Historic St. Monica's Church on East 79th Street looms inthe background in this view looking east across First Avenue. It'sonly 9 p.m., but the full block near an Extell construction site isdark, desolate and completely deserted. ( Photo: Sandra Lerner) The Black Hole of East 79th Street One of the most high-profile street corners on the Upper East Side has become a dead zone at night – dark and desolate, shadowy... News 09 Sep 2019 | 11:40