https://www.ourtownny.com/news/early-childhood-education-chief-steps-down-while-2-k-doe-program-enrolls-over-2000-AX6088013 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-04T15:43:17-04:00 Early Childhood Education Chief Steps Down While 2-K DOE Program Enrolls Over 2,000 https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-04-at-3-13-30-pm_4-10977936_20260804151556.png NYC Mayor Mamdani, alongside DOE Chancellor Kamar Samuels and NYS Governor Kathy Hochul, announced over 2,000 children received offers for the inaugural 2-K public school class, out of an application pool of 5,700 Aug. 4. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/park-avenue-armory-tries-to-evict-knickerbocker-greys-cadets-again-LH6081962 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-04T15:50:16-04:00 Park Avenue Armory Tries To Evict Knickerbocker Greys Cadets—Again! https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/seventh-regiment-armory-park-avenue_4-10975974_20260803180832.jpg Local City Council members are slamming the Park Avenue Armory Conservancy for their ongoing attempt to evict the Knickerbocker Greys from the building’s basement, calling it “callous” and “ill-advised.” https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/julie-menin-4-10728993-20260517150635_4-10975987_20260803164225.webp In a letter addressed to the Conservancy, Council Speaker Jule Menin (above) and Council Member Virginia Maloney wrote that the eviction battle has “sadly tarnished the Conservancy’s reputation.” https://www.ourtownny.com/news/upper-east-side-neighborhood-event-calendar-aug-6-12-XH6090202 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-05T12:04:28-04:00 Upper East Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Aug. 6-12 https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/museum-of-arts-design-via-www-madmu_4-10979808_20260805120430.jpg Museum of Arts & Design via www.madmuseum.org https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/guggenheim-via-www-guggenheim-org_4-10979821_20260805120433.jpg guggenheim via www.guggenheim.org https://www.ourtownny.com/news/esplanade-overhaul-starting-at-east-94th-street-hits-funding-snag-FN6069610 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-05T14:54:42-04:00 Esplanade Overhaul Starting at East 94th Street Hits Funding Snag https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-28-at-5-36-36-pm_4-10959921_20260729175305.png A planned restoration of the Bobby Walker Walk—a stretch of the East River Esplanade between E. 90th Street and E. 124th Street—has been truncated due to funding issues. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-28-at-5-40-38-pm_4-10959924_20260728174359.png The overhaul will still include the reopening of the E. 107th St. Pier, which has been closed since 2018, although bathrooms will not be installed. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/camping-under-the-stars-in-city-parks-legally-yes-you-can-EJ6083125 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-05T22:16:57-04:00 Camping Under the Stars in City Parks? Legally? Yes, You Can! https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-08-03-at-12-53-34-pm_4-10974656_20260803125503.png Urban Park Rangers host an array of public events and activities, including educational excursions on NYC parks’ wildlife. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-08-03-at-12-56-33-pm_4-10974668_20260803125729.png Urban Park Rangers hosting Family Camping and helping families set up tents. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-08-03-at-12-43-17-pm_4-10974649_20260803124800.png The Lake of Central Park, with a person pictured on a rented boat. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/traffic-chaos-continues-days-after-water-main-bursts-in-east-village-MJ6092187 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-05T22:34:44-04:00 Traffic Chaos Continues Days After Water Main Bursts in East Village https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7552_4-10981518_20260805210255.jpg NYPD and NYC Transit officials stood by the enclosed entrance to First Avenue on 14 Street, redirecting vehicles away from the zone. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7556_4-10981524_20260805210302.jpg Construction and Con Edison workers were at the scene, trying to uncover the cause of the main burst. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7557_4-10981525_20260805210306.jpg Traffic is being redirected westbound towards Second Avenue. Outside the intersection closure, there was honking and congested movement of vehicles. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/officials-and-advocates-blast-judge-s-ruling-blocking-ice-mask-ban-JG6091469 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-05T22:53:02-04:00 Officials and Advocates Blast Judge’s Ruling Blocking ICE Mask Ban https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ice-block-jpg-10981323-10981323_4-10981323_20260805164108.jpg Officials and advocates came together after a law set to ban ICE agents from concealing their identities with masks was blocked when a judge issued a preliminary injunction. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/block-on-ban-jpg-10987926-10987926_4-10987926_20260806140901.jpg Assemblymember Tony Simone organized a conference to condemn the block on August 4. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/mask-ban-jpg-10987929-10987929_4-10987929_20260806140904.jpg Civil rights lawyer and Democratic nominee for Assembly District 66 David Siffert argued against the legal reasoning behind the decision at the press conference. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/officials-ban-jpg-10987925-10987925_4-10987925_20260806140907.jpg New York Immigration Coalition President Murad Awawdeh called the block on the mask ban a mistake. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/mask-ban-block-jpg-10987924-10987924_4-10987924_20260806140910.jpg Representative Dan Goldman, who has introduced a similar bill on a federal level in Congress, also came to speak out against the decision. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/city-council-launching-e-bike-safety-review-after-deadly-crashes-EG6091161 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-08-06T10:41:19-04:00 City Council Launching E-Bike Safety Review After Deadly Crashes https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-05-at-11-29-22-am_4-10980764_20260806104100.png NYC Council Members on the steps of city hall, announcing a Sept. 30 hearing on e-bike safety. From left to right: Council Members Selvena Brooks-Powers, Oswald Feliz, Majority Leader Shaun Abreu, Speaker Julie Menin, Gale Brewer, and Lynn Schulman. Council Members were joined by Jessica Solano, who’s been caring for her sister after she was severely injured by an e-bike while jogging, and Solano’s husband, Brian (right). https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/city-council-e-bike-safety-east-11-st_4-10981937_20260806102312.jpg A typical day on East 11th Street between First Avenue and Avenue A, where 100s of e-bikes, scooters and mopeds take over public space on behalf of the app delivery industry. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/city-council-e-bike-review-fly-e-bike_4-10982006_20260806102624.jpg No license, no license plate, no registration: a sparkling Fly E-Bike parked and ready for delivery. But is it really a “bicycle”? https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/city-council-e-safety-review-bike_4-10981934_20260806101851.jpg The City Council is launching e-bike safety review in part to deal with issues like speeding e-bikes. Here a Washington Heights shop advertises “We speed up bike.” https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/city-council-e-bike-safety-review-mon_4-10982009_20260806103135.jpg Stand up electric unicycles aka e-unicycles or monowheels are also an e-vehicle concern. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/e-bike-safety-hells-kitchen_4-10982016_20260806103736.webp City council launching e-bike safety review that might address scenes like this, which are typical of the 9th Avenue bike lane in Hell’s Kitchen. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/city-council-e-bike-review-red-hook-i_4-10982013_20260806103418.jpg NYPD’s illegal e-bike and scooter impound yard in Red Hook, Brooklyn.