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East Side Extra: Footloose: A virtual walk through the 1980s Upper East Side
In honor of Jane’s Walk 2021, we are thrilled to debut our collection of local architectural photography from that decade, and share highlights from our 80s archive, documenting the buildings
East Side Extra: In Town/Out of Town
Who is the Bridge and Tunnel crowd? In more quotidian times, that moniker might call to mind tourists from New Jersey. Currently, the crowd in question might be New Yorkers
East Side Extra: The UES on Film
Film is known for its transportive powers, which might be why so many of us have turned to movies during our time at home. For most of the pandemic, the
East Side Extra: Introducing the Rhinelanders
As the Third and Second Avenue elevated trains rumbled their way uptown to Yorkville in the early 1880s, passengers would have seen streets around them that were unevenly lined with
East Side Extra: Military History and Adaptive Reuse on the Upper East Side
The Upper East Side’s three landmarked armories might be the most “commanding” structures in the neighborhood. Among New York’s earliest landmarks, these fortified urban fortresses were built to store arms
East Side Extra: Something Sweet for your Holiday Weekend
When Glaser’s Bakery in Yorkville closed its doors on July 1, 2018, we lost a beloved institution that had been delighting the neighborhood’s sweet teeth since 1902. As the recipient
Annual Awards 2020: Getting to Know our Good Neighbors
Many businesses on the Upper East Side are family-owned, and have been passed down for generations. These small mom and pop shops lend individual character, neighborly warmth, and historical continuity
Annual Awards 2020: An Ethereal Tour of the Upper East Side
Today we celebrate the recipient of our 2020 Renaissance Award, Park Avenue Synagogue. Last year the Synagogue completed a campus-wide renovation, with a program for the East 87th Street Synagogue
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Past Events
Watch It Again: “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity: Impacts on Upper East & West Sides” with George Janes
Watch a recording of our online talk "City of Yes Explained" by urban planner and zoning expert George Janes held on January 18th and co-sponsored by FRIENDS of the Upper East
42nd Annual Meeting and Awards
Every year, we look forward to gathering with members and friends to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work completed on the Upper East Side. We were
Watch It Again: Jacob Wrey Mould and the Artful Beauty of Central Park
Watch a recording of an illustrated talk, "Jacob Wrey Mould and the Artful Beauty of Central Park" by architectural historian Francis R. Kowsky.
Watch It Again: “City of Yes” with George Janes
Watch a recording of our online talk "City of Yes Explained" by urban planner and zoning expert George Janes held on January 18th and co-sponsored by FRIENDS of the Upper East
41st Annual Meeting and Awards
Every year, we look forward to gathering with members and friends to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work completed on the Upper East Side. We were
Watch It Again: “Fact and Fiction about the 12FAR Cap” with George Janes
Watch a recording of our online talk "Fact and Fiction about the 12FAR Cap" by urban planner and zoning expert George Janes held on March 21st and co-sponsored by FRIENDS of
“Beyond the Bricks” Launch Event November 16th
Join us on November 16th for light refreshments and a complimentary cocktail to celebrate the launch of BEYOND THE BRICKS - a project that highlights the Upper East Side's vibrant
2022 Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner
Kent Barwick is the quintessential civic agitator, preservationist, public servant, and New Yorker. The impact of his civic work is undeniable. His advocacy on behalf of parks, trails and waterways,
Jacquie Ottman:
Ottman & Company Book Talk
Sara Cedar Miller:
Book Talk: Before Central Park
Lucie Levine:
200 Years of Parks: Celebrating Frederick Law Olmsted
Bob Shaw and Lauri Pitkus:
Behind the Scenes: The Gilded Age
Lucie Levine:
Horsing Around the Upper East Side
Joshua Jelly-Schapiro:
Book Talk: Names of New York
Betsy Bober Polivy:
The Art of Walking Manhattan Sideways
Andrew Dolkart, Shelley Hayreh, Richard Roth Jr., and Emery Roth II:
Celebrating 150 Years of Emery Roth, Architect of Our City
Professor Penny Sparke:
A City In Good Taste: Elsie de Wolfe’s New York
Lucie Levine:
Back to School
Lucie Levine:
Putting People in the Buildings: Yorkville
Daniel Garodnick:
Saving Stuyvesant Town
Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin:
Can You Imagine: A Look at Never-Built projects on the Upper East Side
Paulina Bren:
The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free
Betsy Bober Polivy:
Walking Manhattan Sideways
38th Annual Meeting & Awards
Lucie Levine:
Ada Louise Huxtable's New York
Tricia Foley:
The Lost Voice of Mary L Booth
Andrew Alpern and Simon Fieldhouse:
Door to Door: A Virtual Look at New York’s Posh Portals
Matt Postal:
From Park Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue: A Presidential View of the Upper East Side
Gary Lawrence:
New Year, Old World: Gilded Grandeur on the Upper East Side
Roberta Brandes Gratz and Anthony C. Wood:
It’s a Helluva Town: Joan K. Davidson, the J.M. Kaplan Fund, and the Fight for a Better New York
Dan Allen:
Historic Building Materials
Lucie Levine:
Upper East Side Hotels
Susan De Vries:
Building History Detectives
Susan Tunick:
Terra Cotta: Don't Take it for Granite!
Leigh Hallingby:
A Feminist Walk Through Harlem
Patrick Ciccone:
Bricks and Brownstone
Meredith Bergmann:
Monumental Women
Zachary Violette:
The Decorated Tenement
First Avenue Estate:
The Architectural, Social, and Cultural Context
First Avenue Estate:
The Legal Context and Significance
First Avenue Estate:
The Community Advocacy
First Avenue Estate:
Looking Forward
Family Walking Tour:
Historic Yorkville
Andrew Dolkart:
The Rowhouse Reborn
George Janes in:
How Do Supertowers Get So Tall?
A Perilous Path to Protection:
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of a Landmark
The Upper East Side:
A Framework for the Future of Five Neighborhoods
Shaped by Immigrants:
A History of Yorkville