on Tuesday evening. Restaurant owners and their reps attended via Zoom in order to further their liquor license applications, and Read More...

Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Cluster Grows to 23 Cases, With Several Patients Critical

Mike Mishkin July 7, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The Legionnaires’ disease cluster on the Upper East Side has climbed to 23 confirmed cases and 17 hospitalizations as of Monday, and health officials say Read More...

Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Cluster Grows to 18 Cases; Third ZIP Code Added

Mike Mishkin July 6, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease cluster that health officials flagged last week has grown sharply, with the number of confirmed cases climbing from two Read More...

Two Upper East Side Battery-Swapping Stations Just Cleared a Key Vote

Mike Mishkin July 3, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

A city plan to install two e-bike battery-swapping cabinets on Upper East Side sidewalks cleared its first hurdle with the neighborhood this week Read More...

Health Department Investigating Legionnaires’ Disease Cluster on the Upper East Side

Mike Mishkin July 3, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The city is urging Upper East Siders to watch for flu-like symptoms after two people in Carnegie Hill and Yorkville were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, Read More...