https://www.ourtownny.com/food-drink/taylor-farms-recall-was-due-to-false-positive-but-worth-checking-all-warning-labels-GY6045877 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-23T01:40:40-04:00 Taylor Farms Recall Was Due to False Positive, but Worth Checking All Warning Labels https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/pexel-woman-washing-lettuce_4-10937236_20260720142404.jpg The rising number of cases of cyclosporiasis in the United States has prompled some to start avoiding lettuce, even though the FDA now says a report last week blaming the outbreak on Taylor Farms lettuce from Mexico was a false positive. Health experts recommend washing full heads of lettuce rather than using pre-packaged lettuce. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/developer-pursues-fidi-convert-project-after-midtown-disaster-YF6034357 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-23T16:40:30-04:00 Developer Pursues FiDi Convert Project After Midtown Disaster https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-15-at-5-00-23-pm_4-10923841_20260715170309.png MetroLoft is pursuing the residential-to-office conversion of 1 Whitehall Street (above), just as it faces an ongoing investigation in connection with the recent near-collapse of a similar project at 235 E. 42nd St. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/shot-of-buckled-beam-4-10911586-20260_4-10924166_20260715165611.webp Steel beams in the office-to-residential project on E. 42nd Street buckled, causing floors and ceilings to sag. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/world-cup-final-boosts-nyc-hotel-bookings-but-industry-says-tournament-fell-short-FB6056241 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-23T16:45:56-04:00 World Cup Final Boosts NYC Hotel Bookings, but Industry Says Tournament Fell Short https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-23-at-4-26-58-pm_4-10950658_20260723163826.png Spain fans celebrate their big World Cup win at the watch party in Central Park on July 19. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/widow-of-man-killed-in-ues-legionnaires-outbreak-plans-lawsuit-DF6052731 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-23T17:02:38-04:00 Widow of Man Killed in UES Legionnaires’ Outbreak Plans Lawsuit https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-6097_4-10943432_20260722171114.jpg Ida Goldstein, the bereaved widow of a man killed in the current Legionnaire’s outbreak striking the Upper East Side, plans on filing a negligence lawsuit against a building owner in connection with his death. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimagefhjm7f_4-10943428_20260722235404.jpg Goldstein displayed a portrait of her late husband Robert during a July 21 press conference on the planned lawsuit. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/bike-lane-becomes-flashpoint-in-39m-park-avenue-vision-project-MX6055439 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-24T10:57:48-04:00 Bike Lane Becomes Flashpoint in $39M Park Avenue Vision Project https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-23-at-1-45-30-pm_4-10949605_20260723165133.png Park Avenue as it currently stands, with the green median and planters that gave the corridor its name in 1888. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-23-at-10-53-50-am_4-10949737_20260723165135.png The alternative proposals for the reimagined median: the proposed design without a bike lane is on the left, while the same but with a bike lane is on the right. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-23-at-1-41-39-pm_4-10949740_20260723135431.png A birds-eye view of how the Park Avenue Vision Project will fit into the surrounding city blocks, including iconic NYC structures and streets. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-23-at-1-55-25-pm_4-10949813_20260723140039.png The design team explained how the bike lane decision will influence other planning and construction plans, including paving (this slide depicts paving plans assuming no bike lane). https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-23-at-1-55-32-pm_4-10949816_20260723140041.png The design team explained how the bike lane decision will influence other planning and construction plans, including paving (this slide depicts paving plans assuming there is a bike lane). https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-23-at-1-55-40-pm_4-10949819_20260723140043.png The design team explained how the bike lane decision will influence other planning and construction plans, including public art (this slide depicts plans assuming no bike lane). https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-23-at-1-55-45-pm_4-10949822_20260723140045.png The design team explained how the bike lane decision will influence other planning and construction plans, including public art (this slide depicts plans assuming there is a bike lane). https://www.ourtownny.com/news/showdown-time-schneps-reporters-seeking-to-unionize-head-to-vote-AL6049398 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-24T11:01:37-04:00 Showdown Time: Schneps Reporters Seeking to Unionize Head to Vote https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/55285004503-dcae3ecc96-c-3-1_4-10942908_20260722142704.jpg City Council speaker Julie Menin (first row center) hosted journalists seeking to unionize Schneps Media at a rally at City Hall as the unionization drive kicked off earlier this year. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/politicos-divided-over-how-city-handled-ues-legionnaires-disease-outbreak-DF6052126 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-24T12:14:46-04:00 Politicos Divided Over How City Handled UES Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-22-at-2-24-17-pm_4-10942901_20260722142920.png City Council speaker Julie Menin, 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/manhattan-rents-soar-to-an-all-time-high-in-june-YD6050908 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-24T12:14:53-04:00 Manhattan Rents Soar to An All-Time High in June https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/manhattan-rent-all-time-high_4-10950836_20260723172449.jpg Rents for rent stabilized apartments have been frozen for two years while market rate apartments just hit a new all-time high.