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VIDEO: Confrontation Between Doorman and Resident Leads to Assault, Racial Slurs and Arrest (UPDATED)

Mike Mishkin October 6, 2025 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

A viral video circulating on social media captures a verbal confrontation that escalates into a physical altercation between a doorman and a resident at 339 East 58th Street, a ten-story … Read More...

Thieves Smash Window, Break Into Cash Register at Family-Owned Shoe Repair Shop

Danielle Storm January 7, 2025 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

The remains of the front plate glass window of A Plus Shoe Repair sat in a bag on the shop’s floor after a Tuesday morning Read More...

Palestinian Restaurant al Badawi Vandalized; Here’s How They Respond

Ethan Harfenist November 23, 2024 Food & Drink No Comments

Upper East Side Palestinian eatery al Badawi, located at 1725 2nd Ave. between 89th and 90th streets, on Thursday took to its Instagram page claiming Read More...

Birdhouses on 81st Street Vandalized and Stolen

Pavita Singh July 31, 2024 NYPD + FDNY 2 Comments

For the past five years, all the trees on East 81st Street between York and First avenues have been decorated throughout the summer with colorful Read More...

Vandal Wanted for Scrawling Graffiti on UES Synagogue

Ethan Harfenist July 25, 2024 NYPD + FDNY 1 Comment

The New York City Police Department is looking for a suspect accused of scrawling potentially offensive graffiti on the steps of the Upper East Side’s Read More...

Park Avenue Synagogue Vandalized

Brendan Mohler June 17, 2024 NYPD + FDNY 2 Comments

A prominent Upper East Side synagogue was vandalized Friday in the latest string of anti-Israel protests across New York City, according to multiple reports. Read More...

Pro-Palestinian Protestors Vandalize UES Home, Palestinian Mission in Lenox Hill

Ethan Harfenist June 12, 2024 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating a string of reported antisemitic incidents at the homes of Jewish board members of the Brooklyn Museum. Read More...

Pil Pil Broken Into, Door Smashed

Danielle Storm June 7, 2024 Food & Drink 1 Comment

An unknown suspect broke into Pil Pil on Friday morning, shattering the restaurant’s glass door in the process. Read More...

Upper East Side Kosher Restaurant’s Front Window Shattered

Brendan Mohler May 16, 2024 NYPD + FDNY 1 Comment

A popular Upper East Side kosher restaurant was reportedly the target of a possible hate crime when its front window was vandalized early Wednesday morning, Read More...

Man Indicted for Vandalizing UES Synagogues

Mike Mishkin October 31, 2023 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

A man who was caught defacing Upper East Side synagogues in August is being indicted on four counts of Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree Read More...