Deals of the Day: May 7

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/7 5:50A Lilah Burke, Julianne Cuba, C. J

Leases Private early education center expands into the Upper East Side Address: 307 E 63rd St., Manhattan  Landlord: Albert Kalimian  Tenant: The Goddard School Lease size: 15,461 square feet Lease length: 15 years  Asset type: Mixed use ...

Electric truck investor finds a taker for UES apartment in steady week for luxury sales

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 5/5 8:38A Lilah Burke

An embattled electric truck company investor has found a buyer for his Upper East Side apartment in a solid week for luxury residential real estate. David Hamamoto has sold his apartment on East 70th Street on the Upper East Side after listing it...

At a Glance: May 5

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/5 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio, Ethan Geringe

RACCOON SEASON: The city Health Department is undertaking a new vaccination campaign among raccoons living Brooklyn and Queens. The rapscallions are being inoculated for rabies ahead of schedule to try to curb a growing outbreak in previously hit...

Five restaurants to try in May

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/2 12:33A Lilah Burke

At DubuHaus, a new Korean restaurant on East 32nd Street, tofu is the star of the show. Though the soybean-based staple has long been embraced by American vegetarians, DubuHaus’ owners hope to help omnivorous diners see tofu, called dubu in...

Deals of the Day: May 1

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 5/1 8:16A Lilah Burke, Julianne Cuba, C. J

Leases California-based lifestyle brand signs new lease in Midtown Address: 209 W. 38th St., Manhattan Landlord: GFP Real Estate Tenant: Rylee + Cru Lease size: 1,900 square feet Asset type: Office Broker: GFP Real Estate’s Matthew Mandell...

Central Park-Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street

Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 5/1 5:31A Zeynep Turan

Name Central Park Architect Frederick Law Olmsted & Calvert Vaux Year(s) Built 1857-1858 Designation Scenic Landmark Project Information: An English Romantic style public park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and built in in...

54 East 66th Street

Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 5/1 4:23A Zeynep Turan

Building Name 54 East 66th Street Year(s) Built 1877-78 Architect J. H. Valentine Designation Upper East Side Historic District Project Information: A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by J. H. Valentine and built in 1877-78. Application is to...

1 in 4 NY hospitals earn top patient safety grades, report shows

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 5/1 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

A quarter of hospitals in New York earned high scores for preventing patient infections, reducing falls and increasing staffing at their facilities, a report out today from the Leapfrog Group shows. Thirty-six of the 144 hospitals graded across...

Opposition Mounts Against Proposed 5G Tower at 1150 Madison Avenue

Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 4/29 8:09A Zeynep Turan

FRIENDS along with other preservation and community organizations have expressed strong opposition to the installation of a Link 5G tower at 1150 Madison Avenue. This pushback comes even after the New...

Watch It Again: 2025 Manhattan Borough President Candidates Forum

Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 4/29 5:02A Zeynep Turan

A recording is available of the Manhattan Borough President Candidates Forum that was held on April 16. This preservation-focused forum hosted BP candidates Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Keith Powers and focused on candidates' views on important...

Watch It Again: 2025 Mayoral Candidates Forum with Preservation Organizations

Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 4/29 4:41A Zeynep Turan

A recording is now available of the 2025 Mayoral Candidates Forum focused on preservation issues. The forum was organized by FRIENDS of the Upper East Side and fellow preservation organizations across the city and featured candidates Michael...

Costly and competitive Council race will put a new face in prominent seat

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 4/28 7:17A Nick Garber

A competitive and costly race for City Council is unfolding on Manhattan’s East Side, where six candidates are vying to represent a well-heeled district that contains some of New York’s most important real estate. District 4 covers a sliver of...

New hospital opens on site of former St. Vincent’s Medical Center

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 4/28 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

A newly equipped hospital is opening on the site of the former St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Greenwich Village. What was once an extension clinic of the Upper East Side’s Lenox Hill Hospital, known as Lenox Health Greenwich Village, will now be...

Former U.S. ambassador buys Park Avenue pad for $8.4 million

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 4/25 12:03A Lilah Burke

A former U.S. ambassador has found his latest post: the Upper East Side. Paul Leandro Cejas, a businessman and former U.S. ambassador to Belgium, is the new owner of a distinctive co-op apartment at the corner of Park Avenue and East 75th Street....

52 East 64th Street

Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 4/24 9:30A Zeynep Turan

Building Name 52 East 64th Street Year(s) Built pre-1879 and altered in 1916-17 Architect F. Sterner (1916-17 alteration) Designation Upper East Side Historic District Project Information: A Classical style rowhouse built pre-1879 and altered by...