Neighborhood guides
The Ledger's evergreen guides to living in Yorkville — kept current by the same desk that writes the daily edition.
- Carl Schurz Park — The Complete Neighborhood Guide — Everything in and around Carl Schurz Park, NYC: the riverfront promenade, Gracie Mansion, the playground and dog runs, free stargazing nights, the Gracie Square Art Show, and the history under your feet — from Yorkville's daily paper.
- German Yorkville — The History of Manhattan's Germantown — How Yorkville became New York's Germantown: the General Slocum disaster, 86th Street's 'German Broadway,' the Steuben Parade, and what's still here — Schaller & Weber, the Heidelberg, and a German Mass at St. Joseph's.
- Gracie Mansion — The Mayor's House in Yorkville — Gracie Mansion, at East End Avenue and 88th Street in Carl Schurz Park, has been the official residence of New York's mayors since 1942. Its history — a Revolutionary War fort, Archibald Gracie's 1799 country house, the first Museum of the City of New York — and the honest state of public tours.
- Moving to Yorkville, NYC — What It's Actually Like to Live Here — Considering a move to Yorkville, Manhattan? The honest neighborhood guide: subway and ferry options, the riverfront park, groceries and greenmarkets, libraries, schools resources, and what the housing stock looks like east of Third Avenue.
- The NYC Marathon in Yorkville: Watching on First Avenue — The TCS New York City Marathon runs up First Avenue through Yorkville. Where the course comes in, how to watch from the Upper East Side, what changes in 2026, and where to check closures. From Yorkville's daily paper.
- Things to Do in Yorkville, NYC — The Neighborhood Guide — What to actually do in Yorkville, Manhattan: Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion tours, the German food institutions, free pools and greenmarkets, and what's on this week.
- Yorkville Openings & Closings Tracker — 2026 — A dated log of restaurant, shop and studio openings, closings and signed leases in Yorkville and the nearby Upper East Side, as reported and sourced by The Yorkville Ledger in 2026. Updated November 2, 2026.
- Yorkville With Kids — Playgrounds, Pools, Story Times & Classes — The family guide to Yorkville, NYC: Carl Schurz Park's playground, Asphalt Green, free story times at the Yorkville and Webster libraries, the John Jay pool, greenmarkets, and the neighborhood's top-ranked public school.