A total of 31 buildings on the Upper East Side have tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease, including the Guggenheim Museum on Fifth Avenue (above). Nearly 60 people have been infected. ( Photo: @Epicsunwarrior/ Wikimedia Commons) Growing Outbreak on UES: 59 Now Infected by Legionnaires’ Disease A Legionnaires’ outbreak tearing through the Upper East Side has now reached 59 total cases as of July 12, with 15 people... News 17 Jul 2026 | 01:52
The Book Cellar, located within the NYPL’s Webster branch, is dedicated to selling pre-owned books at incredible prices to the casual book reader and collectors alike. ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) The Book Cellar at Webster Library Is an Underground Hit! The Book Cellar in the basement of New York Public Library Webster Branch in Yorkville is it: a truly underground, as in... News 16 Jul 2026 | 02:27
A warning on the NYC Health Dept. instructs UES residents to monitor for symptoms, as officials investigate the origins of the latest outbreak of Lenionnaires’ Disease. ( Photo: NYC Dept of Health) Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Hits UES, With 23 New Cases Legionnaires’ disease has broken out on the Upper East Side yet again, with 23 cases reported from one cluster as of Tuesday,... News 16 Jul 2026 | 02:18
Himan Brown Director David Knapp dances with member at the 75th anniversary of Himan Brown program at 92Y for New Yorkers in the 60+ age set. ( Photo: Lucy Rice) Still Swinging: 92NY Celebrates 75 Years of Himan Brown Program A rockin’ party was underway at the 92nd Street Y on Wednesday, June 17. “Rock Around the Clock” marked the 75th anniversary... News 23 Jun 2026 | 04:14
The approximate corner where Rozencwaig said his wife was assaulted on the Upper East Side. ( Photo: Google Maps) Petition Urges Faster Mental Health Intervention under Kendra’s Law After Steven Rozencwaig’s wife was assaulted on Third Avenue in September 2022, he subsequently discovered that the attacker... News 18 Jun 2026 | 06:36
Israel Day Parade, Governor Kathy Hochul speaking. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Israel Day Parade Brings Huge Crowd, High Spirits to Fifth Avenue Tens of thousands of Jewish New Yorkers, Israelis, their friends, allies and dozens of elected politicians came to Fifth... News 09 Jun 2026 | 09:46
Maureen Donohue-Peters (right) owns Donohue’s Steak House, which is managed by her niece, Mary Barrie (left). The two began Donohue’s East in Westhampton Beach together in July 2025. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) Last Call for Donohue’s Steak House; UES Institution to Close After 76 Years Longtime patrons are lamenting the loss of Donohue’s Steak House, which has been family run since its founding 76 years ago... News 05 Jun 2026 | 10:25
Middle School Students seek signatures to a petition to the Department of Education, urging the city restore the provider of its after school arts program. The DOE’s Department of Youth & Community Development is switching from Manhattan Youth to another provider at some but not all middle schools. ( Captured By: Aiana Jones ) Menin Joins Student Fight to Restore Afterschool Provider Students, parents and community members rallied outside Robert F. Wagner Middle School at 220 E. 76th St. on May 21, protesting... News 28 May 2026 | 02:07
A talented artist before the attack by a deranged man on an UES subway in 2023, Emine Ozsoy was cut to the bone and initially left paralyzed from the shoulders down. Through intense therapy, she has learned to feed herself, brush her teeth and use a computer. ( Photo: GoFundMe) Subway Shover Gets 20 Year Prison Sentence for UES Attack Nearly three years after he randomly pushed a woman into a moving train at the Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street F/Q station,... Crime Watch 15 May 2026 | 03:21
NYPD holds back Park East synagogue protestors at East 67th Street and Lexington Avenue. ( Pboto: Adam Daly X) Park East Synagogue Protest Tests NYPD, Mamdani, Buffer Zone Policy If you try to sell, or settle it, they will come. This variation on the famous line from “Field of Dreams”— “If you build... News 11 May 2026 | 11:15
Terrence Tubridy was a young pub owner when friends and relations joined up to launch the Park Avenue Tavern 15 years ago. In the dark days of COVID, they asked their landlord for a new long term lease. How “Queens Irish Guys” Gambled During Covid and Built Their Dream Pub in Midtown During a busy weekday lunch service, Terence Tubridy sat in a booth at his beloved bar and restaurant and reflected on what... Food & Drink 05 May 2026 | 11:42
Donovan Murphy in the vicinity of First Avenue and East 92nd Street, September 2024. ( Photo: NYPD / Google Maps) Upper East Side Rapist Convicted for Brutal Attack on Sleeping Nurse A 29-year-old male rapist was convicted of brutally attacking a sleeping nurse after he broke into her Upper East Side apartment... News 23 Apr 2026 | 10:40
For the 102nd year, the Good Friday concert of John Stainer’s “The Crucifixion” was performed at Brick Presbyterian Church. This year’s soloists, Sean Fallen and Nathaniel Sullivan, were joined by organist Alistair Reid. Minister of Music, Dr. Raymond Nagem, conducted. ( Photo: Meagan Hooper) Brick Church Celebrates Good Friday with Music Crucifixion It’s Easter season and that means April 3, 2026 marked the 102nd Good Friday performance of John Stainer’s “The Crucifixion”... News 04 Apr 2026 | 09:47
Restaurant Week Takes Upper East & West Sides—for 23 Days! What’s big, brassy, beauteous, and a no-holds-barred invitation to strap on the ol’ feed bag? That’s right, gastronauts and... News 19 Jan 2026 | 02:38
Siblings Shawn (left) and Frank Gorelik opened Brothers Guitar Shop on East 84th Street in 2020. It’s one of three local businesses the entrepreneurs own and operate on the Upper East Side. ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) Brothers Guitar Shop Brings Strength of Strings to Upper East Side “Lay down your weary tune,” Bob Dylan wrote, and the Byrds echoed, “Lay down the song you strum. And rest yourself ’neath... News 01 Jan 2026 | 12:43
