This East Side

14/08/2023

Rococo clouds over Park Avenue

30/05/2023

Manhattanhenge is back.

Taken from E. 57th and Madison

18/05/2023

Frankly, if “the Sussexes” were sitting next to me, eating pizza at Mediterraneo, I wouldn’t even look up. Their “near catastrophic” experience on the UES was a nice bit of PR BS, evoking the tragic death of Harry’s mother. We have near-catastrophic experiences almost every day, what with the bikes on the sidewalk and everything with wheels speeding through red lights.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/nyregion/harry-meghan-car-chase.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The initial description of the episode in Midtown Manhattan recalled the chase that killed Harry’s mother, but the fuller picture was more complicated.

06/05/2023

https://twitter.com/DanBarryNYT/status/1654579618433605635?s=20

“The singular Bruce McCall, 87, has died. Illustrator, author, humorist, standout - and generous friend. In his honor, I shall wear the St. Louis Browns sweatshirt he once gave me. Onward, Zany Bruce.”

01/05/2023

We knew this about the Upper East Side. More could have been said however about the stability provided by the cultural institutions and legacy retail.

HouseFresh analyzed Zillow sale listings from America's 100 most populous cities to identify NYC's most and least sought after neighborhoods.

26/04/2023

26/04/2023

Speed the day!

22/04/2023

Happy Earth Day. Enjoy the gorgeous Yoshino cherry trees on the southeast corner of the Central Park reservoir. There are 35 of them.

https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/great-trees?id=42

21/04/2023

Can’t get that tune out of our heads. . .

Dah-ling
I love you
but give me Park Avenue!

31/03/2023

But one block to the north of Trump Tower . . .

31/03/2023

This morning, 9 a.m, only cameramen in front of Trump Tower.

30/03/2023

Surprise.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-30/manhattan-population-grows-as-international-migrants-move-to-new-york-city?re_source=boa_related&sref=LIlYMMik

The population of Manhattan grew in the most recent period tracked by the US Census Bureau while New York City’s four other boroughs lost residents as the city struggles to rebound from a pandemic exodus.

29/03/2023

Park Avenue and 58th Street. One tulip.

27/02/2023

Well, well, well.

After the neighborhood store closed down in 2020, the UES is expected to get a new Barnes and Noble location by spring 2023.

16/02/2023

So you want to move to the Asphyxiation Belt?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/homes-designed-for-extreme-heat-4a60426a?reflink=integratedwebview_share

Intense heat and water scarcity are now major design considerations for those building homes in desert locales.

12/02/2023

And it’s right here.

It has more than 44,000 five-star reviews.

01/02/2023

Those morning tweets from NYPD 19th Precinct are a breath of fresh air.

https://twitter.com/NYPD19Pct/status/1620815508022099968?s=20&t=bND_J937Z5ddwGu9zRBZKA

“This counts as “measurable snowfall”?!”

10/01/2023

https://thiseastside.com/hudson-yards-is-a-gruesome-crypto-city-2/

Hudson Yards is a gruesome crypto city. Midtown East has warmth and urbanity and shouldn't want to compete with it.

31/12/2022

The East Side is still far safer than most of Manhattan.

28/12/2022

Guess where we were & tell us which window is your favorite! We like the lego tree

18/12/2022

Tipping at 21 Club, circa 1981.
https://thiseastside.com/december-tipping-season-the-tips-are-really-important/

Since March 2020, New York CIty has suffered tremendous losses to the pandemic. But on the East Side, vaccinations stands above every borough.

23/11/2022

https://thiseastside.com/1900-thanksgiving-at-the-park-avenue-hotel-2/

Red-head duck? Terrapin in sherry? Relive an "Absolutely fireproof Thanksgiving" at the long-gone Park Avenue Hotel.

Thanksgiving, 122 years ago at the long-gone Park Avenue Hotel. Several things on the menu jump out. Firstly, of course, the sort of offerings we don’t see much these days. There’s Clear Green Turtle Soup and also the turtle itself, Diamond-back Terrapin in Amontillado Sherry. Gosling? That’s ...

21/11/2022

Moynihan Station, calm before the travel storm. Admire the top-bearing trusses, lit up a pretty pink. A truss is a structural member that bears weight. The zig-zaggy things evenly distribute the weight of the roof, which we imagine is quite a lot.

19/11/2022

Avert your gaze from the empty storefronts. Things are beginning to get festive on the East Side.

15/11/2022

Getting cold but Persian cyclamen perseveres on Park.

13/11/2022

Thank you, 19th Precinct.

That’s 1049 Park Avenue

11/11/2022

https://thiseastside.com/so-you-want-to-move-to-florida/

29/10/2022

Mums