Meet Julie Menin, Candidate For City Council District 5

Menin told Patch why she should be re-elected for the City Council's District 5 seat in the upcoming Nov. 7 election.

Meet Brian Robinson, Candidate For City Council District 4

Robinson told Patch why he should be elected for the City Council's District 4 seat in the upcoming Nov. 7 election.

Spend $1 Million In UES Funds: Participatory Budgeting Returns

Upper East Siders can once again decide how to spend $1 million in city bucks — here's how to submit a project for participatory budgeting.

'I Will Kill You': UES Lawmaker Receives Graphic Death Threat

Council Member Julie Menin tweeted Friday she received a pages-long letter so disturbing that she send it to the NYPD for investigation.

Pro-Palestine Rally At Hunter College Draws Over 100 Protesters

Speakers called for an end to U.S. aid to Israel, Zionism, and the siege of Gaza.

Upper East Side Gets $20K To Fight Rats With Gas

Got rats? Residents can request a rodent burrow to be flushed with carbon monoxide.

UES Council Member Takes Pot Shot At Illegal Pot Shops

Julie Menin wants the city to implement a public awareness effort to explain the potential dangers of unlicensed cannabis stores.

Violence Erupts At Anti-Migrant Protest On UES, 6 Arrested: Cops

Among those arrested were an 81-year-old woman and former mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa, police said.

Community Board 8 Wants To Know What Your UES Needs Are

It's time for the annual Community District Needs Statement, a time when the whole neighborhood can get together and kvetch.

Central Park Eyed As Potential Site For Migrant Tents: Report

Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom said that "everything is on the table" when asked about the idea at a Wednesday press conference.

UES Parks Update: Rangers To 'Adopt' Rink, $1.4M For John Jay Pool

The hockey rink at Stanley Isaacs Playground is getting a full renovation, courtesy of the New York Rangers.

Carl Schurz Park Gets $2.78M Following Budget Deal: UES Reps

It's part of the $35m Council Members Menin and Powers secured for parks, schools, community centers and transit across the neighborhood.

Why Is There No UES Primary This Year? Paperwork.

A candidate for district leader failed to self-identify his gender on election filings, awarding his opponent victory by default.

UES Gets 22 Smart Composting Bins, Admiration From Neighbors

"THIS IS THE BEST NEWS," wrote one neighbor on social media.

Help Plan Renovation Of St. Catherine's Park

The Parks Department is holding their first input meeting on the redesign of the park and playground Thursday night.

Carnegie Hill Neighbors Take 5G Fight To City Hall

The Upper East Side Group has long combated the gigantic towers in their neighborhood. Now they want the city to stop them everywhere.

Officer Killed In 1917 Honored With Yorkville Street Naming

The intersection of East 77th Street and York Avenue is now known as Patrolman John Patrick Flood Way.

Julie Menin Takes Dead Aim At Tale Of Two Yorkville Smoke Shops

The Upper East Side City Council Member announced a crackdown on two stores selling illegal weed products, her office said.

Esplanade Extension Might Look Ready, But Don't Expect A Walk Soon

The new addition to the East Midtown Greenway may look ready to go, but its opening date is in December 2023.

Menin Doubles Participatory Budget Bucks After Outstanding UES Turnout

The Council Member doubled to nearly $2 million in funding to go towards trees, school security systems and bathrooms, parks and more.

UES Finally Gets Migrant Family Shelter At Lenox Hill Bentley Hotel

As of March, the city's densest neighborhood housed the fewest homeless residents in Manhattan — with only 42 people.

Julie Menin Brings $25K Earth Day Haul For UES Parks

The money will go towards a seasonal playground worker and new landscaping at several playgrounds.

Honey Locust Park Officially Unveiled After $1.67 Million Reno

For years, the park had been a staging area for city equipment. Not anymore.

5G Tower Near Guggenheim Still Going Forward, Contrary To Pol's Claim

Council Member Keith Powers said he was told the tower was nixed, but the city says that's not the case.

Upper East Siders Can Now Vote On Projects For Participatory Budgeting

Schools, trees, lighting, security camera and bathrooms all made the list of 10 projects on which residents in Council District 5 can vote.

UES Council Member To Hold Poo Pickup Sign Contest

Council Member Julie Menin is asking Upper East Side residents to help design a new visual campaign urging dog owners to clean up their act.

UES Pickleball Battle Highlights Scarce Open Space In Dense District

Some say instead of fighting over a limited resource, the neighborhood should create more areas of open space for all to use.

UES Construction Blight Gets Beautified By 60 Fifth Graders

Council Member Julie Menin asked P.S. 183 students if they wanted to cover longtime construction fencing with art. And they did.

Officials Rally For Wealth Tax Outside Wealthy UES Building

Elected officials told the Park Avenue crowd that "we need to tax the rich and invest in New York.”

Poop Scoop: Sky Rats Are Ruining UES Benches

Residents have enlisted their local Council member to fight back against a rising tide of... you know what.

UES Safe Haven Held Up By Zoning Problem As Zabar Suit Drags On

The beleaguered Yorkville shelter is dealing with yet another problem. Meanwhile, Eli Zabar took the stand in a messy court case about it.

Troubled Irish Society To Stay On Upper East Side After AG Intervenes

The American Irish Historical Society is dropping plans to sell its historic Fifth Avenue townhouse after the state stepped in to stop it.

Towering Upper East Side 5G Poles Shot Down By Community Board

The Upper East Side board nearly unanimously rejected the 32-foot-tall transmitting towers — but the city may well install them anyway.

UES Esplanade Sinkhole Opens Up Again, Alarming Borough President

Just two years after the city spent $875,000 to repair it, a pesky sinkhole has reappeared on the East River Esplanade, sparking questions.

Huge 5G Poles May Come To 18 Upper East Side Blocks, City Says

The 32-foot-tall wireless towers are being eyed for 18 blocks across the Upper East Side, the city revealed in a letter. Here's where.

UES Again Merged With Queens In New Assembly Maps, Sparking Pushback

A new plan would lump part of the Upper East Side into a Queens-based Assembly district, in an eerie repeat of a recent City Council fiasco.

Upper East Side Armory Still Trying To Evict Century-Old Youth Group

The Knickerbocker Greys could soon be displaced from the Park Avenue Armory after 120 years, but a state lawmaker is threatening to step in.

UES Congresswoman Maloney In Hot Water Over Met Gala Invites

Carolyn Maloney may have broken House ethics rules and the law by improperly soliciting an invitation to the Met Gala, investigators say.

Hochul Did Worse On UES En Route To Victory: Block-Level Breakdown

The Democrat swept the Upper East Side, but Republican Lee Zeldin performed strongly on a few neighborhood blocks — here's a breakdown.

Upper East Side Election Results: Nadler, Bores, Krueger Win

The Upper East Side will have new representation in Washington and Albany next year: here are the full results from Tuesday's elections.