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...

Historic Upper East Side Bar & Restaurant Announces “Final St. Patrick’s Day”

Mike Mishkin March 13, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

A neighborhood institution that has been feeding Upper East Siders for 75 years may be in its final months — and a social media post this week set off alarm … Read More...

An Alleged Affair, a Furious Grandfather, and $70K-a-Year Tuition: The Scandal Rocking the UES Right Now

Mike Mishkin March 11, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

Someone spent Tuesday morning plastering the Upper East Side with flyers accusing two staffers at one of the neighborhood’s most prestigious private schools of carrying Read More...

Attempted ISIS-Inspired Bombing Outside Gracie Mansion Rattles Upper East Side as New Bomb Scare Hits Carl Schurz Park

Mike Mishkin March 11, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

An Upper East Side neighborhood still on edge after a chaotic weekend of violent clashes outside the mayor's residence was shaken again on Tuesday, when a suspicious device found inside … Read More...

Jury Convicts Man Who Paralyzed Woman in UES Subway Attack

Mike Mishkin March 10, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

Nearly three years after a man shoved a woman's head into a moving subway train at the 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue station, paralyzing her from the shoulders down, a … Read More...

Popular East Village Bakery Takes Over Former Julien Boulangerie Space

Mike Mishkin March 10, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

A new bakery has opened its doors on the Upper East Side — and the story behind it involves a multi-generational baking family, wartime flour Read More...

Suspect Arrested, Charged with Attempted Murder After Pair Shoved Onto UES Subway Tracks; Victim May Not Survive

Mike Mishkin March 10, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

The NYPD says a person of interest has been taken into custody in connection with the subway platform attack that sent two people onto the tracks at an Upper East … Read More...

FBI Investigating After What Police Now Say Was Far More Than a ‘Smoke Bomb’ Outside Gracie Mansion

Mike Mishkin March 9, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

What initially appeared to be a smoke bomb thrown during a chaotic protest outside Gracie Mansion on Saturday has turned out to be something far more dangerous — and federal … Read More...