The local celebrityAstoria spotted on April 16th in a tree on E. 66th St. ( Photo: @BirdCentralPark on X) Wild Turkey Roaming Streets of Manhattan Since Sunday morning, a turkey is walking and flying accros the East Side of Manhattan. The turkey in question isn’t a random... News 16 Apr 2025 | 04:54
Left: iPad thief near First Avenue and East 66th Street, Feb 26; Right: Bloomingdale’s robbers, March 6. ( Photos: NYPD) Bloomingdale’s Bandits Swipe $6,000 in Clothing; UES Thief Grabs iPads from Apartment Fashionable Bandits Rob Bloomingdale’s On March 6 at around 1:12pm, two individuals entered the Bloomingdale’s flagship location... News 13 Apr 2025 | 11:04
Community Board 8 has voiced its disapproval of Lenox Hill Hospital’s desired expansion with a 25-to-13 advisory “no” vote, which could stymie hospital owner Northwell Health. ( Photo: Google Maps ) CB8 Votes Against Lenox Hill Hospital’s Proposed $2 Billion Expansion Plans Northwell Health’s $2 billion plan to dramatically reimagine Lenox Hill Hospital has been hit with what could prove to be... News 11 Apr 2025 | 04:04
Principal Max strikes a pose. His energy and effervescence are completely unfeigned. ( ccourtesy Maximilian Re-Sigiuara) Motivation 101 with Maximilian Re-Sugiura, Principal of High School of Art & Design So your kid wants to be an artist, eh? Before piling on the discouragement—but how will you make you living?!— as many loving... News 07 Apr 2025 | 02:13
Left: suspected carjackers, soda circled in yellow, March 7; Right: Morton Williams mugger, March 23. ( Photo: NYPD) Carjacking on the Museum Mile; Senior Attacked at Supermarket From the confines of the 19th Precinct comes a report of a broad-daylight carjacking and robbery. On Friday, March 7, at approximately... News 07 Apr 2025 | 12:47
All six candidates trying to secure the Democratic nomination for city council representing City Council District 4 appeared at the forum sponsored by the East 86th Street Association on March 6. ( Photo: East 86th Street Association) Controversy Brewing in CD 4 Council Race as Rachel Storch Opts Out of Matching Funds Petitions, matching funds: The race for the District 4 City Council seat just got a little testy as Rachel Storch, one of... News 31 Mar 2025 | 02:47
The spot where mailboxes once stood outside the 85th Street Post Office. The holes from where the boxes were drilled in place remain, along with some rust over the years. ( Photo: Garrett Owen) Here’s Why Mailboxes Are Going Missing on the UES Within a five-block area of Yorkville, mailboxes are disappearing. The set of boxes in front of the East 85th Street Post... News 31 Mar 2025 | 02:02
“Participatory budgeting” voting will take place on the Upper East Side from March 29 to April 6, according to City Council Member Julie Menin (above). Local residents can rank which of 12 community-minded projects deserves some of a $1 million funding pot. ( Photo: Courtesy Julie Menin) $1 Million Up for Grabs as UES ‘Participatory Budgeting’ Voting Gets Underway As “participatory budgeting” voting gets underway (March 29 to April 6), Upper East Siders living in City Council Member... News 31 Mar 2025 | 01:56
Peter Costiglio (third from left) and wife of 54 years, Barbara, to his right with their nine grandchildren at a family gathering in a restaurant in White Plains, NY, following a high school graduation ceremony for one of his grandchidren in June, 2023. ( Photo: Courtesy Paul Costiglio) Farewell to Peter Costiglio, PR Giant and True Gentleman The news came with a jolt. Peter Costiglio, veteran PR maven that I had dealt with for 40 years covering the media industry... News 24 Mar 2025 | 02:31
Suspect in Blue Mercury store robbery, 1566 Third Ave., Feb. 11, 2025. ( NYPD) Bodega Stab Suspect Caught, Blue Mercury Store Robbed; Ex-Regis Teacher Pleads Guilty East Harlem Bodega Clerk Survives Stabbing, Cops Nab Perp A brutal attack on an East Harlem bodega clerk on March 19 in the... Home 23 Mar 2025 | 01:15
An example of the new roadway shed design that is set to drop on April 1. There will be far fewer of them than during outdoor dining’s pandemic boom. ( Photo: NYC DOT ) UES Restaurants Scramble for Approval as New Dining Shed Season Looms When New York City’s revamped outdoor dining program rolls out on April 1, local residents can expect to see far fewer dining... News 18 Mar 2025 | 04:45
Left: Wanted for lewdness on the Q train. Right: Wanted for robbery at Best Buy. ( Photo: NYPD ) Larceny on Lex, Lewdness on Q, Smash & Grab on Madison Sunday Shoplifting at Best Buy An unidentified individual entered a Best Buy at 1280 Lexington Ave. and began removing items... News 16 Mar 2025 | 02:55
A heap of trash bags, perfect for attracting rodents, on a block of East 81st Street deemed one of the Upper East Side’s “rattiest.” ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Redditor Starts Raging Debate: What Is Rattiest Block on UES? Rats, our furry and seemingly invincible neighbors, are everywhere. Despite efforts to push them out of NYC, including the... News 16 Mar 2025 | 10:37
Mary Larkin, Head of School at the St. Ignatius Loyola School with some of the students. The school has won three Blue Ribbon awards from the Department of Education since her arrival as the school’s top person. ( Photo: courtesy of St. Ignatius Loyola School) School Earns Three Blue Ribbons Under Larkin’s Leadership The U.S. Department of Education only recognizes approximately 350 schools with National Blue Ribbon Awards each year. Under... People 12 Mar 2025 | 10:18
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
