Saturday, October 31, 2026 · No. 75
Good morning, and happy Halloween. Gentile's Fine Foods, the Madison Avenue grocer, has closed after 99 years, Upper East Site reports. Also today: the price on the Cinema 123 property, the weekend in one line, and the Third Avenue clock that was set up in 1898. Set yours back an hour tonight.
Nearby on the East Side
Gentile's Fine Foods on Madison Avenue has closed after 99 years
Gentile's Fine Foods, which Upper East Site calls a Madison Avenue institution, is now closed after 99 years serving the Upper East Side. Madison is west of our patch. Via Upper East Site.
via Upper East Site
Cinema 123 is closed, and its owner agreed in September to sell the property for $41 million
Cinema 123 by Angelika closed on Thursday after more than 60 years on the Upper East Side, 6sqft reports. Reading International, which owns the theater, agreed in September to sell the property for $41 million. The theater sits on Third Avenue, well south of our patch. Via 6sqft.
via 6sqft
This Week
The weekend in one line: trick-or-treat tonight, the Marathon tomorrow, Election Day Tuesday
Tonight is Halloween. Tomorrow is Marathon Sunday, and Upper East Site's preview says nearly 60,000 runners are expected on the course, which comes up First Avenue. Sunday is also the last day of early voting, and clocks fall back an hour overnight. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, a remote day for public school students. The First Avenue no-parking notice and polling details are on our events page. Via Upper East Site.
via Upper East Site
Yorkville, Remembered
Yorkville's sidewalk clock was set up on Third Avenue in 1898
The Yorkville Clock is a two-faced black-and-gold street clock made by E. Howard, and it is now a New York City landmark. According to the Friends of the Upper East Side, jeweler Adolph Stern set it up in 1898 in front of his shop at 1508 Third Avenue, near East 85th Street, under the Third Avenue El. In 1923 Stern's store, by then also a pawn shop, moved across the avenue to 1501 Third Avenue, between 84th and 85th Streets, where the clock stands today. The Friends raised the money to restore it in 1999.
If the doorbell goes quiet early tonight, ration the leftover candy through Marathon Sunday. Cheer loud on First Avenue tomorrow, and enjoy the extra hour of sleep.