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A Discussion About the Emergency Sanctuary at The Bentley Hotel

Mike Mishkin July 11, 2023 Odds and Ends 1 Comment

Migrant families began moving into the Bentley Hotel (500 East 62nd Street) back in April, and on Monday, a meeting was held to discuss the emergency Read More...

Third Avenue Migrant Center to House 500+ Families

Mike Mishkin June 28, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

Mayor Eric Adams announced on Tuesday that NYC’s twelfth Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center (HERRC) will soon Read More...

Four Upper East Siders Honored as “Good Neighbors”

Mike Mishkin June 21, 2023 Odds and Ends 1 Comment

Goddard Riverside‘s annual “Good Neighbor Awards” recognize New Yorkers who help make uptown neighborhoods better, devoting long hours towards initiatives like fundraising, volunteer work and Read More...

“Smart” Composting Bins Arrive on UES

Mike Mishkin June 16, 2023 Odds and Ends 3 Comments

The Department of Sanitation has installed 14 “Smart” Composting Bins on the streets of the Upper East Side, Councilmember Julie Menin has announced. Read More...

Rock Climbing, Zip Lining and More: This Weekend in Central Park

Mike Mishkin June 14, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

This Saturday, June 17 from 11am-4pm, head to Central Park for Adventures NYC — an annual event offering free outdoor fun for New Yorkers of Read More...

New Signage Encouraging Dog-Poop Cleanup to be Posted Around UES

Mike Mishkin June 12, 2023 Odds and Ends 1 Comment

In February, we found out that the streets of the Upper East Side are absolutely covered in poop, thanks to a study conducted by a Read More...

JustFoodForDogs Opens Upper East Side Kitchen

Mike Mishkin June 1, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

JustFoodForDogs, a California-based company which offers its canine customers “human-grade nutrition,” is now up and running at 1325 Third Avenue, between 75th and 76th streets. Read More...

Equinox Must Pay Former UES Employee $11.25 Million

Philip Santos Schaffer May 27, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

Equinox was recently ordered to pay $11.25 million to a former UES employee who filed a lawsuit alleging she had been wrongfully terminated due to Read More...

Farewell to Pale Male, World Famous Hawk Found Dead in Central Park

Joshua Dudley May 18, 2023 Odds and Ends 1 Comment

“Once you have lived in New York and it has become your home, no place else is good enough” John Steinbeck famously once said. Read More...

The Birdhouse Block is Back

Pavita Singh May 7, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

If you walk along East 81st Street between First and York avenues between now and November, pay attention to the trees. Read More...