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The First T.G.I. Friday’s was on the Upper East Side; it was Also the World’s First Singles Bar

Wendy Blake March 15, 2022 Food & Drink No Comments

On March 15, 1965, the first “singles” bar opened — and it was on the Upper East Side. What you might be surprised to learn Read More...

Upper East Side Locations of Literary Significance

E.L. Danvers January 10, 2022 Arts & Entertainment 3 Comments

The Upper East Side has served as the backdrop and inspiration for an abundance of famous literary works. Many of literature’s best-known personalities have also Read More...

Ghosts of the UES: Unsettling Sightings

E.L. Danvers October 27, 2021 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

While Halloween on the Upper East Side is most visibly showcased by ghoulish decorations hanging from townhouse facades, there’s a darker element to explore…we’re talking Read More...

Houdini Was An Upper East Sider

E.L. Danvers October 24, 2021 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

On Halloween in 1926, Harry Houdini died in Detroit, Michigan. Contrary to popular belief, he did not die performing one of his most famed stunts. Read More...

UES Townhouse – Blown Up by Doctor in 2006 – Sells for $20 Million

E.L. Danvers September 19, 2021 Real Estate No Comments

From the ashes rises the phoenix. Usually. But from the ashes of an Upper East Side historic brownstone rose a $20 million contract. Read More...

Beaux Arts Buildings of East 62nd Street

E.L. Danvers August 25, 2021 Real Estate 1 Comment

Beaux Arts architecture is a New York City staple adapted from the L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts (The School of Fine Arts) in Paris. Popular in the Read More...

Old Money & The Central Park Casino

E.L. Danvers May 1, 2021 Odds and Ends 1 Comment

The final product of The Casino in Central Park was one of grandiosity. Read More...

Old Wooden Houses of Manhattan’s East Side

E.L. Danvers April 23, 2021 Odds and Ends 2 Comments

Five years before Mrs. O’ Leary’s cow allegedly destroyed a third of Chicago and claimed approximately 300 lives in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Read More...

From Hell Gate to Henderson Place

E.L. Danvers April 14, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

In the early 1800s, John Jacob Astor sought refuge from the flurry of activity, summer heat and disease that was centered around the southern tip Read More...