https://www.ourtownny.com/voices/let-s-build-an-nfl-stadium-on-randall-s-island-for-the-jets-YL5863054 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-22T11:57:19-04:00 Let’s Build an NFL Stadium on Randall’s Island for the Jets https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/football-randalls-island-2-png-10733220-10733220_4-10733220_20260519112808.jpg A Randall’s Island master plan with a New York Jets stadium https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/football-jets-png-10733183-10733183_4-10733183_20260519112802.png Here is what a Jets stadium on Randall’s Island, in the shadow of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (aka the Tri-Borough Bridge) would look like. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/hotel-management-and-union-ratify-new-hotel-workers-agreement-GI5875778 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-22T14:26:10-04:00 Hotel Management and Union Ratify New Hotel Workers Agreement https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/hotel-and-gaming-trades-council_4-10749899_20260522142439.jpg Following contract negotiations, the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council rank and file workers ratified a new contract May 21 which will increases wages by 50 percent over the eight-year life of the new contract. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/vijay-dandapani_4-10749483_20260522132911.webp Vijay Dandapani, president of the Hotel Association for NYC, represented management in the negotiations. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/rich-maroko-headshot_4-10749485_20260522142440.jpg Rich Maroko, president of the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council union, said hotel workers were ready to walk out if the negotiations had bogged down. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/mail-fishing-a-growing-threat-as-thieves-target-mailboxes-HN5843449 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-22T14:51:08-04:00 Mail Fishing a Growing Threat As Thieves Target Mailboxes https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-0314_4-10712083_20260522145108.jpg Mailbox on 90th and Broadway which was recently targeted for mail fishing. Thieves use glue to block letters from fully dropping into the box, then whitewash any checks that happen to be snagged by the glue trap. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/5f7fefdd-bdb7-402f-9270-dc75e8192515_4-10712089_20260512125534.jpg Inside the insert of the mail box where the glue traps are inserted https://www.ourtownny.com/voices/why-new-yorkers-should-care-about-the-return-of-jim-crow-politics-in-the-south-DN5861014 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-22T15:32:56-04:00 Why New Yorkers Should Care About the Return of Jim Crow Politics in the South https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/laura-dunn-for-congress_4-10750306_20260522153201.jpg Laura Dunn is one of eight candidates still in the race in the democratic primary for Congress in the NY’s 12th Congressional distgrict. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/laura-dunn_4-10732081_20260518171539.png Laura Dunn, a veteran civil rights attorney, decries the recent Supreme Court decision weakening the 1965 Voting Rights Act. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/mamdani-proclaims-new-era-in-childcare-even-as-preschool-enrollment-remains-flat-BI5875715 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-22T16:26:30-04:00 Mamdani Proclaims “New Era in Childcare,” Even as Preschool Enrollment Remains Flat https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/55281093281-31c23f9283-c_4-10749167_20260522135843.jpg Mamdani has received support from Gov. Kathy Hochul in his childcare ambitions; she has put $1.2 billion towards an expansion in coverage. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/55280171157-91f7eab8cf-k_4-10749226_20260522130814.jpg The amount of students utilizing public preschool in NYC has remained flat at around 100,000 students, Mayor Mamdani said on May 19, although he touted service improvements and future additions. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/central-park-horse-collision-leads-to-renewed-ban-calls-DK5873306 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-22T16:32:41-04:00 Central Park Horse Collision Leads to Renewed Ban Calls https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-21-at-4-19-59-pm_4-10746515_20260521162120.png A spooked carriage horse flipped over another carriage near Central Park on Monday, May 18, hospitalizing the driver. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-21-at-4-22-04-pm_4-10746546_20260521162303.png A number of local politicians swiftly seized on the incident to call for the passage of Ryder’s Law, which would ban the carriage trade in New York City. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/private-school-bids-20million-for-bankrupt-manhattan-country-school-GJ5874822 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-22T22:38:42-04:00 Private School Bids $20Million for Bankrupt Manhattan Country School https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/manhattan-country_4-10747714_20260522120256.webp The Geneva School of Manhattan has proposed a $20 million offer to buy the property of the now closed Manhattan Country School,(above) which filed for bankruptcy in May 2025.