Dates To Know On The Upper East Side This Week

Here's a round-up of meetings and events in the neighborhood for Jan. 17 through Jan. 23.

Was 'Camp Auschwitz' Sweater Made In UES Co-op? | Patch PM

Seal Swims In East River | Judge's Son Arrested For Capitol Rampage | Neighbors Warned Of Vessel Suicides

Seal Spotted Swimming In East River

A harbor seal spotted off Randall's Island this week is the latest wild animal to make an appearance near the East Side of Manhattan.

Homelessness, Child Care On UES Community Board Agenda This Week

Community Board 8 this week will meet to discuss a lack of remote learning centers and a possible Safe Haven shelter on the Upper East Side.

Gunman Fires Shots Inside UES Hospital​ | Patch PM

Homeless Shelter Coming To UWS | Hundreds Gather To Demand Trump Goes | Malliotakis Criticized For Joining Trump Bid To Overturn Election

Coronavirus Rates Rise | Upper East Side Week In Review

Also: Sloan Kettering Hospital Shooter | Museum Closes | Home Sales Still High | Bike Lane Divides Neighborhood

Visits To Randall's Island Surge Among Cooped-Up New Yorkers

Visits to the 330-acre park on Randall's Island have risen by 140 percent in recent months — both on foot and on two wheels.

Dog Rescued From Beneath Roosevelt Island Bridge

Police on Monday rescued a small dog that had inexplicably become trapped under the Roosevelt Island Bridge walkway, with no owner in sight.

Actor Tom Selleck Leaves $2,020 Tip At Elio’s Restaurant On Upper East Side

While many of us are ready for 2020 to be over, it can be a welcome number when it comes in the form of a tip from a celebrity.

UES Birders Rejoice | Week In Review

Also: Buildings Make Worst Landlords List | School Buildings Close | Rents Plummet | Chain Stores Shut Down

Making New Holiday Traditions in the Time of COVID-19

Tips to Prepare and Reimagine the Holidays

UES Birders All Atwitter As 2 Rare Birds Settle In Neighborhood

The appearance of two rare birds around the East Side of Manhattan this month has thrilled the city's birding community.

Building Scrapped, Business Closed | UES Week In Review

Also: Bad Tasting Tap Water | Coronavirus Rates Stay Low | Blood Center Building Hits Roadblocks

Roosevelt Island Test Site Open | Upper East Side Week In Review

New Supermarket-Style Food Pantry Open | Residents Drop A Fortune On Holiday Snacks | Massive Madison Avenue Townhouse In The Sky Sells

Big-Spending NYers Drop A Fortune On Holiday Snacks​ | Patch PM

Hip Hop Fashion Show | 'Pope Of Greenwich Village' Comes To TV | NYC Borough Sees 25% of COVID Deaths

Upper East Sider Spurns Guardian Angels Through Charity

After initially organizing protests against the Guardian Angels, Patrick Bobilin has turned to helping the residents of a nearby shelter.

Noise Complaints Soar | Upper East Side Week In Review

Also: Campaign To Save UES Stores | Subway Elevator Makes Progress | Home Prices Drop | New City Council Candidate

Helicopter Noise Complaints Soar On Parts Of Upper East Side

Complaints about noisy helicopters have risen by nearly 50 percent on the Upper East Side this year, according to 311 data from the city.

See How Many Fled UES During Pandemic | UES Week In Review

Street-Clogging Amazon Trucks | New Guitar Shop | New Outdoor Dining

UES Nonprofit Steps Up Food Giveaways For A Tough Holiday Season

During an especially difficult holiday season, the Upper East Side's Isaacs Center ramped up its efforts to feed neighborhood families.

UES Developments Scrutinized | Upper East Side Week In Review

Also: 'Dairy Row' Proposed | Victory Declared | Facade Collapses | CB8 Chair Elected | Schools Brace For Lockdown

Renovation Completed For 18th Century Roosevelt Island Home

A ribbon was cut Wednesday on the Blackwell House, a Roosevelt Island home built in 1796 that just wrapped up a long-awaited renovation.

UES Buildings To Be Demolished | Upper East Side Week In Review

Also: Cleanup Crew Tidies Neighborhood | COVID Cases Shutter 2 Schools | Census Chief Considers City Council Run | Lenox Hill Battle

Cleanup Crew Tidies Upper East Side

Local officeholders and residents took to the Upper East Side streets this weekend to clean up trash and give out masks in the neighborhood.

Parents Plead For Help | Upper East Side Week In Review

Also: Smooth Voting | Election Results | Fundraiser For Deliverman's Family | Covid Rates Stay Low | Seawright's Office Vandalized

Long-Awaited Carl Schurz Park Playground Renovation Completed

After a yearlong renovation left it off-limits, the beloved Carl Schurz Park Playground finally reopened Thursday, ahead of a warm weekend.

TJ's On Its Way | Upper East Side Week In Review

Esplanade Sinkhole Repaired | Overloaded Early Voting Site | School Building Closes | Home Depot Coming | Nurses Open Restaurant

​This Early Voting Site Is The Most Overloaded In NYC​ | Patch PM

Tuskegee Airman Dies | De Blasio Waits 3 Hours To Vote | Call To House Homeless At Hudson Yards

East River Esplanade Sinkhole Repaired After 3 Months

A stretch of the East River Esplanade that a sinkhole swallowed up in July has been repaved, but collapses continue to occur along the walk.

Hunter Teachers Test Positive | Upper East Side Week In Review

Also: Fire Breaks Out In UES Apartment | Stolen Taxi Crashes | Empty Storefronts Blanket Upper East Side | Santiago-Cano Challenges Maloney

Guardian Angels Stir Controversy | Upper East Side Week In Review

Also: Blood Center, Lenox Hill Plot Expansions | Amy Cooper Charged Again | Hunter Schools Shut Down | Participatory Budgeting Opens

Community Board 8 COVID-19 Updates: October 9th

New York State is taking action to head off the spread of COVID-19 through and from the hot spots in areas in and around New York.

UES Race Turns Turbulent | Upper East Side Week In Review

Covid Patient Meets His Plasma Donor | Art Week Underway | VP Debate Lights Up Building | Hospital Marks 1,000th Birth

'She Strove To Improve NYC': Upper East Side Hero

We all know someone who's making a difference. Let's help share these amazing stories! Presented by Ring.

​See It: Vice Prez Debate Lights Up UES Building | Patch PM

Cowboys Mosey On Through UWS | Mayor Wants Action After Attack On Photographer | Fake Car Wash Swindle

'Committed To Community': Upper East Side Hero

We all know someone who's making a difference. Let's help share these amazing stories! Presented by Ring.

Strange Sign Stumps Group | Upper East Side Week In Review

Hunter Teachers Call Off Strike | More UES Museums Reopen | School Expansion Irks Neighbors | Esplanade Extension Resumes

'No Protesting Allowed': Sign Baffles Upper East Side BLM Group

The appearance of a strange sign in Carl Schurz Park this week was the latest escalation of tensions surrounding nightly protests there.

Work Set To Resume On East River Esplanade Extension

The long-awaited East Midtown Greenway was put on hold during the pandemic but will ramp up work in October, the city said this week.

These Upper East Side Bathrooms Are Open Despite The Pandemic

A report from the Borough President's office found 13 restrooms that remain open on the Upper East Side while other facilities have closed.