https://www.ourtownny.com/news/gov-hochul-makes-surprise-visit-to-13th-pct-nat-l-night-out-AB6102323 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-11T15:24:41-04:00 Gov. Hochul Makes Surprise Visit to 13th Pct. Nat’l Night Out https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7503_4-10995675_20260810144042.jpg Gov. Kathy Hochul (center) meett with police officers at the 13th Pct. National Night Out Against Crime along with NYS Assembly Member Keith Powers (white shirt) and NYS Senator Kristen Gonzalez (green dress) on Aug. 4 at Peter’s Playground on Second Avenue and East 20th Street. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/hochul-gets-photo-bombed_4-10995649_20260810143142.jpg Gov. Kathy Hochul was mobbed by photobombers as she made a surprise appearance at the 13th Precint’s National Night Out Against Crime at Peter’s Playground on 20th St. and Second Ave. on Aug. 4. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/alexander-brathwaite_4-10995617_20260810141057.jpg Deputy Inspector Alexander Brathwaiter, commanding officer of the 13th Pct. said that crime is down 5,58 percent so far this year in what was already one of the lowest crime districts in Manhattan. The number of stolen cars has dropped 51.6 percent compared to a year ago. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/mr-softee_4-10995646_20260810142932.jpg There were two Mr. Softee trucks handing out free ice cream cones at the 13th Pct. National Night Out Against Crime. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/got-their-hot-dogs_4-10995550_20260810135851.jpg Families got their hot dogs National Night Out Against Crime at a grill manned by officers from the 13th Pct. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7528_4-10995678_20260810144045.jpg Governor Hochul spoke to and posed with children who attended the 13th Precinct’s National Night Out. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/balloon-lady_4-10995626_20260810141512.jpg The balloon lady, who goes by Happy Tea, said she’s been fashioning balloons into animals for 30 years. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/cub-scout-pack-422_4-10995620_20260810141513.jpg Kim Salvo (left) and Anne LilJa Rentof said they were getting a lot of inquires from youngsters interested in joining Cub Scout Pack 422 which is affiliated with the Epiphany parish. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/james-and-sister-kiara_4-10994242_20260810133948.jpg James, 9 and sister, Kiara, 6, at the table with a sketch artist on National Night Out Against Crime in the 13th Pct. held at Peter’s Playground on Second Ave. and East 20th Street. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7535_4-10995685_20260810144559.jpg NYPD officers gathered and enjoyed the festivities on Peter’s Playground for the National Night Out. https://www.ourtownny.com/city-arts/phil-chan-and-georgina-pazcoguin-s-groundbreaking-film-redefines-ballet-YG6091098 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-11T15:58:43-04:00 Phil Chan and Georgina Pazcoguin’s Groundbreaking Film Redefines Ballet https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/about-face-disrupting-ballet_4-10987866_20260806135257.jpg Georgina Pazcoguin is featured in “About Face: Disrupting Ballet.” The documentary shows how she joined the fight to rid the ballet world of negative Asian stereotypes. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/phil-chan-1_4-10987869_20260806135258.png Phil Chan is a director and choreographer. He is also featured in the documentary, “About Face: Disrupting Ballet.” https://www.ourtownny.com/news/upper-east-side-neighborhood-event-calendar-aug-13-19-AH6108345 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-12T12:03:02-04:00 Upper East Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Aug. 13-19 https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/met-fifth-avenue-via-www-metmuseum_4-11000408_20260812120304.jpg met fifth avenue via www.metmuseum.org https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/cooper-hewitt-via-www-cooperhewitt_4-11000412_20260812120305.jpg cooper hewitt via www.cooperhewitt.org https://www.ourtownny.com/home/mta-hopes-to-cool-off-subway-platforms-with-thermal-tech-HH6108988 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-12T17:26:44-04:00 MTA Hopes to Cool Off Subway Platforms With Thermal Tech https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/55455529414-72042e8b9b-k_4-11001703_20260812163848.jpg The MTA hopes to one day create a “thermal energy network” that would radically cool off the interconnected Chambers Street and Brooklyn-Bridge City Hall subway stations. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/55454374412-03ea34ff23-k_4-11001708_20260812163849.jpg An $800,000 feasibility study on such a “thermal energy system” at the Lower Manhattan station is underway, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani (above) needing to cool off during an August 10 presser held there. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/archdiocese-plans-to-sell-church-2-more-catholic-schools-on-west-side-BG6109245 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-12T22:58:40-04:00 Archdiocese Plans to Sell Church, 2 More Catholic Schools on West Side https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/wilson-at-stop-sale-rally-flickr_4-11001733_20260812195143.jpg Carl Wilson led preservationists in a “Stop the Sale” rally outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Chelsea after learning the Archdiocese plans to sell the church and two former Catholic school buildings on the west side. He wants the Landmarks Preservation Commission to declare the buildings landmarks. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5788136-new-68-2026081219_4-11001729_20260812191629.jpg Andrew Berman, executive director of Village Preservation, said Our Lady of Guadalupe was the first Spanish language parish in New York City. Today, he said over 30 percent of the city population is Hispanic and the church is an historic touchstone of the transformation. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/carl-wilson-at-our-lady-of-guadalupe_4-11001719_20260812191628.jpg City Council Member Carl Wilson led a “Stop the Sale” rally outside Our Lady of Guadalupe on Aug. 12. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/our-lady-of-guadalupe-at-st-bernard_4-11001734_20260812195144.jpg The Our Lady of Guadalupe parish was founded in 1902 in a west side neighborhood once known as “Little Spain” but merged into the former St. Bernard Church on West 14th Street in 2003 where it is currently based. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/judge-temporarily-blocks-pied-a-terre-tax-orders-mamdani-public-list-takedown-YC6105067 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-13T10:46:20-04:00 Judge Temporarily Blocks “Pied-à-Terre” Tax, Orders Mamdani Public List Takedown https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-11-at-4-24-08-pm_4-10997010_20260811162517.png NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani backed up his “pied-à-terre” tax during a press conference on an unrelated topic on August 10 after a Staten Island Supreme Court judge issued a temporary block on the new surcharge.