Patients of leading UES plastic surgeon reportedly had private nude photos shared online
Data Breach Lawsuit Against Manhattan Plastic Surgeon A class action lawsuit has emerged against a prominent plastic surgeon in Manhattan, alleging that numerous patients had their nude photographs and Social Security numbers posted online without any notification from the doctor or authorities. According to the lawsuit, Dr. Richard Swift’s office, located on the affluent Upper […]
UES police advocate for reform of NYC’s ineffective emergency contracting system
Upper East Side Councillors Push for Changes to Emergency Contracts City councillors from the Upper East Side are looking to limit the mayor’s ability to scrapped controversial contracts, particularly following various inflation concerns amid ongoing immigration and community challenges. Councillor Julie Menin has introduced two new bills aimed at minimizing financial disasters associated with such […]
Trendy NYC Chinese eatery Philippe Chow owes nearly $1M to UES landlord, suit claims
The gorgeous developer wants the 86 Philip Chou. Extel, a billionaire row-building company, has overridden a lease at a building that a high-end, Upper East Side Chinese restaurant is planning to demolish, seeking a penalty of nearly $1 million, new court documents say. After purchasing the property, Extel is taking a trendy Chinese restaurant to […]
NYC closing street to give posh UES prep school own private playground
The city plans to close down an Upper East Side block and allow an upscale prep school to use it as a private playground. The Ministry of Transport is Birch Wasen Lenox School, $62,500 per year; It applied to include East 77th Street between Second and Third Avenues in the controversial anti-car “Open Streets” program […]
Top cancer surgeon accused of duping relative with dementia into bequeathing her UES co-op
A top cancer surgeon allegedly tricked an Upper East Side relative battling dementia into changing his will to inherit a $749,000 Carnegie Hill co-op, according to a lawsuit. Anne Marie Eglof is trying to sell Jo Ann Paganetti's one-bedroom pad, despite objections from Paganetti's daughter, Georgia Lee Sarah Andrews. Andrews said in a filing in […]
Ex-Gov. David Paterson speaks out about UES attack by brat-pack mob: ‘Unfortunate encounter’
Former Gov. David Paterson said Sunday that he hopes the little hoodlums who attacked him and his son-in-law on the Upper East Side have learned their lesson after facing charges. Mr. Patterson, 70, who is legally blind, was also injured in Friday night's Manhattan attack, killing three young men and his 20-year-old step-son, the son […]
Historic UES rooftop garden overlooking Met faces coop battle
The fight is so fierce it's blowing the roof off an Upper East Side co-op. A longtime resident of a luxury building overlooking Museum Mile claims the board is trying to take away her rights to her private terrace garden as part of a decades-old effort to seize control of the lush rooftop oasis, according […]
UES shooter Kathleen Leigh had a note in her pocket when she killed ex-daughter-in-law, herself: sources
A terminally ill former probation officer who shot and killed his former stepdaughter on the Upper East Side and then committed suicide had a mysterious note in his pocket when he died, sources told The Washington Post. According to sources, the note was addressed to “police.” The bullet was found in the pants of Kathleen […]
UES parish jumps gun with secret demolition
According to information obtained by The Washington Post, the Upper East Side parish carried out nighttime demolition of the church without a permit in an attempt to sell the property. Kalman Csany, a lay trustee for St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, and neighbors noticed workers removing items, including religious relics, from the shuttered church at […]
NYC teen hosts $6,000 dinner on UES for kids with cancer
Joshua Small, a freshman at Upper East Side High School, is cultivating hope. Small, a French-American student at the Lycée Français de New York, will be serving as acting executive chef on Saturday for a “Youth to Young” dinner to raise money for sick children, New York City’s East Harlem Tastings. entertained guests. At the […]