A body was pulled from the East River on Tuesday evening along Manhattan’s Upper East Side, near the mayor’s official residence, according to early reports. Authorities had not released the person’s identity or a cause of death at the time the first details emerged.
Initial report
According to News 12, a Univision 41 news brief first flagged the discovery and said the body was found near New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s official residence. The brief was notably short, offering no information on how the body was discovered, the exact timing of the recovery, or any circumstances around the incident.
Where this happened
Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence, sits along the river at East End Avenue and East 88th Street in Carl Schurz Park, overlooking the East River, according to the Mayor’s Office. That stretch of waterfront lies on a busy tidal section of the river that touches multiple Manhattan and Queens shorelines.
Broader context
The East River has seen several body recoveries this year. In May, a body was recovered near Pier 5 at Brooklyn Bridge Park, followed later that month by another recovery in Queens, as reported by ABC7. In those cases, the NYPD and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner worked to confirm identity and determine cause of death.
News 12’s brief on the latest discovery did not include statements from the NYPD or the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. This report will be updated if city agencies or investigators release additional details.
