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 https://www.ourtownny.com/news/bethesda-fountain-restoration-now-underway-in-central-park-BD6126012 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-19T16:36:45-04:00 Bethesda Fountain Restoration Now Underway in Central Park https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-19-at-12-57-02-pm_4-11022497_20260819130817.png Bethesda Fountain from atop Bethesda Terrace, featuring the beginnings of construction and a handful of construction workers. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-19-at-12-46-14-pm_4-11022393_20260819130825.png Bethesda Fountain as photographed recently by the Conservancy; construction crews were not yet on site, but the water was already shut off. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-19-at-12-48-00-pm_4-11022501_20260819130832.png Bethesda Fountain photographed in 1915. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-19-at-12-57-18-pm_4-11022504_20260819130834.png Another angle of the construction, featuring New Yorkers and visitors walking or kayaking in the surrounding areas as normal. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-19-at-12-57-10-pm_4-11022507_20260819130840.png A peek inside the circular area closed off for construction. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-19-at-12-46-42-pm_4-11022510_20260819130850.png “Angel of the Waters” photographed close up by the Conservancy. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-19-at-12-47-50-pm_4-11022513_20260819130854.png Bethesda Fountain photographed circa 1873, the year the fountain was dedicated. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-19-at-12-57-28-pm_4-11022516_20260819130856.png Informational posters detailing the restoration, its timeline and donors can be found around the site. https://www.ourtownny.com/home/mta-studies-how-to-channel-subway-heat-into-downtown-buildings-HH6108988 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-19T16:46:37-04:00 MTA Studies How to Channel Subway Heat Into Downtown Buildings 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/home/as-mamdani-targets-amazon-delivery-protection-act-sparks-debate-GH6108558 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-19T17:36:54-04:00 As Mamdani Targets Amazon, ‘Delivery Protection Act’ Sparks Debate https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/amazon-delivery-jpg-11022731-11022731_4-11022731_20260819140159.jpg Amazon subcontracts around 5,000 delivery workers in New York City. A new Mamdani-backed bill could require that the company directly employs them. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/amazon-driver_4-11023513_20260819172747.jpg While they wear a vest with Amazon colors and drive trucks with Amazon Prime on it, the drivers are not technically Amazon employees. https://www.ourtownny.com/home/man-gets-federal-hate-charges-for-central-synagogue-attack-FD6126733 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-19T17:38:37-04:00 Man Gets Federal Hate Charges For Central Synagogue Attack https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/e-55-st-oct-2023-22_4-11023540_20260819173418.jpg A Bronx resident has been hit with new federal hate crimes charges in connection with his August 14 attack on Central Synagogue, prosecutors announced on August 18. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/hp3d5ipxkaaq1pt-4-11018119-2026081716_4-11023488_20260819173418.webp Larry Montes reportedly punched an elderly worshipper and hurled a racial slur at a security guard during the attack. The NYPD said that Montes told them about being motivated by antisemitic and anti-Black sentiment. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/karen-s-quirky-new-york-finds-a-lifethyme-of-organics-GD6126899 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-19T17:47:40-04:00 Karen’s Quirky New York Finds a LifeThyme of Organics https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/1-karen-s-quirky-new-york-aug-2026_4-11023509_20260819173458.jpg Karen Rempel offers a selection of LifeThyme’s enticing produce. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/2-karen-s-quirky-new-york-aug-2026_4-11023519_20260819173458.jpg Luscious produce beckons at LifeThyme Natural Market at 410 6th Ave. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3-karen-s-quirky-new-york-aug-2026_4-11023522_20260819173459.jpg Karen Rempel’s basket overflows with fresh fruits and vegetables. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/4-karen-s-quirky-new-york-aug-2026_4-11023525_20260819173459.jpg LifeThyme Natural Market’s hot and cold salad bar does the cooking for you. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/5-karen-s-quirky-new-york-aug-2026_4-11023528_20260819173500.jpg Long-time LifeThyme employees Joe and Christina always make customers feel welcome. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/6-karen-s-quirky-new-york-aug-2026_4-11023531_20260819173500.jpg Karen Rempel’s favorite prepared dinner from LifeThyme Natural Market. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/7-karen-s-quirky-new-york-aug-2026_4-11023534_20260819173500.jpg Little white rabbit inspects Karen Rempel’s basket of goodies at LifeThyme. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/8-karen-s-quirky-new-york-aug-2026_4-11023537_20260819173501.jpg LifeThyme Natural Market under construction at 408 and 410 6th Ave. in 1995. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/ues-legionnaire-s-outbreak-death-toll-climbs-to-nine-DF6124173 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-20T10:23:35-04:00 UES Legionnaire’s Outbreak Death Toll Climbs to Nine 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/fans-mourn-passing-of-local-musician-after-fatal-usps-hit-and-run-FE6125645 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-20T14:44:07-04:00 Fans Mourn Passing of Local Musician After Fatal USPS Hit-and-Run https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-12-06-29-pm_4-11024983_20260820121359.png NYC residents are mourning local music scene legend Chester “Chet” Mazur (far right) after a fatal hit-and-run by a USPS truck driver killed the 66-year-old Aug. 8. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-12-07-12-pm_4-11024984_20260820121407.png Mazur (center right) was a vocalist for local band The Rasslers. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ap26105187727025_4-11022088_20260820105343.jpg A USPS driver has since been charged for fleeing the scene and is set to go to trial Sept. 25. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/ice-arrests-captain-of-capsized-liberty-island-boat-tour-FJ6128007 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-20T15:39:08-04:00 ICE Arrests Captain of Capsized Liberty Island Boat Tour https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ap26222764548568_4-11024477_20260820153855.jpg Manuel Hernandez was arrested by ICE after a Coast Guard investigation found him to be in the U.S. illegally. Hernandez was the captain of a boat that capsized, leading to the deaths of a mother and her 5-month-old daughter. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/vornado-seeks-zoning-exceptions-for-new-penn-station-entrance-HD6126449 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-20T15:58:39-04:00 Vornado Seeks Zoning Exceptions for New Penn Station Entrance https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-12-41-50-pm_4-11025447_20260820124720.png A view overlooking the vacant lot located at the northeast corner of 8th Avenue and 34th Street, on which Vornado plans to build a 38-story mixed-use tower, incorporating the existing entrance to 34th Street–Penn Station into the tower’s ground floor. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/subway-entrance_4-11027144_20260820155235.jpg The subway entrance (above left) that Vornado wants to install into the base of an officer tower it seeks to erect at 484 Eighth Ave. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/484-8th-avenue-5-area-map_4-11023365_20260819170918.png A map included in Vornado’s application to waive zoning regulations depicts the Midtown blocks in question. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-19-at-5-07-06-pm_4-11023495_20260819170923.png The proposed subway entryway, featuring the requested extra steps and resized landing. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-19-at-5-07-23-pm_4-11023498_20260819170924.png A map of the intersection, featuring an outline of the current entryway. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/fireman-hospitality-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-EA6130547 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-20T17:34:58-04:00 Fireman Hospitality Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-5-28-48-pm_4-11027159_20260820173059.png Fireman Hospitality Group, known for famed Manhattan restaurants such as Trattoria Dell’Arte (above), has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-5-31-54-pm_4-11027165_20260820173347.png Other restaurants in the Fireman portfolio include Café Fiorello (above), located on Broadway, as well as the Brooklyn Diner chain.