Rendering of the new Vornado tower ( Credit: Foster + Partners) Vornado Bucks the Office Space Slump, Unveils Plans for New 62-story UES Tower The Upper East Side could see a massive new addition if Vornado Realty Trust follows through on its ambitious plan to build... News 29 Apr 2024 | 11:47
A rendering of a new $450 million medical facility for cancer patients that is expected to open sometime in 2026 on the block encompassing Third Ave. and 76th St. ( Source: Northwell Health) Northwell Lays Foundation on $450M Cancer Complex on UES Expected to Be Completed Sometime in ‘26 Two years after breaking ground, foundation work has finally begun for the $450 million Victoria and Lloyd Goldman Health... News 15 Apr 2024 | 03:09
Eileen Toback is the Executive Director of the New York Professional Nurses Union, which represents nurses at Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan Eye, Ear, & Throat Hospital, and Lenox Health Greenwich Village. ( Source: New York Professional Nurses Union) Eileen Toback and the Future of the Union Movement During the Great Depression, a line worker was thrown out of a pocketbook-making factory. With the support of Eileen Toback’s... People 11 Apr 2024 | 02:30
NYC DOT pedal-assist e-cargo bicycle, “Cargi B” ( Source: NYCDOT ) City Supports Expansion of Electric Cargo Bikes In an effort to reduce the number of unwieldy, high-polluting trucks on the streets of New York City, the city’s Department... News 01 Apr 2024 | 12:47
Some demonstrators customized their rain gear with protest demands. The watermelon, which bears the black, green, and red colors of the Palestinian flag, has become a familiar symbol at Palestinian protests. ( Photo by Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) Pro-Palestine Protestors Demand a Gaza Cease-Fire Thousands of protestors gathered in Washington Square Park and under heavy rain on March 2 and marched to mid-town calling... Voices 10 Mar 2024 | 02:19
Protestors against the congestion pricing toll gathered at City Hall Park on Feb. 27th. “What is going to happen when the FDR Drive turns into a parking lot?” one lower east sider asked. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Deep Divisions in Hearings Over Congestion Pricing as Opponents and Boosters Battle Deep divisions between boosters and bashers were seen Feb. 29 as the MTA kicked off the first of its four public hearings... News 04 Mar 2024 | 05:18
Kristina Puzyreva and Nikolay Goltsev, pictured in happier times before prosecutors charged them with partaking in a money laundering scheme to send military equipment to Russian military entities. ( Source: Facebook) Couple Behind Russian Gun Running Plot Nabbed in Manhattan Hotel Room Kristina Puzyreva, a 32-year old Russian-Canadian woman, pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn federal court to money laundering,... News 16 Feb 2024 | 06:23
Maya and Maddie Martinez, who attend Fieldstone and Friends Academy, respectively, with Julia Kane, who manages LLS’ Student Visionaries of the Year campaign in New York City. Maya and Maddie raised over $60,000 for research in last year’s drive and are mentoring kids in this year’s fundraising drive which runs until March 15. ( Source: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society) 4 UES H.S. Students Raised Over $140Gs for Blood Cancer Drive, Now Act as Mentors in ‘24 Push Four students who had close family members stricken with blood cancers turned their attention to raising money while their... News 07 Feb 2024 | 05:17
A rendering of + Pool, with proposed floating walkways that will connect the 9,000 sq. ft structure to land when it finally opens to the public. The company plans to test a smaller 2,000 sq. ft. model in the East River this summer. ( Photo: + Pool ) Pool to Float in East River with a Summer Test, Ready for Big Public Splash by ‘25 New York City will have a new swimming pool, and it’s not like any other pool found in the city, or anywhere in the United... News 26 Jan 2024 | 06:54
Delivery couriers often park their bikes on the sidewalk while awaiting their oders ( Credit: Nicholas Liu) Unhappy UES Residents Say That e-bikes Are Breaking Rules and Jeopardizing Safety Some Upper East Side residents are fuming over bike, moped, and scooter riders that they allege are treating the streets... News 22 Jan 2024 | 04:42
Catch n’ Chop will taske over the corner spot on the UES that formerly housed the Parlor Steak and Fish. which shut down several years ago. ( Source: Google Street View) Two Cousins Behind Siena Cafe to Open New Steak and Fish House on UES Cousins Russ Sujak and Emir Mrkulic, the owners of Siena Cafe on 1580 3rd Avenue, are opening a restaurant one block north... News 19 Jan 2024 | 11:27
New York County Courthouse ( Source: Wikimedia Commons) New York City Makes “Judicial Hellholes” List, but Critics Call the Report a Tool of Big Business New York City has once again landed on the American Tort Reform Foundation’s (ATRF) annual “Judicial Hellholes” list, ranking... News 22 Dec 2023 | 02:09
Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, has made a reputation as an involved philanthropist but has been shifting emphasis from journalistic ventures to veterans of late. ( Source: Wikimedia Commons) Craigslist Founder Pledges $100M to Vets’ Causes, but Pulls $$$s from THE CITY News Site Craigslist is not the only thing named after its founder Craig Newmark. There’s also the Craig Newmark Graduate School of... News 15 Dec 2023 | 08:12
On the same day WeWork struck a deal with 18 landlords in bankruptcy court, they also renegotiated a favorable lease on 1440 Broadway, where Amazon uses WeWork office space. ( Source: Google Satellite) WeWork Catches Its Breath After Reaching Bankruptcy Agreement with 18 Landlords After months of impasse, office space retailer WeWork has finally come to a resolution with a group of 18 landlords who have... News 14 Dec 2023 | 05:53
