https://www.ourtownny.com/voices/who-is-the-greatest-new-york-knicks-player-of-all-time-MJ5957925 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-19T17:42:19-04:00 Who is the Greatest New York Knicks Player of All Time? https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/who-is-greatest-knick-brunson-frazier_4-10849450_20260619130000.jpg Who is the greatest Knick of all? Some say Jalen Brunson others Walt “Clyde” Frazier. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/greatest-knick-patrick-ewing_4-10845098_20260619174219.jpg Some feel Patrick Ewing, the Knicks all time scoring leader and a 15-year veteran of the team, is the man. He was mobbed by young fans at the recent victory parade for the current team down the Canyon of Heroes. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/city-sidewalks-dob-unveils-new-look-scaffold-sheds-YL5951504 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-19T18:06:57-04:00 City Sidewalks: DOB Unveils New Look Scaffold Sheds https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ddc5b224-f8d6-4eac-9f31-6187bd708883_4-10833390_20260617104032.jpg Prototypes for two of the six new scaffolding shed designs were installed in lower Manhattan as part of a citywide effort to rebrand street scaffolding. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/e47317ed-4ebb-4e39-ad68-42d928c2b832_4-10832263_20260617104030.jpg The two designs installed, ‘Flex Shed’ (blue) and ‘Rigid Shed’ (yellow), will be up for thirty days in front of the Department of Buildings headquarters. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-2324_4-10833394_20260617104252.jpg The two sheds prioritize open air, light, and visual appeal, as well as ensuring pedestrian safety. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-2325_4-10833395_20260617104254.jpg The ‘Flex Shed’ took on varying levels of height and featured two different roof materials, one glass. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-2323_4-10833396_20260617104256.jpg The city aims to start replacing the old scaffolding structure with the new designs later this year. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/teen-tourist-dies-when-central-park-horse-carriage-overturns-GH5955109 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-20T15:37:25-04:00 Teen Tourist Dies When Central Park Horse Carriage Overturns https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/passersby-grab-horse_4-10845312_20260618174356.jpg A teen died after he was tossed from a horse drawn carriage that overturned in Central Park shortly after 2:45 p.m. on June 17. A passerby appeared to finally grab the runaway horse as bystanders rushed to help. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/carriage-collision-in-central-park_4-10845257_20260618173714.jpg The runaway carriage appeared to hit the wheel of another carriage, forcing it to overturn. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/carriage-on-two-wheels_4-10836100_20260618155804.jpg Video shows the carriage teetering on two wheels after the horse bolted after its driver disembarked to take a photo of tourists. A teen from India died from traumatic head injuries when he thrown from the carriage. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/what-to-see-and-do-to-mark-america-s-semiquincentennial-4th-of-july-DG5954522 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-20T15:47:30-04:00 What to See and Do to Mark America’s Semiquincentennial 4th of July https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/sail4th-tall-ships_4-10850334_20260620143645.jpg A week of nautical celebrations in New York Harbor will be highlighted by the parade of tall ships. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/more-fireworks-from-macy-s_4-10835558_20260620143644.jpg Macy’s is celebrating its 50th year of putting on a fireworks display and this year is firing them off from the Hudson River, the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-20-133611_4-10850335_20260620143645.png A flotilla of tall ships will sail into New York harbor from 32 countries with 15,000 sailors aboard. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/fraunces-tavern_4-10850341_20260620143645.jpg Fraunces Tavern is holding an open house in its Museum on July 4 focusing on three American presidents who died on July 4: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and John Adams. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/july-1-concert-at-nypl_4-10850340_20260620143645.jpg The New York Public Library will kick off its display of a rare copy of a handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence with a concert on July 1. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://events.leapevents.com/tickets/us-250-concert/tag/nyplwebsite">Tickets are required</a> for timed admission to see the document. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/one-block-of-esplanade-reopens-at-e-71st-street-AG5954741 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-21T16:19:49-04:00 One Block of Esplanade Reopens at E. 71st Street https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimage53id5q_4-10835994_20260618170713.jpg A small portion of a long-shuttered stretch of the East River Esplanade in the East 70s has been reopened, representing slight progress in an endless hospital construction saga. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimageawgig5_4-10836012_20260618170715.jpg The closure has been reportedly necessitated by the construction of Kellen Tower (above), an expansion of the Hospital for Special Surgery that opened in March after five years of development. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimage2s5db2_4-10836003_20260618170717.jpg The opening at E. 71st St. has come with a new and improved ramp, which advocates have clamored for.