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“FDR Reimagined”: East Side Community Board Presents Plans to Improve East River Accessibility

Ethan Harfenist March 22, 2025 Odds and Ends 1 Comment

Members of the Upper East Side’s community board are supporting an initiative aimed at rethinking New York’s FDR Drive, which would make the waterfront both Read More...

Fall Events Along the East River

Danielle Storm September 17, 2024 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

This fall, join Friends of the East River Esplanade for a series of engaging events on the water. Read More...

Hello, Dolphin! Marine Mammal Spotted in East River Monday

Spencer Cain April 11, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

Okay, so…what’s going on in the East River? Read More...

Coyote Found Taking a Brisk Dip in East River

Spencer Cain April 11, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

Plenty of surprising items are encountered in the East River — including stripped car parts and a full, upright dining table — but on Monday afternoon, Read More...

Joe Rogan Podcast Sparks Search For Wooly Mammoth Bones in East River

Bobby Panza January 15, 2023 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

Groups of treasure hunters have been flocking to the East River to look for wooly mammoth bones. Read More...

Esplanade Sinkhole Reopens; Manhattan Borough President Says It Highlights Need For Change

Philip Santos Schaffer December 12, 2022 Politics No Comments

The sinkhole at East 77th Street on the Esplanade first collapsed in 2017. Read More...

Free Ice Cream, Live Music Next Weekend

Mike Mishkin June 2, 2022 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

Saturday was the first of two Spring at Aycock celebrations hosted by Friends of the East River Esplanade at the Alice Aycock Pavillion at East Read More...

An Outdoor Fitness Space is Going Under The 78th Street Bridge

E.L. Danvers April 17, 2022 Odds and Ends No Comments

Upper East Siders have a new outdoor fitness space to look forward to. The New York City Parks Department and the Hospital for Special Surgery Read More...

Andrew Haswell Green Park to Get Full Renovation

E.L. Danvers February 14, 2022 Odds and Ends No Comments

The grass isn’t always greener. And for a long time at Andrew Haswell Green Park, it hasn’t been green at all. But change is on Read More...

Party on the Esplanade!

E.L. Danvers June 18, 2021 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

Make Music New York is throwing a summer solstice, post-pandemic party and you’re all invited! Read More...