Lewis Eisenberg’s calling card. Photo courtesy of Lewis Eisenberg 2022’s Good – and Grim – News Happy return – 2022’s here and I’m happy to report that things – well, some things – are looking good. First, Roma’s, the... Voices 16 Jan 2022 | 06:54
Council Member Julie Menin (second from right) with NYPD officials inspecting barricades around Carl Schurz Park and East End Avenue. Photo: Office of Council Member Julie Menin Down Come the Barricades Barricades on East End Avenue, as well as in and around Carl Schurz Park and Gracie Mansion, have long plagued Upper East... News 14 Jan 2022 | 06:44
Menin Announces Participatory Budgeting Council Member Julie Menin announced an allocation of one million dollars to continue participatory budgeting for Council... News 07 Jan 2022 | 11:27
Deck the Doors – and Windows Omicron forced many of us to change our holiday plans. But that doesn’t mean the COVID Grinch stole the Christmas season.... News 27 Dec 2021 | 10:59
Left to right: AMC Chairman Robert Liberman, Christine Schwarzman, NYPD K9 Rett, Stephen Schwarzman, Elaine Langone, Marianne C. Mebane, Lisa Schiff, NYPD K9 McCue, AMC President & CEO Kathryn Coyne, Megan Hearst. Photo: Ed Lefkowicz AMC Announces Largest Animal Hospital Gift The Animal Medical Center (AMC), the world’s largest non-profit animal hospital, announced a $25 million gift from Stephen... News 02 Dec 2021 | 02:43
Rendering of entrance to Blood Center, courtesy of Ennead. City Council Approves Blood Center Plan The City Council, brushing aside the objections of its member from the Upper East Side, overwhelmingly approved the New York... News 24 Nov 2021 | 06:45
Jacques Brasserie. Photo: Paul Gelsobello Studio, via jacquesbrasserie.com What’s in a Name? Naming names - Quirky restaurant names can be fun. It’s the misleading ones that bother. A restaurant named Barking Dog gives... Voices 19 Nov 2021 | 02:23
Photo courtesy of Council Member Ben Kallos Kallos: ‘This Wasn’t Really About Blood’ Ben Kallos still wants to talk to the New York Blood Center. “I am still reaching out to them asking them to come to the table,”... News 18 Nov 2021 | 06:57
Crime Watch Man Tries to Take Baby’s Stroller A 41-year-old woman told police that at 3:42 p.m. on Tuesday, November 2, she was feeding... Crime Watch 12 Nov 2021 | 12:10
Street-level rendering of revised Blood Center, courtesy of Ennead. Blood Center: The Political Tide Turns The New York Blood Center lopped 116 feet off the new tower it is proposing to build on the East Side and that turned the... News 12 Nov 2021 | 11:49
Breaking ground for improvements in John Jay Park on Nov. 3. Photo: Ben Kallos, NYC Council Member, on Twitter A Season of Civic Action Shopping for charity - Pre-holiday’s a good time to scope out the various charity shops for gifts. And this week it’s Fashion... Voices 07 Nov 2021 | 03:20
Current garage at 424 East 90th Street. Photo courtesy of Benjamin Wetzler Storage Facility Coming to the UES With a housing crisis in NYC and many struggling to find shelter, constructing a storage facility in the UES is the least... News 01 Nov 2021 | 12:17
Inside the newly opened Chuck’s Vintage on East 91st Street. Photo: Michael Simonson A Vintage Village Comes to the UES Vintage dreams - Fashion icon Madeleine Cammarata’s memory lives on in the newly opened Chuck’s Vintage on the UES. Located... Voices 01 Nov 2021 | 11:32
Gianni Perilli in his church office. Photo: Michele Willens A Man Named Gianni You want tips on avoiding memory loss? I have got the guy and the church for you. Yes, you heard right and hold that thought.... News 26 Oct 2021 | 11:51
Blood Center rendering, via the office of George M. Janes. Blood Center Concession: Too Little, Too Late? Last week, during a marathon City Council hearing, the developers pushing a rezoning effort for the New York Blood Center... News 24 Oct 2021 | 02:18
