On modest civil servants’ salaries, she and her husband amassed a trove of some 4,000 works by art-world luminaries, storing them in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Upper East Side (Manhattan, NY)”
Police Shoot Man Menacing Bystanders in Chaotic Upper East Side Episode
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2025
Elijah Brown, 20, was killed on Madison Avenue; the police said he had been brandishing a gun and acting erratically. Source: New York Times
Mamdani Lives in a One-Bedroom. He Could Move to a 226-Year-Old Mansion.
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2025
Five bedrooms. A ballroom. A full-time chef. The official mayoral residence in New York City could not be more different from Zohran Mamdani’s current home. Source: New York Times
Northwell Health Is Starting Its Own Film Studio After Starring in Documentaries
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2024
The Northwell Health system allowed filmmakers to make documentaries following its doctors, nurses and patients. It went so well, the hospital is starting a studio to make its own. Source: New York Times
Bay Ridge, Sutton Place and the Upper East Side Homes for Sale
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
This week’s properties are in Bay Ridge, Sutton Place and the Upper East Side. Source: New York Times
Williamsburg, Hudson Heights and Upper East Side Homes for Sale
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2022
This week’s properties are in Williamsburg, Hudson Heights and on the Upper East Side. Source: New York Times
In New York, Russian Consulate Is Vandalized With Red Paint
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2022
The facade of the building, located on the Upper East Side, was found covered in paint early Friday, according to the police. Source: New York Times
How Erica Jong, Writer, Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2022
What gets this best-selling novelist going? Cappuccinos, movies with her grandchildren and her go-to notebook. Source: New York Times
Papaya King, a Hot Dog Pioneer on the Upper East Side, Faces a Possible End
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2022
The original Papaya King created the city’s signature combo of franks and tropical fruit juices. But a demolition plan could finish its decades-long reign. Source: New York Times
Baby’s Father Arrested in Shooting of Woman Who Was Walking Stroller
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2022
Azsia Johnson, 20, was shot to death on a quiet section of 95th Street on Wednesday evening. The father of their child was arrested on Friday evening and charged with murder. Source: New York Times
Police Eye Domestic Violence in Upper East Side Killing of Mother
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2022
Azsia Johnson, 20, hoped to be a pediatric nurse and was a doting mother to her two children, her mother said. She was shot at point blank range while walking her 3-month-old daughter. Source: New York Times
She Starved and Nearly Died on Guardian’s Watch, Family Says
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2022
All Bonnie Lee Apple would tell a friend on the phone was “I don’t feel good.” A disturbing photo indicated problems. Source: New York Times
Sarah Palin Recently Dined Indoors in NYC While Unvaccinated
By Gotham Rex on January 24, 2022
Elio’s, an Upper East Side celebrity haunt, confirms that it let her in despite a city requirement that all indoor guests show proof of vaccination. Ms. Palin tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday. Source: New York Times
Homes That Sold for Around $1.4 Million
By Gotham Rex on January 23, 2022
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region. Source: New York Times
Four Art Gallerists Create LGDR Consortium, Upending Traditional Model
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2021
Dominique Lévy, Brett Gorvy, Amalia Dayan and Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn will become LGDR, a one-stop shop for artists and collectors. Source: New York Times