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Dad Who Removed Daughter from Brearley Wants to Open Own School

Mike Mishkin May 12, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

Andrew Gutmann, the dad who pulled his daughter from the Upper East Side’s Brearley School over its “obsession with race,” is apparently considering launching a Read More...

Mayor Announces Bus & Bike Lane Plans

Mike Mishkin May 11, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

Mayor de Blasio and New York City DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman have announced that in 2021, the DOT will “create a record-breaking series of dedicated Read More...

Upper East Sider Rides Citi Bike From 1st Avenue to Top of Bear Mountain

Mike Mishkin May 11, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

A 19 year old named James Huang, who lives on the Upper East Side with his parents, recently rode a Citi Bike from the docking Read More...

Trending in the City

Mike Mishkin May 7, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

This article was first posted on ilovetheupperwestside.com. Read More...

City Considers Expanding Park Avenue Median in Midtown

Mike Mishkin May 5, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

The New York City Department of Transportation is working on plans to revamp the Park Avenue median, the NY Times reports. The work would require Read More...

Old Money & The Central Park Casino

E.L. Danvers May 1, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

The final product of The Casino in Central Park was one of grandiosity. Its sweeping staircase, domed pavilion, grand ballroom, glass ceilings, multiple terraces, opal Read More...

CDC Eases Guidance For Fully Vaccinated Americans

Mike Mishkin April 28, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has updated its guidance for fully vaccinated Americans this week, easing restrictions specifically on masking. Read More...

Old Wooden Houses of the East Side

E.L. Danvers April 23, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

Five years before Mrs. O’ Leary’s cow allegedly destroyed a third of Chicago and claimed approximately 300 lives in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Read More...

Brearley Dad Pulls Daughter From School; Says “Obsession with Race Must Stop”

Mike Mishkin April 17, 2021 Odds and Ends 1 Comment

The father of a Brearley School student has pulled her from the school, citing its practice of “anti-racism” as the catalyst in a lengthy April Read More...

From Hell Gate to Henderson Place

E.L. Danvers April 14, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

In the early 1800s, John Jacob Astor sought refuge from the flurry of activity, summer heat and disease that was centered around the southern tip Read More...