The newly renovated McCabes Wine & Spirits at the corner of East 77th Street and Third Avenue features aisles wide enough to accommodate a double stroller. ( Photo: McCabes Wine & Spirits) East Siders Flock to McCabes Wine after 16-Month Renovation Welcome back, McCabes—More than 300 people came throughout the day and evening in mid-October to celebrate the grand re-opening... News 21 Nov 2025 | 01:11
Vanessa Aronson and family. ( Photo: Courtesy of Vanessa Aronson) Post-Election Musings: Future Candidates, Theater & Chinese Food So far Vanessa Aronson’s the only candidate running to fill Alex Bores’s 73rd New York State Assembly seat come 2026. He’s... News 11 Nov 2025 | 03:47
Two of HorseAbility’s miniature therapy ponies, Aiden (seen above) and Pearl, visited the residents of Upper East Side assisted living facility Sunrise East 56. ( Photo: Sunrise East 56) Ponies, Politics, and Halloween Keep Things Interesting on UES More on that Jerry Nadler Seat—As we inch closer to the 2025 election on Nov. 4, the race for Jerry Nadler’s 12th Congressional... Voices 27 Oct 2025 | 12:11
Jack Schlossberg (center) turned up at the influential Lexington Democratic fall social and is said to be considering a run for Jerry Nadler’s Congressional seat next year. He has not held elected office but has been around politics his whole life. Here, he watches his mom, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, being sworn in as ambassador to Australia in 2022. ( Photo: U.S. Embassy Australia) JFK Grandson Toying with Run for Nadler Seat Next Year Along with Bores, Lasher, and Bottcher November 2025 election’s in a few weeks. Then the 2026 primaries are not far behind. So, Sojourn Social, the popular UES restaurant,... News 12 Oct 2025 | 12:58
Debra Schwartzben, a 2022 graduate of the University of Maryland, where she started a student chapter of Turning Point USA, was the Republican candidate for city council in district 4 on the East Side. But the Manhattan Republican Club said she is no longer actively campaigning. Her name remains on the ballot. ( Photo: Linkedin) Debra Schwartzben, Republican Candidate in CD4 Race, No Longer Actively Campaigning In the East Side City Council District 4 race, Republican candidate Debra Schwartzben has suspended her campaign, the East... Voices 01 Oct 2025 | 10:25
The firehouse in Yorkville saw nine firefighters killed on 9/11. ( Photo: Howard Teich ) East Siders Gather inside Carl Schurz Park to Remember 9/11 Held in Carl Schurz Park at the John Finley Walk on Sept. 11, the memorial ceremony opened with America played by Alex Nyugen... Voices 15 Sep 2025 | 03:49
This year’s Annual 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony is taking place at the John Finley Walk, Carl Schurz Park. ( Photo: Howard Teich) Annual 9/11 Remembrance to be Held in Carl Schurz Park 9/11 - This year’s 2025 Annual 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony is taking place on Thursday, September 11, at John Finley Walk at... Voices 03 Sep 2025 | 04:37
While judges don’t actively campaign in the traditional sense, they do hold “meet and greets” for delegates who pick the candidates. Here Judge Jim Clynes holds one such session at the B. Cafe on East 75th Street earlier this summer. ( Photo: Jill Eisner) Clynes, Adams, and Kim Get Manhattan Judge Nods Judges Jim Clynes and Suzanne Adams, both longtime Upper East Siders, have been nominated for two of the three open seats... Voices 18 Aug 2025 | 02:18
Davd Menegon (left) helped John Philip, the third-generation family member to own The Mansion Restaurant, celebrate the establishment’s 80th birthday and official designation as a historic NYC business. ( Photo: Courtesy David Menegon) The Mansion Gets Historic Honor as it Celebrates 80th Year The Mansion, close by Gracie Mansion, just turned 80 and earned an official accolade as a historic NYC business. And that’s... Voices 01 Aug 2025 | 06:03
Judges Quietly Vying for 3 Open NY State Supreme Court Seats Judicial Convention countdown—The Manhattan Dems Judicial Convention, scheduled for Aug. 11, has the contenders for the three... Voices 21 Jul 2025 | 01:49
Post-primary pic of Virginia Maloney and Alex Bores at La Cava, Second Avenue in the 50s. ( Photo: Virginia Maloney) Dems on East Side Uniting After Primary Races. Well, the primaries are behind us and the UES’s incumbents were victorious—Julie Menin CD 5’s Council Member and the 76th... News 07 Jul 2025 | 01:35
The Campaign Finance Board Made a $6.85 Million Mistake in Its Voters Guide Voter Guide snafu–In a recent column Campaign Finance Flyers Contain Errors, I pointed out that the Campaign Finance Board’s... News 23 Jun 2025 | 04:16
Virginia Maloney (left) who is running for City Council in District 4, with her mom, former Congress woman Carolyn Maloney, who held an upper East Side council seat for ten years before starting her 30-year career in Congress. They lunched recently with our East Side Observer columnist. ( Photo: Courtesy Virginia Maloney campaign) Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane in Primary Season Memory lane—City Council District 4 is personal to me. While I now live in CD 5, the streets, the blocks, the avenues are... Voices 09 Jun 2025 | 05:41
Patis Bakery, a popular French-American pâtisserie chain, shut several of its stores following a bankruptcy in 2024 but reopened two East Side locations. Now one on Lexington Ave. between 88th and 89th is closed as is another near Grand Central. It still has about a dozen scattered around downtown, Chelsea, and the UWS. ( Photo: Patis.com) Campaign Board Flyers Contain Errors; UES Senior Residences Thrive; Bakery Opening/Closing On May 22 I opened my apartment building mailbox to find the 2025 Primary Election Voter Guide sent by the New York City... Voices 07 Jun 2025 | 09:14
Julie Menin, the incumbent in City Council District 5, has emerged as the reigning Queen of Fundraisers on the Upper East Side with over $533,607 raised for her primary race so far. She is not accepting public matching funds. The competitive District 4 race has six candidates with nearly $1.5 million in their respective war chests. ( Photo: Julie Menin campaign) Two East Side Dem Council Races Have Total of Over $2 Million in Campaign War Chests There is some big money being spent in the District 4 and District 5 Democratic primary council races on the Upper East Side,... Voices 13 May 2025 | 03:20
