https://www.ourtownny.com/news/32bj-seiu-votes-yes-giving-bargaining-committee-the-ok-to-call-for-a-strike-GF5766549 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-04-20T14:02:40-04:00 32BJ SEIU Votes “Yes,” Giving Bargaining Committee the OK to Call for a Strike https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5603047-10624247-20260420_4-10624247_20260420140241.jpg 32BJ SEIU members, 10,000 strong, vote on April 15, 2026, in Manhattan to authorize bargaining committee to call for a strike if no deal on wages, health care can be reached with the Realty Advisory Board. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/mamdaniunion_4-10624614_20260416170230.jpg Mayor Zohran Mamdani addresses union members at 32BJ SEIU vote on April 15, when those in attendance authorized bargaining committee to OK call for a strike. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/meninunion_4-10624617_20260416170636.jpg City Council Speaker Julie Menin confirms her support for 32BJ SEIU union during a vote on April 15, when voting members authorized bargaining committee to OK a strike call. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/seiuleaders_4-10624620_20260416171111.jpg Union executives and city leaders come together on April 15 to support the 32BJ SEIU vote to authorize a strike if the bargaining committee and Realty Advisory Board do not come to an agreement. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/strike-averted-32bj-union-and-rab-reach-tentative-four-year-deal-BE5776300 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-04-20T14:20:26-04:00 Strike Averted: 32BJ Union and RAB Reach Tentative Four-Year Deal https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/32bj-union-head-manny_4-10635105_20260420133232.jpg <b>Manny Pastreich (at mic) and Howard Rothschild (right of mic) surrounded by 32BJ Bargaining Committee the Realty Advisory Board members at New York Hilton Midtown. With only days before the old contract expired on April 20 and a strike loomed, a new contract was reached. </b> https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5603047-10624247-20260420_4-10635877_20260420141315.jpg An impassioned union rally on April 15 saw union workers give strike authorization to the 32BJ bargaining committee if talks stalled. Two days after the rally, attended by leading city political figures, the union and the landlord’s Realty Advisory Board reached a tentative deal. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/ny-12-candidates-take-on-key-issues-trump-in-panel-at-92ny-AX5770736 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-04-20T17:14:32-04:00 NY-12 Candidates Take on Key Issues, Trump in Panel at 92NY https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-04-17-at-4-59-02-pm_4-10631115_20260417165921.png Four candidates in the NY-12 congressional race—(from left) State Assemblyman Alex Bores, George Conway, State Assemblyman Micah Lasher, and Jack Schlossberg—debated at an April 15 NY1 panel. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-04-17-at-5-07-37-pm_4-10631120_20260417170903.png The panel was hosted by Errol Louis, the NY1 journalist. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/group-rallies-at-city-hall-for-registration-of-e-bikes-YF5766735 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-04-20T17:17:16-04:00 Group Rallies at City Hall for Registration of E-Bikes https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-5387_4-10624508_20260416174912.jpg Janet Schroeder, who leads the Electric Vehicle Safety Alliance, rallied outside City Hall on April 16 for the passage of Priscilla’s Law. It would force the registration of e-bikes and other e-vehicles. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-5388_4-10624624_20260416174912.jpg Laura Dunn (above), who is running to represent Manhattan in Congress, told <i>Straus News </i>that there should be “crime victim compensation” for those struck by e-bike or e-scooter riders. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/mta-bus-crashes-into-two-cars-on-upper-east-side-HH5779768 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-04-21T13:43:44-04:00 MTA Bus Crashes Into Two Cars on Upper East Side https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-04-21-at-1-31-50-pm_4-10639015_20260421134137.png The crash took place at 1st Avenue and East 83rd Street. https://www.ourtownny.com/city-arts/purple-state-the-politics-of-love-a-debut-novel-by-dana-perino-CF5777523 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-04-21T14:24:45-04:00 “Purple State:” The Politics Of Love, a Debut Novel by Dana Perino https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/purplestate-hc-c_4-10636723_20260421142446.jpg Journalist Dana Perino's debut novel, “Purple State,” is a rom-com where red meets blue, and nothing is black-and-white when it comes to love and politics. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/dana-perino-dec2025-photobymelaniedun_4-10636725_20260420180140.jpg Best-selling non fiction author Dana Perino is a Fox News anchor, co-host of The Five, co-anchor of America's Newsroom, and one of the channel’s key election analysts. She also hosts the podcast, “Perino on Politics.” https://www.ourtownny.com/news/fire-hits-east-river-esplanade-advocates-want-security-cameras-KN5780194 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-04-21T16:29:02-04:00 Fire Hits East River Esplanade, Advocates Want Security Cameras https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimage6zg471_4-10639251_20260421143316.jpg A fire tore through part of the East River Esplanade on April 12. The cause of the blaze is unclear. Advocates say that the installation of long-promised security cameras could have changed that. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimagelvqstn_4-10639240_20260421143319.jpg The blaze torched multiple trees and their surrounding vegetation. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/fight-to-save-jimmy-s-corner-continues-with-spirited-rally-XJ5759213 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-04-22T10:30:17-04:00 Fight to Save Jimmy’s Corner Continues With Spirited Rally https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/hfkcg86weaau8yg_4-10615636_20260414163520.jpg Jimmy’s Corner owner Adam Glenn (center-right), who inherited the dive bar from his late boxing legend father, rallied against a planned eviction of his business by the Durst Organization on April 10. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/hfkcg-kbuaa-l9u_4-10615633_20260414163405.jpg City Council Members Emily Gallagher and Julia Salazar (center) used the rally as an opportunity to push their Small Business Rent Stabilization Act, which could apply to businesses such as Jimmy’s Corner. https://www.ourtownny.com/sponsored-content/how-life-in-nyc-has-changed-in-recent-years-IL5782947 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-04-22T11:15:45-04:00 How Life in NYC Has Changed in Recent Years https://www.ourtownny.com/news/upper-east-side-neighborhood-event-calendar-apr-23-29-BK5783056 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-04-22T12:05:49-04:00 Upper East Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Apr. 23-29 https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/met-fifth-avenue-via-www-metmuseum_4-10642461_20260422120551.jpg met fifth avenue via www.metmuseum.org https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/central-park-boathouse-1-via-www_4-10642465_20260422120552.jpg Central Park Boathouse 1 via www.centralparknyc.org