https://www.ourtownny.com/news/crime-watch/elder-assault-on-lexington-ave-man-who-raped-ues-nurse-sentenced-IM6097318 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-09T01:29:35-04:00 Elder Assault on Lexington Ave.; Man Who Raped UES Nurse Sentenced https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/elder-assault-on-lexington_4-10991972_20260809012802.jpg Elder Assault on Lexington Avenue suspect: do you recognize him from the morning of July 30? https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/lexington-ave-elder-assault-man-who-r_4-10991975_20260809012905.webp Donovan Murphy in the vicinity of First Avenue and East 92nd Street, September 2024. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/le-petit-parisien-bakery-on-east-78th-street-has-suddenly-closed-BM6097672 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-09T16:53:34-04:00 Le Petit Parisien Bakery on East 78th Street Has Suddenly Closed https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/le-petit-parisien-closed-suddenly-aug_4-10992183_20260809165304.jpg Le Petit Parisien has suddenly closed but it remains partially under scaffolding; for much of the time since it opened in 2022, it was completely covered by scaffolds. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/le-petit-parisien-closed-suddenly-sca_4-10992180_20260809164916.jpg Le Petit Parisien suddenly closed in Aug. 2026; soon after it opened in 2022, it was under scaffolding, as was the opposite side of East 78th Street too. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/le-petit-parisien-bakery-closed-sudde_4-10992164_20260809164156.jpg Le Petit Parisien Bakery on East 78th Street completely covered by scaffolding, Aug. 2024. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7564_4-10991836_20260807164211.jpg As the venue is moving out of the location, a sign is placed by the entrance door for customers. Two locations remain in Manhattan, one in Lenox Hill and one in the East Village. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7569_4-10991833_20260807164208.jpg Le Petit Parisien, a French bakery and restaurant located on the Upper East Side, is shutting down permanently after four years of business. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7572_4-10991704_20260807164214.jpg The cafe offered authentic French sandwiches, pastries, salads, main dishes, and coffee and tea. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/legionnaires-disease-some-city-council-members-blame-mamdani-DF6052126 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-09T18:42:21-04:00 Legionnaires’ Disease: Some City Council Members Blame Mamdani https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-22-at-2-24-17-pm_4-10942901_20260727142754.png City Council Speaker Julie Menin (center), who represents an UES district, stands with council members including Harvey Epstein (far left), Virginia Maloney (second from left) and Queens Council Member Lynn Schulman (third from left) to discuss the city’s response to a Legionnaires’ outbreak. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/gov-hochul-makes-surprise-visit-to-13th-pct-nat-l-night-out-AB6102323 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-10T14:31:54-04:00 Gov. Hochul Makes Surprise Visit to 13th Pct. Nat’l Night Out 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/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/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/3e0a7503_4-10995675_20260810144042.jpg Governor Huchol posing with Assembly Member Keith Powers and police officers on Peter’s Playground, located on Second Avenue and East 20th Street. 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/news/east-43rd-st-reopens-but-cause-of-buckled-building-still-under-review-CM6097712 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-10T15:16:34-04:00 East 43rd St. Reopens But Cause of Buckled Building Still Under Review https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/back-of-pfizer-building_4-10991693_20260810151413.jpg The E. 43rd St. rear of the former Pfizer HQ. The buckled beams of the building at 235 E. 42nd St. were in the northwest corner of the building, which caused nearby buildings to be vacated and roads closed until July 24. The cause of the near catastrophe remains under investigation. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/east-43rd-st-reopened_4-10995689_20260810151413.jpg East 43rd St. between Second and Third Avenues was closed for 17 days but the road was finally reopened on July 24. The buckled beams in the former Pfizer HQ that caused the street closures and evacuation of nearby buildings was July 7. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/former-peace-corp-volunteer-riding-stand-up-e-scooter-killed-in-uws-car-collision-KN6078084 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-10T15:33:22-04:00 Former Peace Corp Volunteer Riding Stand-Up E-Scooter Killed in UWS Car Collision https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/woman-riding-stand-up-e-scooter-kille_4-10971844_20260803081155.jpg Doreen Meyers, riding a stand-up e-scooter, was killed near West 60th Street and Amsterdam Ave. after colliding with black Tesla car. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/summer-streets-harlem-week-manhattan-outdoor-utopia-GY6098888 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-10T16:53:54-04:00 Summer Streets + Harlem Week = Manhattan Outdoor Utopia! https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-10-at-8-48-12-am_4-10992491_20260810084921.png Summer Streets + Harlem Week = Manhattan Outside Utopia! Inwood left, Harlem right. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-foley-star_4-10992603_20260810092618.jpg Summer Streets begins at Foley Square in the south. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-nypd-runni_4-10992483_20260810083812.jpg Summer Streets brought out the NYPD Running Club: crooks can’t outrun these cops! https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-nypd-runni_4-10992482_20260810083957.jpg NYPD Running Club heading north under Grand Central Station. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-percy-sutt_4-10992596_20260810092334.png Summer Streets + Harlem Week = sweat soaked runners after the Percy Sutton 5K. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harme-week-inwood-hula_4-10992599_20260810092619.jpg Summer Streets cyclist showing off her hula hoop skills. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-map_4-10992488_20260810084432.jpg Summer Streets Mahattan 2026 map. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/liberty-island-boat-tour-horror-capsized-vessel-kills-mom-baby-GX6101998 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-10T17:30:41-04:00 Liberty Island Boat Tour Horror: Capsized Vessel Kills Mom & Baby https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/capsized-boat-liberty-island-red-hook_4-10996114_20260810153631.jpg A boat that capsized in the New York Harbor near Liberty Island on Aug. 8 killed a mother and her baby. Here, Liberty Island is seen from Valentino Pier, Red Hook, Brooklyn, on the morning of Aug. 10. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/capsize-106876839-1786304244818216-r_4-10995623_20260810154649.jpg A boat that capsized in the New York Harbor on August 8 left Sara Sanchez and her 5-month-old baby, not pictured, dead. Andres Garcia, her boyfriend and the father of the baby, was also on the boat but survived. The two also shared a son, who was not on the boat. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/capsized-boat-new-york-harbor_4-10996281_20260810171631.webp A photo from boat tour charter company Zeus Luxury Rental shows two women aboard a boat much larger than the vessel which capsized, with the Whitestone Bridge nearby. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/capsized-boat-kills-two-zeus-luxury_4-10996284_20260810172338.jpg A Zeus Luxury Rental ad posted on Instagram Feb. 20. The image is an East River Manhattan skyline collage and a different model boat than that which capsized on Aug. 8. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/water-main-bursts-snarls-traffic-in-east-village-for-6-days-MJ6092187 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-10T17:33:08-04:00 Water Main Bursts, Snarls Traffic in East Village for 6 Days https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/day-one-of-water-main_4-10991935_20260808143901.jpg Steam was still billowing from mid-block on Aug. 3 after a water main break at the intersection of First Ave. and East 14th Street earlier that afternoon. Traffic would remain snarled for days as the intersection remain closed before being reopened on Aug. 9 https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/night-work_4-10991936_20260808143901.jpg City workers were still laboring into the evening on Aug. 7 trying to repair the roadway at the intersection of East 14th Street and First Avenue. It finally reopened two days later. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7556_4-10981524_20260808143902.jpg Construction and Con Edison workers were at the scene excavating the roadway two days after the Aug. 3 water main break. The early challenge after quickly turning off the water was repairing the damaged main. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7552_4-10981518_20260808143905.jpg NYPD and NYC Transit officials stood by the enclosed entrance to First Avenue on 14 Street, redirecting vehicles away from the zone. Traffic was halted at Avenue A on the East Side and Second Ave. west of the burst main. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7557_4-10981525_20260808143908.jpg Traffic was being stopped and redirected westbound on East 13th Street towards Second Avenue from Monday when the water main burst until Sunday morning, when the intersection was reopened. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/fixed-intersection_4-10996287_20260810172454.jpg Steel plates were placed over the excavation that was made at the intersection of First Ave. and East 14th Street after a water main break burst on Aug. 3, flooding the street and snarling traffic. Patchwork repairs enabled the intersection to finally be reopened Aug. 9