Aug 3 - By Colleen Long, Associated Press Writer
Two brothers were arrested Friday and accused of helping a woman rob and strangle an 89-year-old disco-era nightclub owner in his Upper East Side apartment, police said.

Jul 24 - By James Oberg, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
- My first face-to-face meeting with the Soviet "moonsuit," built for a cosmonaut to wear while walking on the moon before Neil Armstrong, was in a dingy warehouse in an even dingier Upper East Side corner of Manhattan.

May 25 - By Tom Hays, Associated Press Writer
A predawn blast outside a Starbucks in Manhattan was caused by a makeshift device fashioned from a water bottle and the type of flash powder used in fireworks, police said Wednesday.

Mar 16 - By Cristian Salazar, Associated Press Writer
Family members of Natasha Richardson returned to a New York hospital where the Tony Award-winning actress was reportedly taken with a serious head injury after falling on a Canadian ski slope. Vanessa Redgrave, Richardson's mother, arrived in a car with darkened windows and was taken through a garage when she arrived at the Lenox Hill Hospital on Manhattan's Upper East Side at around 5 p.m. Wednesday.

May 30 - By Amy Westfeldt, Associated Press Writer
Investigators are examining how a worn-out part was taken off a construction crane last year, rebuilt and installed on another crane, which collapsed last week in an accident that killed two workers.

May 23 - By Verena Dobnik, Associated Press Writer
A construction crane collapsed Friday on New York's Upper East Side, smashing into a 23-story apartment building before crashing onto the street below and killing one person.

Feb 13 - By Associated Press
Police hunting for a man who hacked a psychologist to death with a 9-inch knife and a meat cleaver have plenty of clues: a sketch, a witness, surveillance footage, and two bags full of bizarre items the killer left in the basement of the victim's office building.
Feb 6 - By Associated Press
A fire tore through a store in the lobby of an Upper East Side apartment building Thursday morning, injuring 33 people, officials said.

Dec 8 - By Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press Writer
Their job was one of routine peril — washing windows on Manhattan skyscrapers.

Dec 7 - By Associated Press
Their job was one of routine peril — washing windows on Manhattan skyscrapers. The danger proved deadly for Edgar Moreno and nearly so for his brother. Their work platform gave way as they stepped onto it Friday from the roof of a 47-story Upper East Side apartment building, sending them on a horrifying plunge to a plaza below.

Jun 27 - By Associated Press
The blackout was brief, darkening a large swath of Manhattan and the Bronx for less than an hour. But it came on a sweltering day and left some wondering if it wasn't a sign of trouble to come.

Oct 11 - By Coleen Long, AP Writer
A small plane with New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle aboard crashed into a high-rise condominium tower Wednesday on the Upper East Side, killing at least four people and raining flaming debris on the sidewalks below, authorities said.

Oct 11 - By Colleen Long, Associated Press Writer
A small plane crashed into an Upper East Side high-rise Wednesday, shooting flames out the windows, raining debris on the sidewalks below and rattling New Yorkers' nerves exactly one month after the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. Police confirmed 2 people are dead.
Oct 11 - By Associated Press
A small aircraft crashed into a high-rise on the Upper East Side, setting off a fire and startling New Yorkers, police said. There were conflicting reports on whether the aircraft was a small plane or a helicopter.

Jul 17 - By Associated Press
Faced with losing his Upper East Side town house in a divorce judgment, the doctor warned in an e-mail: "I will leave the house only if I am dead."

Jul 10 - By Associated Press
Authorities were investigating whether a doctor who survived the explosion of a four-story home on Manhattan's Upper East Side might have caused the blast rather than sell the multimillion-dollar building as part of a divorce judgment in his ex-wife's favor.