Monday, August 3, 2026 · No. 1
Welcome to the Ledger
Good morning, Yorkville. This is the first edition of The Yorkville Ledger — a daily, two-minute read covering the seventeen blocks between E 79th and 96th, Third Avenue to the river. We read everything published about the neighborhood so you don't have to; every story links to the reporters who did the work. Here's what's happening.
The Lead
Health Department declares the UES Legionnaires' cluster exposure over
The city says the incubation period has passed with no new cases since July 21, ending elevated exposure risk in ZIP codes 10028, 10075 and 10128 — covering Yorkville and its southern edge. Officials reported 92 cases, 79 hospitalizations and 7 deaths in the outbreak, and said aggressive cooling-tower disinfection eliminated the source.
via NYC Health Dept. · Jul 31
Around the Neighborhood
Whole Foods signs for a small-format 'Daily Shop' at Second Ave & 79th
An 8,121-square-foot ground-floor lease at 1524 Second Avenue puts the chain's quick-trip concept on Yorkville's southern edge. The company confirms the store but hasn't given an opening date.
via Commercial Observer · Jul 29
Goop Kitchen's first walk-in storefront lands at 346 E 92nd
Gwyneth Paltrow's food brand picked the corner of First Avenue and 92nd for its third NYC location — and unlike the Midtown and Williamsburg ghost kitchens, this one is built for walking in and ordering lunch.
via Time Out New York · Jul 31
Restaurant Week runs through Aug 16 — 34 UES spots are in
Prix-fixe brunch, lunch and dinner menus from $30 to $60 across the Upper East Side. Saturdays excluded; Sunday pricing varies.
via Patch · Jul 14
The long game: Second Ave subway Phase 2 is officially under major construction
The Q will eventually run north from our 96th Street terminus to 125th, with new stations at 106th, 116th and 125th. The $7 billion extension is slated to open in 2032 — Yorkville's stop goes from end-of-line to through-station.
via Governor's office · Jun 8
Openings & Closings
Yorkville Bagel & Cafe has closed after nearly a decade on Second Ave
The shop between 94th and 95th opened in 2017 and shut abruptly and permanently, with regulars pointing to rent and competition.
via East Side Feed
The Sant Ambroeus team wants to open 'Doria' at Second Ave & 89th
A Northern Italian restaurant pitched to Community Board 8 for 1716 Second Avenue — San Matteo's original Yorkville room (the pizzeria still operates at 1559 Second Ave near 81st). It's from the group behind Sant Ambroeus and Felice. One to watch.
via Patch
This Week
Movie night in Carl Schurz Park: Inside Out 2, Wednesday at 8:30
Free, on the park's sports court, popcorn provided. Wicked: For Good follows on Aug 12. Full listings on our events page.
via NYC Parks
Saturday greenmarket on 82nd St, 9 to 2:30
The neighborhood's year-round farmers market, on 82nd between First and York since 2006. There's a Sunday market at Ruppert Park too — both are on our events page.
via GrowNYC
Yorkville, Remembered
The Yankees were run from a Yorkville brewery
Ruppert Yorkville Towers on Third Avenue between 90th and 94th stands on the site of the Jacob Ruppert Brewing Company, whose owner Jacob Ruppert Jr. bought the New York Yankees in 1915 — and paid for Babe Ruth and Yankee Stadium with Yorkville beer money. The brewery closed in 1965, was demolished in 1969, and the towers opened in 1975.
source: CooperatorNews
One more thing: Lou Gehrig was born to German immigrant parents in this corner of Manhattan in 1903 — though his birth certificate and the Yankees' commemorative plaque at 309 E 94th St disagree about exactly where. Only in Yorkville. See you tomorrow morning.