Shooting on 96th and First Avenue May Have Been Self-Inflicted

Mike Mishkin January 6, 2022 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

On Tuesday at approximately 7:45pm, NYPD officers responded to a call about a shooting on 96th and First Avenue at the Shell gas station. Read More...

Transportation Committee Proposals Aim to Ease Congestion, Add New Loading Zones

E.L. Danvers January 6, 2022 Odds and Ends No Comments

Community Board 8’s Transportation Committee kicked off 2022 by tackling traffic congestion and similar problematic parking behaviors at its meeting on January 5. Representatives from Read More...

Seafood Spot to Open in Historic Hotel

Mike Mishkin January 5, 2022 Food & Drink No Comments

Chef Franklin Becker is bringing a new seafood restaurant to the Upper East Side this spring, the New York Post reports. Uptown Trout is expected Read More...

A Tree-Chipping Event in Carl Schurz Park

Hazen Cuyler January 4, 2022 Odds and Ends No Comments

If you’re reading this while Christmas tree needles sprinkle your living room floor, the New York City Department of Sanitation is giving you one final Read More...

Man Assaults Woman with Stack of Milk Crates

Mike Mishkin December 31, 2021 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who assaulted a 52-year-old woman outside of Butterfield Market at 1114 Lexington Avenue (at Read More...

HomBom Toys Closes

E.L. Danvers December 31, 2021 Shopping No Comments

It appears that one of the Upper East Side’s beloved toy stores has closed. Moms of the Upper East Side reported on Instagram earlier this Read More...

Man Fatally Struck by Train at 86th and Lexington Avenue

Mike Mishkin December 29, 2021 NYPD + FDNY 1 Comment

On Tuesday at approximately 2:15pm, a 50-year-old male was fatally struck by a southbound 4 train at 86th and Lexington Avenue. It is unclear why Read More...

NYPD Sounds Alarm Following High Volume of Holiday Season Burglaries

Mike Mishkin December 29, 2021 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

Amidst an increase of commercial burglaries during the holiday season, the NYPD’s 19th Precinct has put out a notice to help Upper East Side business Read More...

Central Park Proposal Goes Viral

Hazen Cuyler December 29, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

As the days get colder and we wade through the ups and downs of persistent COVID waves, it’s easy to forget that we’re in a Read More...

Lone Tenant Fights Second Avenue Demolition

E.L. Danvers December 28, 2021 Real Estate No Comments

It is often said that one person can ruin it for all. On a sliver of an Upper East Side street, one person may be Read More...