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Students at P.S. 290 Will No Longer Need to Play in the Street

E.L. Danvers June 16, 2022 Odds and Ends 2 Comments

Necessity is the mother of invention. For one Upper East Side school, a rooftop play area was born from it. Read More...

Jeff Bezos Goes to the Zoo

E.L. Danvers June 11, 2022 Odds and Ends No Comments

​ Jeff Bezos recently took time off from planning his next mission to space by making a trip to the Central Park Zoo. However, unlike Read More...

Upper East Side Gyms Offer Deals For “NYC Fitness Week”

Mike Mishkin June 4, 2022 Odds and Ends No Comments

The first ever “NYC Fitness Week” will run from June 5—12, and participating gyms throughout the five boroughs are offering buy-one-get-one-free deals to attract new Read More...

Central Park Zoo Gets 3 New Bears

Mike Mishkin May 28, 2022 Odds and Ends No Comments

There are three new grizzly bears at the Central Park Zoo. The rescued bears were moved from the Bronx Zoo to the Central Park Zoo Read More...

Where Italy Meets New York City: A Celebration of “La Dolce Vita”

Pavita Singh May 19, 2022 Odds and Ends No Comments

Walking down the street on a bright, sunny day—one of the few there have been this year—you find yourself in front of Bar Italia on Read More...

Mayor Adams Thinks Gracie Mansion is Haunted

Mike Mishkin May 12, 2022 Odds and Ends No Comments

After throwing the first pitch before Tuesday night’s Yankees vs. Blue Jays game, Mayor Eric Adams was invited to the press box for an interview Read More...

92nd Street Y Rebrands, Plans $200 Million Renovation

Reanna Armellino May 11, 2022 Odds and Ends No Comments

The 92nd Street Y has officially been rebranded as The 92nd Street Y, New York — or 92NY for short — and is embarking on Read More...

Spence Student Accused of Racism in 2018; Parents Legal Pushback Recently Revived by Courts

E.L. Danvers May 9, 2022 Odds and Ends No Comments

A 15-year-old student at the Spence School was made to stay home for a half-day of “reflection” in November 2018 after she suggested dressing up Read More...

Lyft Bringing New E-Bikes to NYC: We Took a Test Ride

Bobby Panza April 29, 2022 Odds and Ends No Comments

Lyft is set to premiere its new and improved electric bicycle on Thursday, May 5. The new two-wheeler — which will be docked at Citi Read More...

Open Streets Returns to Upper East Side

E.L. Danvers April 24, 2022 Odds and Ends No Comments

​New York City celebrated the start of Earth Week by announcing the addition of 21 new streets citywide as part of its Open Streets program, Read More...