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Central Park Speed Limit to Drop to 15 MPH Under DOT Safety Plan

Mike Mishkin December 16, 2025 Odds and Ends No Comments

The New York City Department of Transportation plans to lower the speed limit throughout Central Park from 20 miles per hour to 15 mph for all users, including cyclists and … Read More...

UES Neighbors Fume Over Boiler Truck That’s Been Heating One Building For Years

Mike Mishkin November 6, 2025 Real Estate No Comments

A “temporary” boiler truck has been sitting on East 65th Street for years — and Upper East Siders are starting to lose patience. Read More...

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...

MTA Rolls Out New Fare Evasion Measures at UES Stations…

Bobby Panza October 3, 2025 Odds and Ends No Comments

The MTA recently began installing new subway fare evasion measures, including crescent-shaped half-moon turnstile shields and spikey fins. Read More...

At Least 18 Cars Had Their Wheels Stolen on the UES This Summer: Report

Mike Mishkin August 18, 2025 Odds and Ends No Comments

Upper East Siders have been talking for months about the rash of stolen wheels—cars stripped in the night, left on blocks or crates, lug nuts scattered like confetti. Read More...

Upper East Side School’s Controversial Street Closure Plan Gets Green Light — But on a Reduced Schedule

Mike Mishkin August 12, 2025 Odds and Ends 1 Comment

After months of revisions and negotiations, the $62,500-per-year private K–12 school has received unanimous approval from Community Board 8 for a scaled-back version of its street closure plan. Read More...

Queensboro Bridge to Get Separate Lanes for Cyclists and Pedestrians Starting Sunday

Mike Mishkin May 14, 2025 Odds and Ends 1 Comment

Starting on Sunday, the Queensboro Bridge will offer separate paths for pedestrians and cyclists, doubling the space previously shared by both groups on a single narrow lane. Read More...

NYC Installs First-Ever Eye-Level Bike Signals on Upper East Side

Ethan Harfenist April 18, 2025 Odds and Ends 1 Comment

New, smaller bike signals were installed on the northwest corner of Third Avenue and 69th Street this week–the first of their kind in New York Read More...

Traffic Light Adjustments Stir Controversy on Third Avenue

Ethan Harfenist February 22, 2025 Odds and Ends 2 Comments

Claims of surging e-bikes and slower car traffic on a stretch of Third Avenue following a traffic light reconfiguration have some Upper East Siders up Read More...

When Motorcycles Hijack the Bike Lanes: A Citywide Problem

Eric Richman Esq. January 13, 2025 Sponsored No Comments

Sponsored Guest Opinion by Eric Richman, esq. www.Richman-Law.com Over the past few years, the City has made massive expansions of so-called “Class 1 bike lanes.” Read More...