October 15, 2025 – The East 86th St Association is proud to announce the installation of 74 fresh new shrubs along East 86th Street and a stretch of Third Avenue from East 84th to East 88th Streets. Our generous donors funded this beautification project with their contributions. We thank Robert and his team from NY Horticulture Group for planting the greenery.
May 20, 2025 – East 86th Street Association Vice President Andrew Fine and Community Board 8 Chair Valerie Mason joined a group of city officials on a walk-through of East 86th Street. The mini-tour highlighted the problems (and triumphs) our residents and merchants experience daily.
Council member Julie Menin organized the tour for NYC Department of Sanitation Acting Commissioner Javier Lojan and Assistant Chief Frank Lettera. They observed our quality of life concerns such as overflowing trash receptacles, street litter, and pest control.
Joe from Urban Pest Management demonstrated his company’s rat remediation technique. This method has reduced the number of rat colonies on East 86th Street.
Many thanks to Julie Menin and her office for organizing this walk-through!
There’s another way to call attention to these quality of life issues: Use the City’s 311 system! You can report almost anything, using the 311 portal website, dialing 311 on your phone, or using the free app.
Volunteers braved the rainy forecast on Saturday morning to join the East 80s/Yorkville Alliance for a street clean-up. The Clean Team assembled to remove litter from the sidewalks and tree pits on East 86th Street. The volunteers are members of the community who come together to improve and beautify the East 86th Street corridor.
State Assembly Member Alex Bores rolled up his sleeves to pitch in, as did City Council hopefuls Vanessa Aaronson, Faith Bondi and Virginia Maloney. We were delighted to welcome new Clean Team members from our neighborhood Valley National Bank branch. A team from Ace Cleaners and our partners at Carnegie Hill Neighbors joined the effort. After all the hard work was finished, Chick-Fil-A donated boxed lunches for all volunteers. Interested in joining us next time? Join our mailing list here.
