3 Upper East Side Schools Shuttered By Coronavirus Cases

Three Upper East Side schools have closed in the past week due to COVID-19 cases — among the 266 building shutdowns citywide.

UES Parents Blindsided After DOE Drops French Language Program

Parents were baffled after the city canceled a French dual-language kindergarten on the Upper East Side that had been planned for years.

5 UES Private Schools Ranked Among NYC's Best For 2021

An annual ranking of the city's top private schools is dominated by institutions on the Upper East Side. Check out the list here.

5 UES High Schoolers Win National Science, Math Prizes

Five students at Upper East Side high schools won combined $4,000 prizes for themselves and their schools through a nationwide contest.

Another UES School Building Closes Due To Coronavirus Cases

An Upper East Side elementary school is one of 100 school buildings shut down across the city as the new year begins.

These 4 Upper East Side Schools Are Closed For Coronavirus Cases

Four school buildings on the Upper East Side have closed in recent days as the city tries to keep public schools open for young students.

Nearly 20K Manhattan Students Identified As Homeless, Study Finds

Almost 20,000 students in Manhattan had no place to call home during the last school year, according to a new report.

How Upper East Side Private Schools Are Planning For Lockdown

New York's public school buildings were forced to shut down this week, but the Upper East Side's private schools can stay open — for now.

Manhattan Schools Superintendent Departing For Job In Connecticut

The superintendent of School District 2, which covers most of Lower Manhattan, Midtown and the Upper East Side, is set to leave next month.

Another UES School Building Closes Due To Coronavirus Cases

For the second time this week, an Upper East Side school building was forced to close temporarily after confirming multiple COVID-19 cases.

Coronavirus Cases Shutter UES's Robert Wagner Middle School

Robert F. Wagner Middle became the latest Upper East Side school to be temporarily closed after multiple coronavirus cases were confirmed.

Desperate Roosevelt Island Parents Ask City For Childcare Help

Parents pleaded with the city to expand one of its "Learning Bridges" centers to Roosevelt Island, where working parents have few options.

UES School Building Closes Due To Coronavirus Cases

An Upper East Side school building was shut down for 24 hours Friday after separate classrooms reported positive COVID-19 tests.

2 Hunter Teachers Test Positive, Raising Alarms Among Staff

Hunter Campus Schools teachers renewed a threat to strike this week, as a COVID-19 outbreak has infected two teachers and two students.

Hunter Campus Schools Shut Down After Students Test Positive

The Hunter College Campus Schools suspended in-person classes as two students tested positive for COVID-19, Hunter's latest reopening snag.

UES School Celebrates New Dual-Language French Program

Families marked the opening of a new dual-language pre-K program on the Upper East Side on Friday, the culmination of a yearlong effort.

Chapin School Expansion Still Rankling Neighbors, 5 Years In

The Chapin School's yearslong expansion project has stretched past its due date, continuing to make noise and clog streets, neighbors say.

Hunter Teachers Call Off Strike, Return To School Tuesday

Hunter College Campus Schools teachers returned for in-person classes Tuesday, saying their coronavirus safety demands had been met.

Hunter Teachers Vote To Strike As School Reopening Nears

Teachers approved a possible strike Sunday over COVID-19 safety issues, days before the planned reopening of Hunter College Campus Schools.

Hunter Teachers File Restraining Order To Stop School's Reopening

The battle over the Hunter College Campus Schools' reopening escalated this week as teachers attempted to block the plan in state court.

Hunter Students Lament School's Growing 'Diversity Crisis'

Students protested outside Hunter College High School, highlighting a yearslong decline in numbers of Black, Latino and low-income students.

Teachers Denounce Hunter Schools' Reopening Plan At Protest

Protesting staff said the school, which is run by CUNY, is the only one in the city that won't reopen with COVID-19 testing and inspections.

2 Upper East Side School Staffers Test Positive For Coronavirus

Employees at two Upper East Side schools have tested positive for the coronavirus, the city said Tuesday, days before students return.

Upper East Side Schools Have Ventilation Problems, Report Shows

New York is preparing to send kids back to school during the pandemic, but city reports show hundreds of schools have ventilation problems.

Hunter College Teachers Say School Can't Reopen Safely

Student and faculty leaders called for CUNY to delay fall classes Friday, saying the system hasn't shown it can guard against COVID-19.

How The Upper East Side’s Private Schools Are Reopening This Fall

The Upper East Side's private schools are laying out detailed, sometimes contradictory plans showing how they plan to reopen next month.

UES Lawmaker Proposes Empty Shops, Schools For Child Care: Report

Emergency child care centers for remote learning will allow parents to resume full-time work.

The Loyola School Plans Expansion On Upper East Side: Report

The Upper East Side private school is applying to build a six-floor addition to its Park Avenue facility.

Hunter College Launches Online Lecture Series Open To Public

You don't have to be a Hunter student to sit in on the lectures, which will be held on Zoom.

Hunter College Loans Students Laptops For Remote Learning

The college's Upper East Side campus shut down to prevent the spread of coronavirus, forcing students to learn remotely.

UES Prep School Parents Sue After Longtime Headmaster's Ousting

Parents at the Upper East Side's elite St. Bernard's School filed a class action lawsuit against the school board's executive committee.

French Dual-Language Program To Launch At UES Pre-K

Families have until March 16 to apply to Pre-K for All programs for the 2020-2021 school year.

UES City Council Rep Pushes For Universal After School Program

Councilmember Ben Kallos authored two bills that require the city to meet all after school slot requests for public school students.

Best Private Schools In NYC: See 2020 Rankings

Check out Niche.com's rankings for the city's best private schools in 2020.

UES Teacher Fired For Being Gay, Defending Bullied Kid: Lawsuit

The teacher claims he was subject to harassment and discrimination during his two years at Robert F. Wagner Middle School.

City Commits 184 Additional K-8 Seats To Upper East Side

The increase means that a total of 824 new K-8 seats will be built on the Upper East Side by 2024.

School Lab Funded By Participatory Budgeting Debuts On UES

The new hyrdoponic greenhouse facility will teach students about sustainability, climate change and science.

180-Seat Pre-K Center Opens On UES For 2019 School Year

The new center continues the trend of adding pre-k seats on the Upper East Side for five consecutive years.

Hunter Professor Resigns After Drug Use, Sex Misconduct Claims

A CUNY spokesman described the distinguished psychology professor's conduct as "reprehensible."

UES High School Rocked By Racist Bullying: City, Reports Say

A black freshman at the school was handed a note with the “N-word" written on it.