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City Plans $80M Renovation of John Finley Walk

E.L. Danvers June 13, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

Upper East Siders received welcome news this week when they learned that a stretch of the East River Esplanade would finally be receiving a much-needed Read More...

Parents Protest “Woke” Private Schools with Digital Billboards

Mike Mishkin June 8, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

Trucks hauling digital billboards flashing quotes like “Diversity Not Indoctrination” and “Teach How To Think Not What To Think” showed up outside of six private Read More...

Animal Rights Activists Protest at UES Building of Humane Society Board Member

Mike Mishkin June 2, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

Animal rights activists held a recent protest at the Upper East Side building of Sharon Lee Patrick, a board member of the Humane Society of Read More...

Dalton First Graders Taught Lesson on Masturbation

Mike Mishkin May 31, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

While the class reportedly took place last fall, parents of Dalton first graders have now started “bombarding” the elite private school with complaints about an Read More...

Trump Supporter Flips Off Michael Cohen in Central Park

Mike Mishkin May 25, 2021 Odds and Ends, Politics No Comments

Michael Cohen was flipped off by a Trump-supporting jogger in Central Park on Monday, an incident he caught on film before sharing to his Twitter Read More...

Blood Center Protest Planned For Sunday

E.L. Danvers May 22, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

I once had unfettered access to look onto the river, watch the boats come and go, and see the sun settle behind New Jersey daily. Read More...

Mask Mandate to Lift for Vaccinated New Yorkers

Mike Mishkin May 17, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

Governor Cuomo has announced that beginning Wednesday, May 19, New York state will adopt the CDC’s new indoor mask and social distancing guidance for those Read More...

Dad Who Removed Daughter from Brearley Wants to Open Own School

Mike Mishkin May 12, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

Andrew Gutmann, the dad who pulled his daughter from the Upper East Side’s Brearley School over its “obsession with race,” is apparently considering launching a Read More...

Mayor Announces Bus & Bike Lane Plans

Mike Mishkin May 11, 2021 Odds and Ends No Comments

Mayor de Blasio and New York City DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman have announced that in 2021, the DOT will “create a record-breaking series of dedicated Read More...

Upper East Sider Rides Citi Bike From 1st Avenue to Top of Bear Mountain