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Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, founded in 1982, is an independent, not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to preserving the architectural legacy, livability, and sense of place of the Upper East Side.

08/19/2026

Due to popular demand, our walking tour series “Our Crowd” in Carnegie Hill will return this fall. This tour highlights the visible histories of Jewish families in the built environment of Carnegie Hill where people lived, worshipped, and placed roots. Major historic New Yorkers like Otto Kahn, Billy Rose, and Elie Nadelman all walked the streets that we will walk on the tour. Pictured here is the Felix Warburg Mansion, built in 1908, now home to the Jewish Museum and one of the key stops on our tour.

Be sure to sign up for our newsletter now at the link in our bio to be the first to get tickets, and become a member today to receive discounts on tickets. We’ll be unveiling our fall programs next week, so keep an eye out!

Image 1: 1940s, via NYC Municipal Archives
Image 2: 2023, via Ephemeral New York

08/10/2026

Thank you Zura Alavidze, co-owner of Oda House (406 East 73rd Street), for sitting down with us for an interview!

It was lovely to interview Zura as part of Always Shaped by Immigrants, our new digital media series celebrating contemporary immigrant-owned small businesses across Yorkville!

Oda House is one of the first Georgian restaurants in Manhattan, and Zura curates the restaurant’s extensive wine list.

Georgia is the world-historical cradle of wine making, and the nation’s 8,000 year-old Qvevri wine-making method is recognized by UNESCO as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.

“In Georgia, almost every family makes wine,” Zura told us. “I was making wine with my grandfather all my childhood.”

Today, Zura brings Georgia’s special wine culture to Yorkville by keeping in close touch with Georgian vintners, and sharing his passion for Georgian wine, history and hospitality with Oda house customers.

“Every guest,” he says, “I explain about wine, about culture, about cuisine, and we are building our friends and friendships.

Learn more about Oda House and Georgian wine in our full interview with Zura Alavidze, now on our website! Link in Bio!

08/04/2026

FRIENDS is excited to share our interview with Valerie Touya, owner of Valerie Boutique, 217 East 83rd!

Valerie Boutique opened in February 2026.

FRIENDS is proud to celebrate this new addition to the neighborhood as part of Always Shaped by Immigrants, our new digital media series celebrating contemporary immigrant-owned small businesses across Yorkville!

Touya, who is originally from France, travels to Paris every month to find gems for the store, but her most special pieces - her own designs - are both very French, and very local.

Her own brand, Milré, is designed in France, and manufactured in New York’s Garment District.

Here’s how Valerie’s unique Franco-American design and production process works:

Step 1: “We have a big lace company called Solstiss that is based in New York, where I can get some lace from Calais.” Valerie explains.

Step 2: “The silk is from Mood Fabrics, which is a very famous supplier.”

Step 3: “Our tailor is based on 37th Street. He has very strong expertise in sewing silk, in pattern making, even if we have our own patterns that are made in our workshop in France.”

Step 4: “We make small batch production, and we can define a special color or a special style for a customer.”

Find out more about Valerie Boutique, and listen to our full interview with Valerie Touya on our website! Link in Bio!

07/13/2026

Thank you to Danny Sze, co-owner of Sable’s Smoked Fish for sitting down with us for an interview!

FRIENDS is proud to celebrate Sable’s as part of Always Shaped by Immigrants, our new digital media series celebrating contemporary immigrant-owned small businesses across Yorkville!

What makes Sable’s special? “It’s a family restaurant here,” Danny told us. “People, I know their name, and they know my name.”

In fact, Sable’s has always been a family business. Danny co-founded Sable’s with his brother Kenny in 1990, after the Sze brothers, who are originally from Hong Kong, spent more than a decade running the fish counter at Zabar’s. Danny calls that experience his and Kenny’s “eleven year college.”

“That’s how we learned the trade, the skill, how to cut fish,” Danny explained.

While working on the West Side, Danny and Kenny noticed that East Side customers would often make their way across town to shop. “We saw the opportunity,” Danny says of the smoked fish gap in Yorkville. “That’s how we started.”

Thirty-six years later, the shop maintains a distinctly local personality: “Lobster Salad is very popular in this neighborhood,” Danny says.

Learn more about Sable’s Smoked Fish, and listen to our full interview with Danny Sze on our website! Link in Bio!

08/09/2023

Hardly altered since it was built in 1891, 230 East 83rd Street is a five-story brick building with intricate brickwork and detailed stone lintels designed by Charles Stegmayer, a prolific Swiss architect in Yorkville in the late 19th century. During Prohibition a speakeasy operated in the building. While the establishment kept a low profile for years, it was raided in 1932, shortly before the passage of the Twenty-First Amendment. In the 1950s, Yorktown Heating & Engineering Co. operated from one of the building’s storefronts. Today, the storefront at 230 East 83rd Street houses Tokuyama Salon.
1. 230 East 83rd Street (center) today.
2. 230 East 83rd Street circa 1940.

08/07/2023

The Metallic Lathers Union building was designed by architects De Rose & Cavalieri and built in 1931, replacing three-story tenement buildings. Though described at construction as a “two-story brick office and stores,” the building housed a 2nd floor dance hall, with a capacity of 120 people. Since the 1970s the second story has been the home of Local 46, an Ironworkers Union originally established in 1896 as the Metallic Lathers’ Union, giving the building its name. The mural on the northern elevation of the building showcases a number of , including the , alongside medallions of Local 46 at work. The small stores on the ground floor have hosted many different types of shops, from barber shops and nail salons to high-end boutiques and art stores and galleries.
1-3. The Metallic Lathers Union at
1322 Third Avenue today.
4. The Metallic Lathers Union at
1322 Third Avenue 1940s Tax Photo.

08/04/2023

Come for the burger, stay for the nostalgia! The corner of East 74th Street and Third Avenue has housed a tavern since the 1920s. Jack O'Neil and George Mourges (J.G.) took it over in 1972 and decorated the restaurant with green and white checkered tablecloths adorned with watermelons, hence the name J.G. Melon. The 1868 row house’s distinctive green and neon sign make it a visual cornerstone of the .

08/01/2023

🏙️ : Discover Manhattan House, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Mayer & Whittlesey (1947-51): the ’s First "White Brick" Apartment Building! ✨🏢
Built by New York Life Insurance Co. as an urban renewal project, this light-filled marvel features an innovative self-cleansing light gray brick, AKA “White Brick,” which soon became a character-defining feature of mid-century apartment buildings on the UES. 🌞🍃 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's innovative H-plan design maximizes light and cross-ventilation in 95% of apartments and creates a lush courtyard garden. 🌟🏙️ With Bauhaus-style balconies and an International Style glass lobby, it's a true architectural gem. 🎨🚪
Images courtesy NY Observer, StreetEasy, JC James Development.

07/14/2023

Nothing beats the idyllic historic streetscapes of the during season. 🌇✨

06/30/2023

One of the loveliest historic neon signs on the used to hang across the street from FRIENDS' office at Neil's Coffee Shop on the corner of Lexington and 70th. After 84 years in business at this location, Neil's sadly closed following an eviction notice in March 2023. It was one of the strongholds of diner culture in NYC. Unfortunately, the Neil’s sign was removed in late May. Learn more about Neil’s and the establishment’s commitment to the UES at the link in our bio.
1. Neil’s Coffee Shop Sign, April 2023
2. Neil’s neon sign illuminated courtesy UES PATCH

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