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Upper East Side

Jury Selection To Begin In Therapist Meat Cleaver Slaying

David Tarloff’s lawyers don’t dispute that he killed psychologist Kathryn Faughey. But they argue he was so psychotic that he shouldn’t be held criminally responsible for her death.

2013/03/03

Students Shocked By Video Showing ‘Fetus Killing’ Game At Hunter College

Some students were shocked Wednesday evening by a YouTube video showing male students at Hunter College pretending to stab and kill fetuses.

2013/02/27

FILE -- Signs belonging to members of Occupy Wall Street (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Upper East Side Restaurant Workers Celebrate Union Agreement That Followed Sit-In

Workers from the Hot & Crusty restaurant on the Upper East Side gathered Saturday evening to celebrate the formation of a union, following a high-profile sit-in at the restaurant last year.

2013/02/17

Bowling alley at the Frick Collection (credit: Evan Bindelglass / CBSNewYork)

Inaccessible New York: The Frick Collection Bowling Alley

There is an abundance to see in the city, including many places that are free. Then there are the sites you can’t even buy a ticket to go see. Those are the places we’ll explore in this new series – Inaccessible New York.

2013/02/14

Police Search For Robber Who Held Up Bank In Yorkville

Police were asking for help from the public Wednesday to find the man who robbed a bank on the Upper East Side.

2013/02/06

Man Struck, Killed By SUV On Upper East Side

An 85-year-old man was struck and killed by a sport-utility vehicle Tuesday evening on the Upper East Side.

2013/01/29

25 Hurt In Upper East Side Bus Crash After Driver Passes Out

Twenty-five people were injured Monday evening after a Metropolitan Transit Authority bus driver passed out at the wheel and crashed into several vehicles on the Upper East Side, leaving passengers trapped inside.

2013/01/28

NYPD: Gang Beat And Robbed Man In Late Night, Upper East Side, Mugging

The NYPD is asking the public for help in identifying five suspects who are wanted in connection with a robbery on the Upper East Side.

2013/01/26

Seagate Beach Club on Coney Island (Karen Cofresi/Facebook)

Luxury UES Hotel Donates All Furniture To Sandy Relief Effort

After Sandy hit, the Loews Regency decided to donate the conference tables, refrigerators and other furniture. The hotel temporarily closed on New Year’s Day for renovations and is scheduled to reopen this fall.

2013/01/23

Jim Pfail's Inauguration Tickets (credit: Monica Miller / WCBS 880)

120 Win Inauguration Tickets From Rep. Maloney’s Office

More than 6,000 people entered a lottery for tickets to President Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony in Washington Monday at the office of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), and there were 120 winners.

2013/01/19

A woman fell through this grate on Second Avenue and 60th Street on Jan. 11, 2013. She suffered only minor injuries. (Photo: CBS 2)

Woman Who Fell Through UES Sidewalk Credits Her Size With Saving Her Life

Williams, 32, who weighs 400 pounds, was released from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital on Saturday. She fell through the sidewalk near Atomic Winds and the Blue Room on the corner of 60th Street and 2nd Avenue while waiting for the bus.

2013/01/13

Passersby Shocked At Hole That Left Woman 6 Feet Under Sidewalk

A gaping hole remained in the sidewalk Saturday morning, after the concrete caved in and left a woman injured the day before.

2013/01/12

Walk/Don't Walk Sign (file / credit: clipart.com)

Some UES Residents Think Pedestrian Signals For Blind Are Too Noisy

Some Upper East Side residents on Monday complained about plans to increase the number of audible crosswalk signals for the blind, calling the signals “noise pollution.”

2013/01/07