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The intimate forum at the home of Barbara Lowenstein drew some heavy hitters. AG Letitia James, only days before the bombshell disclosure in which Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that former president Donald Trump engaged in widespread fraud. It also came days before another attendee Assemblyman Alex Bores released a report on the dangers of e-bikes.

AG Letitia James and Assembly Member Alex Bores Dazzle at UES Leadership Forum

29 Sep 2023 | 08:24

Up and running–For only their second in-person event since the end of the pandemic, Monica Atiya’s Upper East Side for Change and the local metro chapter from the Women’s Leadership Forum met with NYS Attorney General Letitia James at the home of Barbara Lowenstein. With Assembly member Alex Bores and...

Crime Watch UES 10.05.23

29 Sep 2023 | 01:42

Disturbed Stranger Pushes Senior onto Subway Tracks

A 74-year-old man from Brooklyn told police that at...

Sidewalk closed as water turned to steam below ground and the resutling steam blast forced a manhole cover to rotate ominously at E. 16th St. and First Ave. Photo: Keith J. Kelly

Sidewalk closed as water turned to steam below ground and the resutling steam blast forced a manhole cover to rotate ominously at E. 16th St. and First Ave. Photo: Keith J. Kelly

Chaos As City Drenched by Heavy Rain, Snarls Mass Transit, Floods Roads and Buildings

29 Sep 2023 | 11:55

Torrential rain was expected to dump up to seven inches of rain on the city creating a mass transit nightmare....

Melissa Etheridge uses her voice to belt out hits during her one woman play, “My Window” now in a limited run on Broadway’s Circle in the Square theater. Photo: Jenny Anderson

Melissa Etheridge uses her voice to belt out hits during her one woman play, “My Window” now in a limited run on Broadway’s Circle in the Square theater. Photo: Jenny Anderson

Melissa Etheridge Moves Her One Woman Play to the Great White Way

28 Sep 2023 | 06:01

Who is Melissa Etheridge in her own words?

Etheridge: She’s a Midwestern girl, who had some big dreams...

Target’s East Harlem location is one of nine stores the retail chain is closing. The company blamed the closures on retail theft and violence against employees, although the NYPD says that shoplifting incidents in the precinct where the store sits are on the decline.

Target’s East Harlem location is one of nine stores the retail chain is closing. The company blamed the closures on retail theft and violence against employees, although the NYPD says that shoplifting incidents in the precinct where the store sits are on the decline. ( Photo via Torresco Realty)

Target Claims Theft Is Behind Harlem Store Closure; 293 Employees Could Be Laid Off

30 Sep 2023 | 11:21

Citing retail theft and customer threats against employees, Target will be closing nine locations nationwide–including...

An exterior view of the Lenox Hill townhouse on East 66th Street.

An exterior view of the Lenox Hill townhouse on East 66th Street. ( Google Maps Streetview.)

German Investment Firm Buys Lenox Hill Townhouse for $11M

29 Sep 2023 | 02:55

A German investment firm is the new co-owner of a 9,769-square-foot Lenox Hill townhouse on East 66th...

The early plan from the Governor’s office to use tax revenue from new office towers around Penn Station was scuttled when Vornado Realty Trust said it was only going to complete two of the towers and halt the others due to the soft commercial office market. Photo: Keith J. Kelly

The early plan from the Governor’s office to use tax revenue from new office towers around Penn Station was scuttled when Vornado Realty Trust said it was only going to complete two of the towers and halt the others due to the soft commercial office market. Photo: Keith J. Kelly

Pressure Mounts on Gov. Hochul to Develop New Plan for Penn Station

27 Sep 2023 | 05:05

A coalition of civic and community groups pressed Governor Kathy Hochul to get more directly involved...

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