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<news:title>Traffic Chaos Continues Days After Water Main Bursts in East Village</news:title>
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<image:caption>Steam was still billowing from mid-block on Aug. 3 after a water main break at the intersection of First Ave. and East 14th Street earlier that afternoon. Traffic would remain snarled for days as the intersection could remain closed. </image:caption>
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<image:caption>City workers were still laboring into the evening on Aug. 7 trying to repair the roadway at the intersection of East 14th Street and First Avenue. </image:caption>
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<image:caption>Construction and Con Edison workers were at the scene excavating the roadway two days after the Aug. 3 water main break.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>NYPD and NYC Transit officials stood by the enclosed entrance to First Avenue on 14 Street, redirecting vehicles away from the zone.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Traffic is being stopped and redirected westbound on East 13th Street towards Second Avenue. Outside the intersection closure, there was honking and congested movement of vehicles.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-09T01:29:35-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Elder Assault on Lexington Ave.; Man Who Raped UES Nurse Sentenced</news:title>
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<image:caption>Elder Assault on Lexington Avenue suspect: do you recognize him from the morning of July 30?</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Donovan Murphy in the vicinity of First Avenue and East 92nd Street, September 2024.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-09T10:19:54-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Le Petit Parisien Bakery on East 78th Street Suddenly Closes</news:title>
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<image:caption>Le Petit Parisien, a French bakery and restaurant located on the Upper East Side, is shutting down permanently after four years of business.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>As the venue is moving out of the location, a sign is placed by the entrance door for customers. Two locations remain in Manhattan, one in Lenox Hill and one in the East Village.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The cafe offered authentic French sandwiches, pastries, salads, main dishes, and coffee and tea.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-09T18:42:21-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Legionnaires’ Disease: Some City Council Members Blame Mamdani </news:title>
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<image:caption>City Council Speaker Julie Menin (center), 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. </image:caption>
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