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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The “Black and Whites” of East 72nd Street
History, privacy and beauty with a cool breeze await you at the “Black and Whites” of East 72nd Street.
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Winston Churchill’s Fifth Avenue Alarm
The date is December 13, 1931. Winston Churchill, 57, is in New York City on a mission to recoup his losses from the 1929 stock
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‘Death of a Scoundrel’ and the Unsolved Murder of Serge Rubenstein
Before Bernie Madoff came a man named Serge Rubenstein. Rubenstein was many things. Most famously, though, he’s remembered as a money manipulator, draft dodger and
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The Bubble House, Bursting with Individuality
New York City brownstones started really popping up during the first half of the 19th century.
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A Twisted Tale of Twin Gynecologist Brothers Found Dead in Upper East Side Apartment
A story so strange they had to make a second show to tell it.
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Seize the Day with Squadron A: The Upper East Side’s Historic Military Outfit
Two elite academic institutions—Hunter College High School and Elementary School at 71 East 94th Street between Madison and Park avenues—are housed in what appears to
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