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DOT Is Dropping the Speed Limit on This Upper East Side Block

Mike Mishkin September 4, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

DOT is lowering the speed limit on a dead-end Upper East Side block that's home to two schools, and Community Board 8 wants the city to keep going. Read More...

Two Upper East Side Locations Made the City’s E-Bike Charging Shortlist — and the Clock Is Ticking to Weigh In.

Mike Mishkin June 10, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The lithium-ion battery fires that have rattled New York apartment buildings for the past few years are poised to reshape a couple of Upper East Side sidewalks Read More...

A Stretch of East 69th Street May Soon Look Very Different

Mike Mishkin June 4, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

For about two years, a length of curb outside Hunter College's North Building has sat under construction staging, all but unusable to the thousands of students, residents, and theatergoers who … Read More...

Upper East Side Subway Commuters Should Take Note: Changes Coming Monday

Mike Mishkin May 15, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

If you take the Lexington Avenue line during rush hour, your morning or evening trip might look a little different starting next week. The MTA Read More...

The Upper East Side Could Soon Be a 20 MPH Zone

Mike Mishkin May 8, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The Upper East Side could soon become one of the slowest neighborhoods in Manhattan to drive through. At a Community Board 8 Transportation Committee meeting Read More...

Two E-Bike Battery Charging Stations Proposed for the Upper East Side

Mike Mishkin April 20, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The city is floating a plan that could bring a new piece of street-level infrastructure to the Upper East Side — and it's asking residents what they think before anything … Read More...

Upgraded Escalators Now In Service at Lexington Ave-63rd Street Station

Mike Mishkin April 8, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

Riders at a key Upper East Side subway station will now have an easier time getting around underground. Read More...

Who Was the Man Killed in Last Week’s Hit-and-Run? Family Speaks Out as Driver Goes Free

Mike Mishkin March 25, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

A Florida truck driver charged in connection with a fatal Upper East Side hit-and-run last Friday was granted supervised release at his arraignment — a decision that has left the … Read More...

Upper East Side Residents Debate Controversial Traffic Proposal

Mike Mishkin March 5, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

A proposal that could dramatically reshape traffic patterns on the Upper East Side sparked a lively debate during a recent meeting of the Manhattan Community Read More...

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...