https://www.ourtownny.com/news/ues-uws-to-be-targeted-for-more-affordable-housing-development-DD6252630 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-10-02T17:39:26-04:00 UES, UWS to Be Targeted For More Affordable Housing Development https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-10-02-at-4-29-27-pm_4-11160659_20261002163121.png The Upper East Side and Upper West Side have been targeted for affordable housing “fast-track” development by the Mamdani administration, citing lagging housing goal figures. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-10-02-at-4-32-28-pm_4-11160775_20261002163655.png Fast-tracking would grant developers expedited project approvals in the targeted UWS and UES districts. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/nypd-increases-bus-lane-enforcement-on-34th-street-after-fatal-accident-DD6252445 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-10-03T21:08:30-04:00 NYPD Increases Bus Lane Enforcement on 34th Street After Fatal Accident https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-10-02-at-6-31-05-pm_4-11160797_20261002183314.jpg An NYPD traffic sign set near the site of a deadly crash was attempting to tell drivers that bus lane only laws were being strictly enforced, but drivers were having a hard time deciphering the warning when Chelsea News visited on Sept. 25. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/fixed-street-sign-on-34th-st_4-11160837_20261003211533.jpg The glitch prone sign near the site of a deadly crash on Sept. 28 seemed to be doing a better job warning drivers that “bus lane strictly enforced” when Straus News returned on Oct. 2. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-2628_4-11160502_20261002144506.jpg Two police officers stand on West 34th street as police stepped up their presence on the problem plagued street after a deadly crash on Sept. 28 when a dump truck struck a woman on a delivery bike. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-2640_4-11160643_20261002151147.jpg An NYPD police truck drives towards a very busy intersection near Penn Station. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-2638_4-11160640_20261002151144.jpg A view of West 34th Street near 7th Avenue where police were stepping up their presence. A sign that was supposed to warn drivers “bus lanes strictly enforced” was on the fritz when Straus News visited a few days after a deadly crash that killed a woman delivery driver on Sept. 28. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-2642_4-11160646_20261002151150.jpg A New York State Trooper drives near 34th Street and 7th Avenue. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/archdiocese-turns-down-100g-donation-for-historic-little-italy-church-stirring-speculation-FE6251016 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-10-03T23:08:59-04:00 Archdiocese Turns Down $100G Donation for Historic Little Italy Church, Stirring Speculation https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/most-precious-blood-church-in-2025-4_4-11159022_20261003225041.webp The church of Most Precious Blood on Baxter Street has been merged with the Basilica of Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Mulberry Street but the Archdiocese has turned down a $100,000 donation from the San Gennaro Festival that was earmarked for Most Precious Blood. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-2454-4-11139394-20260928021136_4-11160846_20261003225446.webp The feast of San Gennaro in the Little Italy, the oldest and largest Italian-America festival in the city, celebrated its 100th anniversary this September. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-10-02-152209_4-11160843_20261003223157.png Bishop Edmund Whalen, the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of New York ordered the $100,000 check earmarked for the church of Most Precious Blood to be returned to the San Gennaro Festival. Festival organizers said they were “stunned.” https://www.ourtownny.com/news/one-nomination-could-put-a-manhattan-teacher-in-line-for-25000-NC6253483 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-10-04T14:04:12-04:00 One Nomination Could Put a Manhattan Teacher In Line for $25,000 https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7475-4-10814127-20260612132232_4-11160868_20261004140416.webp Ian Weissman, a social studies teacher at Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts, received the 2025 FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence. The winner is always handed the award in a surprise ceremony. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7481-4-10821215-20260612132249_4-11160952_20261004140416.webp The winner of the 2025 FLAG award in Manhattan, teacher Ian Weissman poses with Risa Daniels (left) and Laura Twersky (right), Co-Presidents of The FLAG Foundation for Excellence in Education. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-0766_4-11160872_20261004002132.jpg Ian Weissman, a teacher at Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts, holds his giant $25K check in 2025.