2022 Year in Review
NYC had plenty of challenges in 2022, but that didn’t stop The East 86th Street Association from having it’s most accomplished year ever!
Read MoreCalling All Cleaners! New "Mini Clean Teams" Start March 2022
Weekly “Mini Clean Teams” start March 2022. Calling all Clean Team volunteers!
Read MoreVolunteer Opportunity: Clean Team Meets 9/11. Come Join Us!
Volunteer Clean Team meets on September 11th at Noon. Come and join us with special guest cleaner Council Member Keith Powers! All are welcome.
Read MoreYew Gotta Love It! Association Adds Dozens of Bushes, More to Come.
Yew gotta love all the new green that has arrived on East 86th Street, and there is more to come!
Read MoreSign The Petition To Increase Funding For Our Police!
Help us help the 19th! Sign the petition for increased police funding in our neighborhood!
Read MoreCommunity Comes Out In Record Numbers For East 86th Annual Meeting
Passions were high, and the church was full for the East 86th Street Association’s largest meeting yet.
Read MoreYou Are Invited! Annual Meeting w Elected Officials, Jan 14th, 6:30pm
A great way to meet your local elected officials and to voice your concerns.
Read More"Experimental" Pits Planted on East 86th Before Winter
Which new plantings do you like the best? Let us know on Twitter or Instagram @East86th.
Read MoreEast 86th Street Buried In Plants, Trees
A dozen trees and hundreds of plants have finally arrived as part of the East 86th Street Streetscape plan that the East 86th Street Association has worked long and hard for!
Read MoreVolunteer East 86th Street Clean Team Takes To The Street In Numbers!
Our East 86th Street Volunteer Clean Team grew from three to ten volunteers in just our second week!
Read More86th Street Construction Nears Completion
Construction is in final phase! Trees, plants, shrubs, and tree guards will cap the project in November.
Read MoreMajor East 86th Street Association Sanitation Initiative Backed and Funded By Ben Kallos
We are pleased to announce that District 5 Council Member Ben Kallos has secured funding to transition all 5th District corner trash receptacles from the old wire baskets to the new, larger cans housed in green metal cases. The new cans with domed top and smaller opening increases capacity, prevents spillage and deters rats.
Read MoreAnnouncing the Official Launch of the All-New East86th.org!
The East 86th Street Association is pleased to announce the official launch of the all-new East86th.Org, as well as completely revamped social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Andrew Fine, of The East 86th Street Association, produced and edited the website with Developer William Mallick and Designer Ken Sommer of Inteligencia, Inc..
Read MoreEast 86th Street Construction Update: The Improvements Start Soon!
It was a long, hard winter for East 86th Street, but there is reason for optimism.
Read MoreReboot! East 86th Street Launches All New Social Media
We now have a revamped Facebook page, and new Instagram and Twitter pages. Follow us using the links found on the top and bottom of the home page, Updates on new initiatives, meetings, and community news will be regularly updated. Please share, follow, and most importantly engage!
Read MoreThe Oldest Bars on the Upper East Side
Tracking down the oldest bar on the Upper East Side is no easy task! State records are incomplete. Most of the oldest bars in NYC have no record of the original liquor license date
Read MorePapaya King Celebrates 85th Year On East 86th!
It is a neighborhood institution! Opened in 1932 and still operating at its original location on 86th and Third Avenue, Papaya King has withstood the test of time!
Read MoreTree-lief! Another 311 Success Story
At the East 86th Street Association, we are always looking for new ways to improve the neighborhood. I this case, all we had to do was to look up, into the trees!
Read More2nd Ave Subway Opens To Rave Reviews
We are just a few months in, but the reviews are in on the Second Avenue Subway, and it is a home run! If you haven’t made it to this splendid piece of underground real estate it is must see! Friends and neighbors in the area describe the opening of the subway as “life changing”. Count me as one of the converted.
Read MoreIrving Farm Coffee Roasters Opens On UES
Irving Farm, founded on Irving Place in 1996, has expanded with it's first Upper East Side location and seventh overall. The 1700 square foot space is its largest. The space is visually appealing with high ceilings, brick walls, hardwood floors- more like a loft than a store. Simply put- it's hip!
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