Upper East Side

The Faithful Shopper: Top Trends in 2012

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Upper East Side, Beauty Department, Indies, H&M, Victoria's Secret, Pilates, Stores, Barneys, Upper West Side, L.K. Bennett, Victoria Beckham, Super Scale Renovations, Michael Kors, Talbots Fivestory, Pippa Middleton, Yoga, Lindt, Patricia Field, Roberta Furlanetto, Bloomingdale's, Duchess, New York City, Designer Floors, Shoe Department, Brooks Brothers, Wall Street, Acne Studio, Harry's Shoes, Saks, Spa, Department Stores, Macy?S, Flagship Department Store, Kate Middleton, Sportswear, Lululemon, Sex & the City, Time Warner Center, Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue, New York News

Now that summer is unofficially here, keep track of all of these stores to experience the newest and greatest in New York City retail.

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In A World Of Male Hotel General Managers, Shan Kanagasingham Stands Out

Jeryl Brunner | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Manhattan, Shan Kanagasingham, Upper East Side, The Surrey, New York City, Luxury Hotels, Travel News

"I employ 400 people, but each of them may have two children and a spouse. That's really 1,200 lives that my decisions influence. And so I take that very seriously."

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Nannies Seek Recognition For Their Role As 'Shadow Mothers'

HuffingtonPost.com | Cindy Y. Rodriguez | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Mothers Day 2012, Upper East Side, Video, Nannies, Mothers-Day, Nanny, Brooklyn, Mothers Day, Family Caregiver, New York Nannies, New York, Caregivers, Latino Voices News

No one can do it all, especially working mothers. Nannies are becoming more essential to the economy and an integral part of nuclear, functioning ...

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PHOTOS: New Pics Of 'Well-Dressed Groper' Who's Still At Large

Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Upper East Side, Video, Well Dressed Groper, Karl Vanderwoude, Sexual Assaults, Groping, Lower Manhattan, NY Crime, Sexual Predators, New York News

The NYPD has released new photos of the "well-dressed groper" who remains at large after a man was falsely accused and cleared of all charges linking ...

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LOOK: Townhouse That Rejected Gaddafi Is Back On The Market

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Gaddafi, Upper East Side, Barclays Mansion, NY Real Estate, Jason Haber, Muammar Gaddafi, New York News

A 3,700 square-foot mansion on the Upper East Side with a Juliet balcony, multiple fireplaces, and six bathrooms is back on the market for a hefty $30...

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Upper East Side Couple Sues For $27,000 Takeout Bill

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: New York Takeout, NY Around Town, Upper East Side, Video, Beverly Taki, Take Out Lawsuit, Takeout-Food, Lawsuits, New York News

A wealthy Upper East Side couple with an apparent penchant for cherub decor is seeking compensation for a whopping $27,000 worth of takeout food they ...

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John Edwards Named In 'Millionaire Madam' Investigation

| Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Upper East Side, Ny News, John Edwards, Robert Morgenthau, Millionaire Madam, Jaynie Mae Baker, Jonas Gayer, Anna Gristina, New York News, New York News

By Murray Weiss MANHATTAN — A call girl working for alleged "Millionaire Madam" Anna Gristina told investigators she was paid to have sex with fo...

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Disgraced Accountant Accused Of Helping 'Millionaire Madam'

| Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Upper East Side, Prostitution, Jonas Gayer, Jaynie-Mae-Baker, New York News, Anna Gristina, Tax Fraud, Ny News, Andrew J Maloney, New York News

By Murray Weiss, Shayna Jacobs and Adam Nichols, DNAinfo Staff MANHATTAN — A disgraced accountant and former IRS agent has been accused of helpin...

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UES Madam's Lawyer Might Put Up House For Bail; NYPD Sergeant Cleared

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Upper East Side, Jaynie-Baker, Nypd, Mayor Bloomberg, Ray Kelly, Ny News, Peter J. Gleason, Anna Gristina, New York News, Richard Wall, Soccer Mom Madam, New York News

NEW YORK — A lawyer for the accused madam of a multimillion-dollar brothel said Thursday he wants to explore the possibility of a plea deal, tho...

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Millionaire Madam Case Implicates Morgan Stanley Employee

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ and COLLEEN LONG | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Upper East Side, Prostitution, Good Day New York, Video, Nypd, Manhattan District Attorney, Ny News, Peter J Gleason, Johns, New York News, Anna Gristina, Brothel, New York News

NEW YORK — A woman accused of being an accomplice to a suburban mother charged in a multimillion-dollar prostitution ring was at large Wednesday...

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Powerful NYC Madam Charged With Running Upper East Side Brothel

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Upper East Side, Prostitution, Upper East Side Brothel, Anna Gristina, Nyc Madam, Video, New York News

NEW YORK — A Manhattan madam ran a multimillion-dollar prostitution ring and bragged that she had contacts in law enforcement who would tip her ...

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ANOTHER Groper In UES, This Time He's 'Well-Dressed'

Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Upper East Side, Video, Nypd, Ny News, New York News, Brooklyn-Groper, Groper, Sexual Assault, Upper East Side Groper, New York News

The NYPD is looking for a well-dressed man suspected of groping two women in the Upper East Side. DNAinfo reports: Police said that the suspect...

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$60 Million Met Museum Public Plaza Rejected As Too 'Starbucks'

Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Starbucks, New York Real Estate, Community Board 8, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY Real Estate, Upper East Side, New York News

UPPER EAST SIDE -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art's $60 million plan for a huge public plaza was compared to a common Starbucks at an Upper East Side ...

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Gossip Girl Recap: Blair's Buck Wild Bachelorette Party

Laura Prudom | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Serena Van Der Woosen, France, Ed Westwick, Upper East Side, Chuck Bass, Dan Humphry, Leighton Meester, Weddings, TV Recaps, Reality-Free, Royalty, Blake Lively, Blair Waldorf, Penn Badgley, Video, TV Canada, TV News

Whether she was getting up close and personal with handsy bridge and tunnel types, mistaking cops for strippers or downing shots like Snooki, Blair's ditzy drunk routine was utterly hilarious, and played perfectly by Leighton Meester.

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Man Crosses Subway Track To Assault Stranger On 6 Train

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Upper East Side, Nypd, Crime, Subway Assault, Subway, Ny News, Subway Attack, Columbia-Presbyterian, Mta, NY Crime, 6 Train, Video, New York News

Police are searching for an unidentified man who crossed the subway tracks at a 6 train stop on the Upper East Side and struck a stranger in the face,...

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MTA Will Temporarily Stop Dynamiting The Upper East Side

Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Upper East Side, Dynamite, Community Board 8, Ny News, 2nd Avenue Subway Construction, 2nd Avenue Subway, Mta, New York News, New York News

The MTA has agreed to temporarily stop dynamiting underneath the Upper East Side after numerous complaints from residents that the 2nd Avenue subway p...

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The Voices of Occupy's March Against the Millionaires

Daniel Medina | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, Chase, Park Avenue, Hedge Fund, Occupy Wall Street, Jamie Dimon, December 7 1941, New York City, Tax Cuts, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, John Paulson, Newscorp, Uptown, Rupert Murdoch, 99%, March, Report, New York News

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Occupy Wall Street: The "Millionaires March"

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, News Corp, David Koch, Upper East Side, Corrections, Millionaires' Tax, Jamie Dimon, New York City, John Paulson, Occupy Wall Street, Rupert Murdoch, Michael Kink, Doug Forman, Protests, Howard Milstein, Millionaires March, Tax Breaks for the Rich, New York News

In an effort to draw attention to economic policies that favor the rich, a few hundred protesters took a tour of the luxury apartment buildings and to...

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Garbage In, Garbage Out

Henry J. Stern | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Asphalt Green, Solid Waste, Upper East Side, Marine Transfer Facility, New York City Politics, Michael Bloomberg, Gifford Miller, New York City Council, Marine Transfer Station, Carolyn Maloney, New York News

For some years, New York City has been planning to construct a marine transfer station on the Manhattan side of the East River. Rhetoric on both sides has next to nothing to do with the merits of the project.

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Man Falls To Death During Upper East Side Break-In, Police Say

dnainfo.com | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: NY Crime, Upper East Side, Crime, Ny News, New York News

UPPER EAST SIDE -- A man attempting to break into an East 91st Street building through an outdoor terrace died Monday morning after plunging from the ...

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Upper East Side 2nd Ave Deli To Open Aug. 16

dnainfo.com | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: NY Restaurants, Food, Upper East Side, Pastrami, 2nd Ave Deli, New York News

MANHATTAN -- The 2nd Ave Deli is moving up in the world. The famed restaurant is bringing its matzo-ball soup, pickles and pastrami to First Avenu...

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Famous Single Ladies Hotel Could Be NYC's Next Landmark

dnainfo.com | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Landmarks Preservation Commission, Upper East Side, Joan Didion, Joan Crawford, Grace Kelly, Lexington Avenue, New York Real Estate, Candace Bergen, Liza Minnelli, Sylvia Plath, Ny Real Esate, New York News

MANHATTAN -- Before they were stars, Grace Kelly, Joan Crawford, Liza Minnelli, Candace Bergen and many others seeking fame in New York lived at the B...

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WATCH: Four-Alarm Fire Engulfs Upper East Side Synagogue

Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Upper East Side, Kehilath Jeshurun, Video, Kehilath Jeshurun Fire, Fire, Fdny, Upper East Side Fire, New York News

A four-alarm fire tore through an historic Upper East Side synagogue late Monday night. Firefighters battled the blaze which engulfed the 139-year...

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The Faithful Shopper: The Heavenly Hamptons

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Hawaii, Madewell, Upper East Side, Jobs Lane, Mixology, Swimsuits, July 4th, Sam Edelman, Newtown Lane, Main Street, Pop-Up, Tweens, Trina Turk, The Big Drop, California, County Road, England, London, Jack Wills, Artisan Workshop, The Black Dog, Accessories, Michael Kors, Isabella Fiore, Juicy Couture, Lingerie, Sneakerology, Island Company, 4th of July, Steven Alan, The Circle, Theodora & Callum, Stuart Weitzman, Organic Avenue, Oxford, Topshop, East Hampton, Capri Hotel, Montauk, Pop Up Shops, Southampton, Hamptons, Independence Day, Cynthia Rowley, Manhasset, Montauk Highway, Carlos Falchi, The Surf Bazaar, Lacoste, Edit Boutique, Martha's Vineyard, Shoe-Inn, Greenvale, Sunbarth, Kailani, Eres, New York News

With the Independence Day weekend just ahead, I'm headed for the beach! The Hamptons beckon, with a slew of new seasonal stores in the main shopping districts.

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No Garbage Dumps in Residential Neighborhoods

Loraine Boyle | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Community Protest, Environmental Health, New York City, Asphalt Green, Christine Quinn, Upper East Side, Garbage Disposal, Marine Transfer Facility, Mayor Bloomberg, Garbage Truck, Garbage Barge, New York News

No one, rich, middle class, or poor, wants to see a garbage-dumping site in any residential neighborhood. Such a facility belongs in an industrial area.

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