https://www.ourtownny.com/news/elizabeth-street-garden-saved-after-long-preservation-fight-LH6119728 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-17T15:58:13-04:00 Elizabeth Street Garden Saved After Long Preservation Fight https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/elizabeth-street-garden-party_4-11017905_20260817155200.jpg Fans of the Elizabeth Street Garden celebrate now that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has abandoned city plans to erect low income housing on the neighborhood greenspace. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/joesph-reviner-inside-garden_4-11017046_20260817155159.jpg A co-creator of the Elizabeth Street Garden, Joseph Reiver, celebrates the final victory on Aug. 15 https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/people-on-line-outside-elizabeth-st_4-11017908_20260817155201.jpg Long lines formed as residents awaited a chance to get into the Elizabeth Street Garden to celebrate now that the city no longer wants to use the space to build affordable housing. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/guy-inside-elizabeth-st-garden_4-11017903_20260817155203.jpg Local artist John Just, who said he lived in Hawaii for years, enjoys the chance to read a book in a peaceful garden setting. https://www.ourtownny.com/city-arts/busting-asian-stereotypes-groundbreaking-film-redefines-ballet-YG6091098 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-17T18:16:06-04:00 Busting Asian Stereotypes: 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, a director and choreographer, is featured in the documentary, “About Face: Disrupting Ballet.” https://www.ourtownny.com/news/crime-watch/subway-booth-robbery-at-86th-street-brutal-assault-in-east-harlem-CF6117163 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-17T18:34:50-04:00 Subway Booth Robbery at 86th Street; Brutal Assault in East Harlem https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/subway-booth-robbery-brutal-assault-e_4-11014462_20260817005820.png Wanted for brutal assault and robbery in East Harlem, Aug. 2. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/crime-watch/man-charged-with-hate-crimes-for-attack-on-central-synagogue-GB6120787 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-17T20:46:22-04:00 Man Charged With Hate Crimes For Attack on Central Synagogue https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/central-synagogue-lexington-avenue-n_4-11017981_20260817162532.jpg Central Synagogue (pictured above in 2023) has been serving practitioners of Reform Judaism since being consecrated in 1872. There is reportedly no ongoing threat to the temple, the NYPD says. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/hp3d5ipxkaaq1pt_4-11018119_20260817162533.jpg Larry Montes, 46, has been charged with hate crimes in connection with an August 14 attack on Central Synagogue. https://www.ourtownny.com/city-arts/artist-nicole-cooper-s-work-offers-new-ways-to-think-about-climate-AE6116266 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-18T12:10:29-04:00 Artist Nicole Cooper’s Work Offers New Ways to Think About Climate https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/artist-nicolecooper-studio-jan2024-v_4-11017985_20260817165137.jpg Nicole Cooper has shown her work across the U.S. While her medium is often oil on canvas, she has been experimenting with new materials. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/artist-img-5420-jpg-11017986-11017986_4-11017986_20260817165138.jpg Climate artist Nicole Cooper stands in her workspace in the Art Center at Governors Island. This year, Cooper is one of 19 of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Art Center Residents. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/artist-img-5193-jpg-11017990-11017990_4-11017990_20260817161501.jpg While much of Nicole Cooper’s work in the past has been oil painting on canvas, she has been experimenting with new mediums and processes during her residency, including hand weaving. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/artist-img-5189-jpg-11017994-11017994_4-11017994_20260817165141.jpg Nicole Cooper has filled her workspace at the Art Center at Governors Island with a mixture of past works and new inspiration. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/artist-nicolecooper-changeofheart-oil_4-11017992_20260817165142.jpg Nicole Cooper painted “Change of Heart,” an oil painting on canvas in 2020. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/artist-weavingpossiblities-oiloncanva_4-11017993_20260817165143.jpg Nicole Cooper painted “Weaving Possibilities,” an oil painting on canvas in 2024. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/artist-img-5187-jpg-11017987-11017987_4-11017987_20260817165144.jpg Nicole Cooper has been exploring the concept of regenerative relationships through her new project. This focus led her to experiment with paper making, which she did using mushrooms. https://www.ourtownny.com/home/diane-okrent-longtime-ues-resident-and-leader-of-synagogue-passes-AX6123266 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-18T14:06:47-04:00 Diane Okrent, Longtime UES Resident and Leader of Synagogue, Passes https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/diane-okrent-ii_4-11020018_20260818140441.jpg Diane Orkent was married to Aaron Sheldon for 41 years. She passed on July 5. She was a long time UES resident, a business leader and two time president of the Congregation Or Zarua. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/death-toll-climbs-to-nine-from-ues-legionnaire-s-outbreak-DF6124173 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-18T17:48:03-04:00 Death Toll Climbs to Nine from UES Legionnaire’s Outbreak https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/legionnaires-outbreal-death-ues-4-109_4-11020605_20260818172952.webp The outbreak, which infected more than 90 people, was concentrated within three ZIP codes that roughly encompass the Carnegie Hill and Yorkville neighborhoods. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/legionella-pneumophila-sem-2-1_4-11020599_20260818172821.jpg Two more people hospitalized in connection with a UES Legionnaires’ outbreak last month have now died, bringing the total death toll to nine. The outbreak itself, however, was eliminated weeks ago. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/menin-now-leading-opposition-to-a-3rd-avenue-homeless-shelter-IY6122208 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-18T17:52:26-04:00 Menin Now Leading Opposition to a 3rd Avenue Homeless Shelter https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-18-at-3-53-22-pm_4-11019228_20260818155532.png NY City Council Speaker Julie Menin wrote a letter to the commissioner of NY’s Department of Social Services opposing a planned homeless shelter on the UES, citing safety concerns. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/upper-east-side-neighborhood-event-calendar-aug-20-26-LE6125519 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-19T12:02:13-04:00 Upper East Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Aug. 20 - 26 https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ny-historical-society-via-nyhistory_4-11022075_20260819120215.jpg ny historical society via nyhistory.org https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/loeb-boathouse-webp-via-www-centralpa_4-11022142_20260819120216.webp loeb-boathouse.webp via www.centralparknyc.org