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500 Passengers Evacuated After Train Runs Over Metal Object

Mike Mishkin October 27, 2025 Odds and Ends No Comments

A 6 train struck a metal object just north of the subway station at 59th and Lexington Avenue on Monday morning, prompting the evacuation of about 500 passengers and causing … Read More...

Upper East Side Teen Dies in Subway Surfing Tragedy

Mike Mishkin October 9, 2025 Odds and Ends No Comments

A heartbreaking tragedy has shaken the Upper East Side after 13-year-old Ebba Morina lost her life in a fatal subway surfing incident over the weekend. Read More...

Man Dragged, Killed in Hit-and-Run on UES Was Once at Center of High-Profile Jail Escape

Mike Mishkin September 1, 2025 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

A man fatally struck and dragged by an SUV on the Upper East Side over the weekend was previously known for a daring escape from city custody last year. Read More...

Car Crashes Into Scaffolding, at Least 8 Injured

Mike Mishkin July 31, 2025 NYPD + FDNY 3 Comments

An early morning car crash caused at least eight injuries on an Upper East Side street. Read More...

Cyclist Killed in Central Park Collision

Mike Mishkin June 19, 2025 Uncategorized 3 Comments

A 43-year-old cyclist died after colliding with a pedestrian in Central Park on Wednesday evening, according to the NYPD. Police say the incident occurred around Read More...

61-Year-Old Man Suffers ‘Severe Head Trauma’ After Hitting Pothole on First Avenue

Mike Mishkin March 24, 2025 NYPD + FDNY 2 Comments

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90-Year-Old Woman Fatally Struck by 2 Cars

Mike Mishkin February 6, 2025 NYPD + FDNY 1 Comment

A 90-year-old woman was killed after being hit by two cars on the Upper East Side on Wednesday. Read More...

Tesla Driver Killed After Slamming Into FDR Guardrail

Ethan Harfenist February 5, 2025 NYPD + FDNY 2 Comments

A driver was killed on the Upper East Side near 72nd Street on the FDR Drive early Tuesday after she crashed her Tesla. Read More...

Suspect Arrested for Fatally Striking 78-Year-Old Pedestrian

Mike Mishkin January 15, 2025 NYPD + FDNY 1 Comment

A suspect has just been arrested for his involvement in a fatal auto incident which took place on the Upper East Side more than six Read More...

Man Struck, Killed by Train on Christmas Night

Mike Mishkin December 27, 2024 NYPD + FDNY 1 Comment

At about 10 p.m. on Christmas, police received a call about a man who’d been struck by a train near the station at 77th and Read More...

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