https://www.ourtownny.com/city-arts/harlem-meer-performance-festival-returns-to-central-park-EL6058457 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-28T15:39:48-04:00 Harlem Meer Performance Festival Returns to Central Park https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/harlem-meer-performance-festival_4-10953579_20260724151515.jpg The Harlem Meer Performance Festival in 2025. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/stormymcnair-1_4-10953726_20260724161858.jpg Stormy McNair smiling at the camera with an empty Central Park Conservancy branded parade float in the background.She grew up in Harlem and calls the northern end of the park her home neighborhood. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/harlem-meer-performance-festival-3_4-10953077_20260724151511.jpg Hundreds flocked to one of the performances at the 2025 Harlem Meer Performance Festival. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/harlem-meer-performance-festival-2_4-10953582_20260724151517.jpg Attendees dance together at the Harlem Meer Performance Festival in 2025. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/summer-streets-are-coming-to-manhattan-august-1-8-15-dot-NX6066069 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-29T10:36:25-04:00 Summer Streets Are Coming to Manhattan August 1, 8, 15: DOT https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/summer-streets-coming-manhattan-augus_4-10957740_20260728080106.jpg Summer Streets starts on the south end at Centre Street. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/pxl-20240803-193140276-4-8004635-2024_4-10957643_20260727172402.webp Summer Streets, which shuts down roadways for pedestrian and bike use, is returning to Manhattan on three weekend days this month. Above: a closure during the 2024 edition of the DOT program. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/summer-streets-0723-3_4-10957633_20260727171217.png This year’s Summer Streets will include a giveaway raffle for a replica of the sign used in the NY Knicks’s ticker-tape championship parade. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/summer-streets-park-ave-2026_4-10957754_20260728082109.jpg Summer Streets at Park Avenue and East 53rd Street, August 2025. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/upper-east-side-neighborhood-event-calendar-jul-30-aug-5-AF6070938 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-29T12:04:32-04:00 Upper East Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Jul.30-Aug.5 https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/folk-art-museum-via-www-folkartmuseum_4-10961267_20260729120434.jpg folk art museum via www.folkartmuseum.org https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/lincoln-center-via-lincolncenter-org_4-10961271_20260729120435.jpg Lincoln Center via lincolncenter.org https://www.ourtownny.com/news/dog-stolen-on-f-train-cops-hunt-suspect-who-boarded-on-les-XF6070606 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-29T12:52:26-04:00 Dog Stolen on F Train: Cops Hunt Suspect Who Boarded on LES https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/dog-stolen-f-train-dognapper-nypd_4-10961044_20260729125213.jpg Dog Stolen at F Train at Bergen Street in Brooklyn, last seen on Second Avenue on the Lower East Side. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/five-dead-due-to-legionnaires-disease-on-upper-east-side-HD6041339 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-29T16:32:07-04:00 Five Dead Due to Legionnaires’ Disease on Upper East Side https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/metropolitan-museum-of-art-the-met_4-10934021_20260717173944.jpg A total of 160 buildings have now been tested in connection with a Legionnaires’ outbreak on the Upper East Side, with The Metropolitan Museum of Art (above) receiving a positive test. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/solomon-r-guggenheim-museum-4805913-4_4-10934028_20260717174215.webp The Guggenheim Museum, located on Fifth Avenue, also received a positive test for <i>Legionella </i>bacteria during a Health Department inspection connected to the outbreak. The Museum has since taken action to eliminate the bacteria. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/widow-of-man-killed-in-ues-legionnaires-outbreak-plans-lawsuit-DF6052731 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-29T16:48:09-04:00 Widow of Man Killed in UES Legionnaires’ Outbreak Plans Lawsuit https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/img-6097_4-10943432_20260722171114.jpg Ida Goldstein, the bereaved widow of a man killed in the current Legionnaire’s outbreak striking the Upper East Side, plans on filing a negligence lawsuit against a building owner in connection with his death. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimagefhjm7f_4-10943428_20260722235404.jpg Goldstein displayed a portrait of her late husband Robert during a July 21 press conference on the planned lawsuit. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/esplanade-overhaul-starting-at-east-94th-street-hits-funding-snag-FN6069610 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-29T17:53:33-04:00 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/home/legionnaires-outbreak-causes-sixth-death-on-ues-XD6072426 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-30T12:00:52-04:00 Legionnaires’ Outbreak Causes Sixth Death on UES https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/legionnaires-outbreal-death-ues_4-10964935_20260730120555.jpg Cooling towers at the following addresses have tested culture positive, meaning live Legionella bacteria were present at the time of the test. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-29-at-5-36-59-pm_4-10962877_20260729173921.png A outbreak of Legionnaires’ on the Upper East Side has now resulted in six deaths, even as no new cases have been reported since July 17. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/metropolitan-museum-of-art-the-met-4_4-10962888_20260729174053.webp The Metropolitan Museum (above) tested positive for the disease during the outbreak, as did the Guggenheim Museum.