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A Forgotten NYPD Tragedy: The Upper East Side Officer Shot by One of His Own

Mike Mishkin January 13, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

On Sunday, the NYPD's 19th Precinct acknowledged the 139th anniversary of the line-of-duty death of Roundsman (Sergeant) Robert Montgomery — a tragic and little-known chapter of Upper East Side history. Read More...

Who Was Carl Schurz — and Why Does an Upper East Side Park Bear His Name?

Mike Mishkin December 17, 2025 Odds and Ends No Comments

It’s one of the Upper East Side’s most beloved spaces — a place for dog runs, river views and quiet morning walks. Read More...

An Upper East Side Building with a Wild Past: 1495 Third Avenue

Mike Mishkin October 13, 2025 Real Estate No Comments

Most people walking past 1495 Third Avenue—between 84th and 85th streets—have no idea just how weird and wild its past really is. Built in 1906, Read More...

A Violent Mafia Crew Once Ruled a Slice of the Upper East Side

Mike Mishkin July 10, 2025 Odds and Ends No Comments

In the late 1980s, a crew of mobsters based their criminal enterprise–complete with an illegal casino, extortion rackets and even murder–in a small section of the Upper East Side. Read More...

A Pro-Nazi Group Once Headquartered on the Upper East Side

Bobby Panza June 23, 2025 Odds and Ends 2 Comments

Free Upper East Side News + Stories, Delivered To Your Inbox Where do you start when looking at the past? Leonardo da Vinci once said, Read More...

UES Police Remember Officer Slain in Early 1900s

Mike Mishkin March 18, 2025 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

“On this day in 1916, 19th Precinct Patrolman William McAuliffe, was shot and killed while walking his beat on the corner of 2nd Avenue and Read More...

‘New York Homicide’ Episode Highlights Murdered UES Club Owner

Jessica Sherif February 26, 2025 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

From surviving the Holocaust to shaping New York’s disco scene, Felix Brinkmann’s life was nothing short of extraordinary, until it was violently cut short in Read More...

The Rise and Fall of Ladies’ Nights on the Upper East Side

Bobby Panza July 10, 2024 Food & Drink 2 Comments

The 1990s are known for their fair share of fads: heroin chic, Tamagotchis and chokers, all in an era when MTV was still playing music. Read More...

NYC’s Oldest Library on East 79th Street: A Historical Bombshell Uncovered

Pavita Singh June 29, 2024 Odds and Ends No Comments

The New York Public Library might be the city’s most famous, but did you know that it’s not the oldest? Read More...

When the Upper East Side’s Elite Protested an Immigrant’s Park Avenue Deli

Bobby Panza June 9, 2024 Odds and Ends 2 Comments

Location, location, location: the old adage used by real estate pros to emphasize the three most important factors in determining a property’s desirability. Read More...