Keith Powers (rear), the term-limited City Council District 4 member, has not endorsed anyone in the Council race, but is instead spending time on the campaign trail with five of six of them. Here he campaigns with Ben Wetzler on the Upper East Side. ( Photo: Ben Weltzer campaign) Petitioning Underway by Six for Open East Side Council Seat The Power’s on: In 2017 Keith Powers, CD4’s current Council member, ran in a primary against a crowded field of eight candidates,... News 03 Mar 2025 | 04:02
Left and center: Herald Square Puncher, Jan. 17. Right: 86th Street Slasher, Feb. 10. ( NYPD) MTA Workers Attacked at Herald Square & E. 86th St. Subway Stations, Maniacs Still on Loose THE 34th STREET - HERALD SQUARE PUNCHER... News 17 Feb 2025 | 02:11
It was a pakced house at the mayoral forum on the Upper East Side, which drew all the declared candidates for mayor in June 24 Democratic primary except for Mayor Eric Adams. Candidates attended either in person or via Zoom. ( Photo: Julianne Ballingtom) Lexington Dem Club Endorses Stringer for Mayor; Four Freedoms Club Opts for No One Lex Club’s for Stringer—After a cliffhanger of an endorsement vote, and late into the night and the next day, Manhattan Dems... Voices 15 Feb 2025 | 04:16
Five suspects are being sought by the NYPD in connection with three robbery incidents that targeted women with purses on the Upper East Side last month. ( Photo: NYPD) Cops Seek Crew That Went On UES Purse-Snatching Spree The NYPD is seeking five unidentified individuals in connection with a string of purse thefts that occurred on the Upper... News 07 Feb 2025 | 04:22
Students at a pep rally celebrating the start of the school year at St. Ignatius Loyola School. ( Photo: Department of Education website) A Lions Dynasty: St. Ignatius Loyola School Wins Third National Blue Ribbon Award There are Catholic schools and there are Catholic schools, but say it a third time, there’s a good chance you’re talking... Education Guide 07 Feb 2025 | 03:18
Former Congress member Carolyn Maloney with Frank Wilkinson, a local Democratic activist who is known as the Baron of Yorkville. ( Photo: Facebook) ‘Baron of Yorkville’ Steps Down from Four Freedoms Dem Club After Decades of UES Activism To Be Frank–Frank Wilkinson, accomplished author of fiction (“Bygones”), a Princeton graduate who grew up on the Philadelphia... Voices 06 Jan 2025 | 02:04
Lily Tuck, an UES resident who is a past winner of a National Book Award for fiction, has at 86 years old, just had her latest novel, “The Rest is Memory” published by an imprint of W.W. Norton & Co. ( Photo: National Book Foundation) Award Winning Author Reveals New Novel Was Sparked by a Single Image of Young Girl Tragically, it happened: the holocaust that killed eleven million innocent people in World War 11. From “Schindler’s List”... City Arts 02 Jan 2025 | 12:43
St. Catherine’s Park will receive $3.6 million to improve infrastructure, particularly the construction of a multi-use pickleball court. ( Photo: NYC Parks Department) City Council Allots Over $25M to Improve 29 UES Projects from Parks to Museums Over $25 million worth of city funding will go to improvements and programming on the Upper East Side, announced Council... News 03 Jul 2024 | 04:01
A Link5G tower installed in Brooklyn. Preservationists on the Upper East Side have argued that the 5G towers are needlessly large and visually incompatible with their historic neighborhoods. ( Photo by Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons) 5G Wars: Preservationists KO Link5G Plans on UES for Now The New York State Historic Preservation Office has recommended against plans for a Link5G tower at 1190 Madison Ave., near... News 16 Feb 2024 | 09:27
Outside Caffe Aronne, a long line of supporters that stretches across the block. (Priyanka Rajput) ( Priyanka Rajput) People rally to support a Jewish-owned UES Café After Pro-Palestine Baristas Quit A line of customers stretches down the block from the northeast corner of 71st St. and Lexington Ave. outside the UES coffee... Home 09 Nov 2023 | 07:03
Outside the 2nd Ave Deli. Photo: Instagram/2ndavedeli Jewish Deli on 1st Avenue Vandalized with Hate Symbols When Jeremy Lebewohl walked into his Deli on October 17, he was shocked to see three hate symbols–a swastika, a text scribbled... News 20 Oct 2023 | 03:35
A UPS cargo bike in Rome, Italy. How would their bigger cousins change New York? ( Photo via NYC DOT) CB8 Considers DOT’s Cargo Bike Rules, With Public Comment Period Coming to a Close As the one-month public comment period on DOT’s full authorization of cargo pedal-assist bikes comes to a close on September... News 08 Sep 2023 | 10:22
Giuliani’s Co-Op in a landmarked building at 45 E.66th St. went on the block in late July from Sotheby’s seeking $6.5 million. Photo: Beau Matic Giuliani’s UES Co-Op Listed For $6.5 Million Could Take Up to a Year to Sell Rudy Giuliani, who put his Upper East Side co-op on the market laate last month for $6.5 million amid mounting legal woes,... News 18 Aug 2023 | 04:30
The congestion zone that will be impacted by the Central Business Tolling Program (known as “congestion pricing”). May 30th updates on discounts, an environmental review, and a Small Business Task Force have done little to soothe Upper East Side residents infuriated by the plan. ( Photo via Community Board 8) UES Residents Opposing Congestion Pricing Seethe At Plan Updates During CB8 Task Force Meeting Congestion pricing debate is still roiling UES residents, proving the road to final implementation will be a very bumpy ride.... News 01 Jun 2023 | 10:58
The man dubbed “Dr. Pickleball” is said to show up at Carl Schurz Park every day around 11 a.m., bearing nets, wiffle balls and chalk. He’s pushing to popularize one of the fastest-growing sports in America on the UES. Yet he has run into opposition from locals who decry the loss of open park space for kids. Photo: Annonymous Pickleball Wars: Picklers Cheer 4th Court For The Popular Sport, Others Decry Loss Of Open Space There appears to be no sign of a truce in the pickleball wars that are roiling Carl Schurz Park on the UES. Our Town finally... News 26 May 2023 | 03:09
