Developer Buys UES Apartment Building For $20.7M, Plans Single-Family Mansion

Mike Mishkin August 27, 2026 Real Estate No Comments

A landmarked house that Community Board 8 voted against altering back in 2020 has just sold to a developer, at a steep discount to what it once asked. Read More...

Six Tenants Held Up a Fifth Avenue Demolition. Not Anymore.

Mike Mishkin August 27, 2026 Real Estate No Comments

The state just cleared the final hurdle to demolishing a 46-unit Fifth Avenue rental, and it took a lawsuit against a state agency to get there. Read More...

The Former Shakespeare & Co. Space Has a New Tenant, and It Bakes for a King

Mike Mishkin August 26, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

A beloved bookstore left the space behind last year, and the tenant taking it over bakes for a royal family. Read More...

Upper East Side Woman, 63, Found Dead Near Las Vegas Airport After Family Got Texts Demanding Money From Her Phone

Mike Mishkin August 24, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

A 63-year-old New York woman who vanished during a trip to Las Vegas earlier this month was found dead last week, ending a nearly two-week Read More...

Ex-NYPD Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Upper East Side Doorman

Mike Mishkin August 20, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

The former NYPD sergeant who drove drunk in the wrong direction on the Taconic State Parkway and killed longtime Upper East Side doorman Manuel Boitel Read More...

Chef Behind da Adriano Opens New Italian Restaurant on First Avenue

Mike Mishkin August 19, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

The menu runs from cocoa nib pappardelle to truffle cream pizza, plus a $35 prix fixe lunch and weekend brunch. Read More...

UES Bar Shut Down By Health Department: Mice, Temperature Violations, Unsanitized Surfaces

Mike Mishkin August 19, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

A neighborhood bar and restaurant known for its back patio, its wall of televisions and its 4 a.m. closing time has been shut down by Read More...

“The Final Straw”: A Yorkville School Says Its Kids’ Garden Has Been Targeted for Months

Mike Mishkin August 19, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

Barriers that cost more than $1,000 disappeared overnight. Read More...

This Top Upper East Side High School Just Dropped More Than 6,000 Spots In The National Rankings

Mike Mishkin August 18, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best High Schools rankings this week, and one Upper East Side public school that's spent years as a fixture near the top … Read More...

Chinese Spot Shut Down By Health Department: Live Roaches, Unprotected Food, Temperature Violations

Mike Mishkin August 18, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

A city health inspection this month closed a longtime neighborhood takeout counter, and it wasn’t a borderline call. The inspector left with a violation score Read More...