https://www.ourtownny.com/city-arts/walking-tour-following-in-the-footsteps-of-nora-ephron-s-uws-BN5825344 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-07T14:14:32-04:00 Walking Tour: Following In the Footsteps of Nora Ephron’s UWS https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/group-shot-in-riverside-park_4-10695836_20260507141416.jpg The tour guide Katie Devin Orenstein insisted all the dozen or so people on tour of Nora Ephron’s haunts on the UWS say hello to their neighbors. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/rick-kalson-and-ellen-yaffe-caroline_4-10690876_20260507135621.jpg Striaght out of a Nora Ephron Romcom: lovebirds Rick Kalson and Ellen Yaffe, who met on a dating app and were embarking on a Nora Ephron walking tour of the UWS. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/superfan-serena-ajbani_4-10695967_20260507141017.jpg Self described superfan, Serena Ajbani says she’s been in lover with Nora Ephron’s writings since she was a teen. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tour-guide-katie-devin_4-10695968_20260507141017.jpg Tour guide Katie Devin Orenstein, a Dartmouth grad and aspiring theater director, is in hter second https://www.ourtownny.com/news/operation-pit-crew-indictment-exposes-stolen-cars-parts-ring-JB5829586 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-08T11:24:27-04:00 “Operation Pit Crew” Indictment Exposes Stolen Cars, Parts Ring https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/operation-pit-crew-stolen-cars-parts_4-10697710_20260508014807.webp Possible Operation Pit Crew victim, West 64th Street near Riverside Boulevard, Jan. 2025. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/operation-pit-crew-victim-car-wheels_4-10697713_20260508015130.webp Hoodie-clad wheel thieves near the southeast corner of Third Avenue and East 89th, July 11, 2025. https://www.ourtownny.com/features/healthy-manhattan/protein-needs-help-from-carbs-magnesium-and-iron-to-build-muscle-XI5831536 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-08T12:26:30-04:00 Protein Needs Help from Carbs, Magnesium and Iron to Build Muscle https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/chicken-fettuccine-alfredo_4-10703432_20260508122733.jpg Protein builds and restores muscle mass, but it needs other ingredients to help it along. A meal of fettuccine alfredo with a side of Caesar salad could help, say some diet experts. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/crime-watch/ex-homeless-shelter-resident-charged-in-midtown-security-guard-shooting-BB5829838 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-08T13:37:33-04:00 Ex-Homeless Shelter Resident Charged in Midtown Security Guard Shooting https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ex-homeless-shelter-resident-indicted_4-10697704_20260508010422.webp The crime scene on East 28th St., March 30, 2026. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ex-homeless-shelter-resident-indicted_4-10697705_20260508010422.jpg The Prince George, historic hotel turned homeless shelter, 14 E. 28th St. https://www.ourtownny.com/home/city-council-to-examine-pedicab-industry-reforms-CG5833361 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-08T16:38:38-04:00 City Council to Examine Pedicab Industry Reforms https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2023-08-01-at-3-01-59-pm_4-10704536_20260508163641.webp The City Council is looking into recommendations on how to reform the city’s pedicab industry, Council Speaker Julie Menin says. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/pedicab7av59jeh_4-10704545_20260508163839.jpg One key recommendation includes shifting industry oversight from the Department of Worker & Consumer Protection to the Taxi and Limousine Commission. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/book-of-mormon-extends-cancellation-through-may-17-after-theater-fire-KA5828837 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-08T18:49:22-04:00 ‘Book of Mormon’ Extends Cancellation Through May 17 After Theater Fire https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimagejme7gz_4-10704528_20260508161601.jpg Current construction taking place at Eugene O’Neill Theater after fire ripped through the theater May 4. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/crime-watch/teen-sentenced-to-375-years-in-east-harlem-grandma-slaying-IJ5830039 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-08T19:23:44-04:00 Teen Sentenced to 37.5 Years in East Harlem Grandma Slaying https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/teen-sentenced-east-harlem-grandma-sl_4-10698746_20260508092924.webp East Harlem grandma, Robin Wright, and the 18-year-old who shot her to death, Fasil McCants. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/rent-freeze-no-sure-thing-in-first-vote-by-mamdani-majority-board-KN5834279 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-08T23:56:18-04:00 Rent Freeze No Sure Thing in First Vote By Mamdani-Majority Board https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/rent-protestors_4-10704615_20260509001723.jpg Tenant advocates rallied for a rent freeze ahead of the Rent Guidelines Board preliminary vote, May 7, 2026. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/protestors-urge-the-city_4-10704621_20260509001723.png Protestor portrays workers urging the Rent Guidelines Board to vote a zero percent rent increase at a hearing May 7. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/gates-for-washington-square-park-public-divided-at-cb2-meeting-FA5828766 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-09T00:58:35-04:00 Gates for Washington Square Park? Public Divided at CB2 Meeting https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-8018_4-10704627_20260509005817.jpg How to handle the opening around the arch is an entirely different challenge. Currently, closing the space requires around a dozen of the barricades linked together. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-8016_4-10704626_20260509005815.jpg Though the community was divided on the issue of permanent gates, they agree a better solution is needed that the current police barricades. Many argue the barricades undercut the beauty of the park and fail to keep out people after hours. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/nyc-washington-square-park-arch_4-10704602_20260508230430.jpg The controversy around whether or not to gate Washington Square Park goes back decades. The debate flared anew at a recent committee meeting at Community Board 2. https://www.ourtownny.com/voices/john-sterling-brought-fun-to-every-game-he-called-for-yankees-DN5834630 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-09T13:21:49-04:00 John Sterling Brought Fun to Every Game He Called for Yankees https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/john-sterling-in-booth_4-10704686_20260509130504.png Legendary Yankees radio broadcaster, who passed on May 4, prided himself on calling every game. At one point, he had called 5,060 consecutive games. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/john-sterling-by-chris-ptacek_4-10704681_20260509130504.jpg John Sterling, who was the radio voice of the Yankees for 36 season, passed on May 4 at age 87.