Bracelet Shop with Positive Purpose Plans UES Opening

Pavita Singh September 25, 2023 Shopping 1 Comment

Little Words Project, a bracelet shop whose mission is to spread kindness and positivity through wearable affirmations, is opening a location on Madison Avenue at Read More...

Man Arrested After Pickpocketing Elderly Shoppers

Mike Mishkin September 24, 2023 NYPD + FDNY 1 Comment

A “lifelong criminal” was recently arrested after pickpocketing seniors as they grocery shopped, the 19th Precinct announced on Friday. Read More...

Brazilian Grocery Store Opens on Upper East Side

Pavita Singh September 22, 2023 Food & Drink, Shopping 1 Comment

Bright shades of yellow and green adorn the entrance of Brazilian Market NYC, a small Brazilian grocery store that opened earlier this month at 304 Read More...

Two Traffic Accidents on East 68th Street

Brendan Mohler September 21, 2023 NYPD + FDNY 1 Comment

Two separate traffic incidents on the Upper East Side – within about a 48-hour time span and only a block apart – have left pedestrians Read More...

Stroller-Wielding Menace Arrested; Judge Sets Bail at $50,000

Kelly Kreth September 17, 2023 NYPD + FDNY 3 Comments

Sam Mensah, the 32-year-old man who terrorized the Upper East Side for months while pushing a young child in a stroller, was arrested Thursday afternoon Read More...

UES Parents Spooked by Adult Twin Sisters Loitering at Playground

Spencer Cain September 15, 2023 Odds and Ends 1 Comment

According to NYC Parks regulations, adults are exclusively allowed in playground areas when accompanied by a child under the age of 12. Read More...

Four New Upper East Side Businesses

Mike Mishkin September 15, 2023 Odds and Ends 2 Comments

Three open, one coming soon. Read More...

74-Year-Old Man Shoved Onto Subway Tracks (UPDATE: SUSPECT ARRESTED)

Mike Mishkin September 12, 2023 NYPD + FDNY 6 Comments

UPDATE: On Thursday evening, NYPD officials announced the arrest of 49-year-old Derrick Mills for the assault described below.  Read More...

This Stroller-Wielding Man Has Been Menacing Upper East Siders for Months

Kelly Kreth September 10, 2023 NYPD + FDNY 30 Comments

The man pictured above has allegedly been terrorizing the Upper East Side for months, with a growing spate of attacks and multiple police reports. Read More...

CVS on 64th and Second is Closing

Brendan Mohler September 10, 2023 Shopping 1 Comment

A Lenox Hill CVS will soon become the latest Upper East Side pharmacy to shutter, continuing a recent trend of drug store closures in the Read More...