The East 86th Street Association was founded in 2004 with the mission of improving our community’s quality of life, to benefit those who live, work and shop in the area from Park to 2nd Avenue and from East 83rd to East 88th Street. The Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.   Our neighborhood faces significant challenges.  The Association is actively addressing a number of these.  Our accomplishments include:

  • We obtained a grant to install the Bishop’s Crook lamp posts on East 86th
  • We fund weekly sanitation services – sweeping sidewalks, cleaning out tree pits and bagging corner cans.
  • We have beautified the tree pits by planting, mulching and tree bed revitalization (78 trees planted; 86 tree beds planted and mulched).
  • We have advocated for pruning all trees on East 85th and East 86th
  • We obtained a grant that funded tree pit expansion and new tree guards on East 86th
  • We regularly organize volunteer clean-up days.
  • We have arranged to remove snow and ice from sidewalk corners.
  • We have removed graffiti from street furniture along East 86th Street and beyond.

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Recent News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBvZ_Xfp97Q&ab_channel=AndrewFine On March 6, the Association hosted all six candidates for NYC Council District 4 for a town hall meeting...

In partnership with two local buildings,  to help improve the neighborhood's cleanliness,  the Association has launched a pilot program to...

State Assembly Member Alex Bores continues to support the East 86th Street Association. At his State of the District event...

OUR MISSION

To improve the quality of life along the East 86th Street corridor by: conducting research, education and advocacy projects which focus on quality of life issues; coordinating and involving residents, merchants, real estate owners, civic organizations, cultural institutions and other concerned citizens to foster community pride, civic participation and responsibility.