Business Openings: SotoMethod, SunLife Organics, Nova Pizza & Grill, Coffee Project New York, Sushi Fukuya, Ricee Sushi Express, QQ Nails & Spa

Mike Mishkin March 16, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

Make sure to sign up for our free email newsletter for more UES openings. SotoMethod opened over the weekend at 206 East 86th Street (between Second and Read More...

Gertrude Stein, Legendary Upper East Side Art Dealer, Dies at 98

Mike Mishkin March 15, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

A New Yorker who shared her name with one of history's most celebrated cultural figures spent six decades building a legacy entirely her own — as the founder of one … Read More...

Former Employee Triggers Bomb Scare at Major Upper East Side Hospital

Mike Mishkin March 15, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

An Upper East Side hospital was the scene of a significant police response Saturday afternoon after a former employee entered the facility and left a bag along with a written … Read More...

An Upper East Side Playground Is Getting a Major Overhaul 

Mike Mishkin March 13, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

A neighborhood playground is in line for its most significant upgrade in years, thanks to a substantial infusion of federal funding that was quietly announced in recent days. Read More...

A Long-Closed Section of the East River Esplanade Is About to Reopen

Mike Mishkin March 13, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

After years of sinkholes, construction delays, and frustrated residents, a stretch of the East River Esplanade that has been out of reach for far too long is on the verge … Read More...

Judge Pauses Opening of 200-Bed Women’s Shelter

Mike Mishkin March 13, 2026 Real Estate No Comments

A legal challenge has thrown the future of a planned 200-bed women's shelter on First Avenue into uncertainty, with a judge issuing a temporary restraining order that prevents the facility … Read More...

Historic Upper East Side Bar & Restaurant Announces “Final St. Patrick’s Day”

Mike Mishkin March 13, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

A neighborhood institution that has been feeding Upper East Siders for 75 years may be in its final months — and a social media post this week set off alarm … Read More...

An Alleged Affair, a Furious Grandfather, and $70K-a-Year Tuition: The Scandal Rocking the UES Right Now

Mike Mishkin March 11, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

Someone spent Tuesday morning plastering the Upper East Side with flyers accusing two staffers at one of the neighborhood’s most prestigious private schools of carrying Read More...

Attempted ISIS-Inspired Bombing Outside Gracie Mansion Rattles Upper East Side as New Bomb Scare Hits Carl Schurz Park

Mike Mishkin March 11, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

An Upper East Side neighborhood still on edge after a chaotic weekend of violent clashes outside the mayor's residence was shaken again on Tuesday, when a suspicious device found inside … Read More...

Jury Convicts Man Who Paralyzed Woman in UES Subway Attack

Mike Mishkin March 10, 2026 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

Nearly three years after a man shoved a woman's head into a moving subway train at the 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue station, paralyzing her from the shoulders down, a … Read More...