A Pro-Nazi Group Once Headquartered on the Upper East Side
Free Upper East Side News + Stories, Delivered To Your Inbox Where do you start when looking at the past? Leonardo da Vinci once said,
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Tag: History
UES Police Remember Officer Slain in Early 1900s
“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
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‘New York Homicide’ Episode Highlights Murdered UES Club Owner
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
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The Rise and Fall of Ladies’ Nights on the Upper East Side
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.
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NYC’s Oldest Library on East 79th Street: A Historical Bombshell Uncovered
The New York Public Library might be the city’s most famous, but did you know that it’s not the oldest?
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When the Upper East Side’s Elite Protested an Immigrant’s Park Avenue Deli
Location, location, location: the old adage used by real estate pros to emphasize the three most important factors in determining a property’s desirability.
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The Top 5 Historic Upper East Side Restaurants (That Are Still Standing)
Ryan Watts is the owner of Tasty Tours NYC, which offers food tours in four NYC neighborhoods (UES included).
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Here’s When the Upper East Side Became Cool
While the Upper East Side may be filled with an endless supply of fun bars and restaurants, the neighborhood – especially along First and Second
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There Was Once a Secret Bookstore in this Old Tenement Building
The majority of Upper East Siders who walked down a particular stretch of East 84th Street between 2008 and 2019 would have been oblivious to
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The “Spite House” of the Upper East Side
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for our main event, one of the all-time greatest real estate battles in the history of New York City. Let’s
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