https://www.ourtownny.com/news/national-hot-dog-day-draws-hundreds-to-pop-up-outside-the-met-HD6041779 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-21T19:14:58-04:00 National Hot Dog Day Draws Hundreds to Pop-Up Outside the Met https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimagep8eztr_4-10934257_20260718185418.jpg Joey Johnson, creator of the Instagram and TikTok account @<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.instagram.com/herbshotdogreviews/" target="_blank">herbshotdogreviews</a> gets ready to review a hot dog from Smash Kitchen at a pop-up to promote National Hot Dog Day. He gave it a rave review. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimage9u0ejq_4-10934249_20260721182539.jpg The Food Truck Outside of the Metropolitan Museum https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimagegw5dcw_4-10934255_20260721182541.jpg The condiment station for the hot dogs. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/five-dead-due-to-legionnaires-disease-on-upper-east-side-HD6041339 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-22T11:32:27-04:00 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, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, have now received positive tests in connection with a Legionnaires’ outbreak on the Upper East Side. 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/upper-east-side-neighborhood-event-calendar-jul-23-29-JC6051380 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-22T12:09:48-04:00 Upper East Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Jul.23-29 https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/met-cloisters-via-www-metmuseum-org_4-10941994_20260722120950.jpg met cloisters via www.metmuseum.org https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/met-fifth-avenue-via-www-metmuseum_4-10941998_20260722120951.jpg met fifth avenue via www.metmuseum.org https://www.ourtownny.com/news/anti-ice-army-vet-who-set-federal-plaza-fire-charged-with-arson-CL6049325 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-22T14:10:04-04:00 Anti-ICE Army Vet Who Set Federal Plaza Fire Charged With Arson https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/ap-photo-of-26-federal-plaza-fire_4-10940679_20260722140838.jpg Black smoke and flames erupted in front of 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan on the morning of July 20 after Army veteran Andrew Arrabaca set fire to a staircase. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/federal-plaza-img-1730-jpg-10940670-10940670_4-10940670_20260721182621.jpg A person identified as Andrew Arrabaca, (right in dark clothing) was videoed throwing a rectangular object into the fire that he allegedly set outside 26 Federal Plaza before being tackled by law enforcement. The person with the dog removed an air soft rifle that Arrabaca had placed on the ground. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/federal-plaza-ap26201505848334_4-10940674_20260721183131.jpg Law enforcement tackled Andrew Arrabaca to the ground after receiving 911 calls about fireworks and what some callers thought was an active shooter. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/arson-courtesy-pwc-companies_thumb4-10942975_20260722144257.jpg https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/arson-courtesy-pwc-companies_4-10942975_20260722144257.mp4 https://www.ourtownny.com/news/widow-of-man-killed-in-ues-legionnaires-outbreak-plans-lawsuit-DF6052731 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-22T23:54:03-04:00 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/food-drink/taylor-farms-recall-was-due-to-false-positive-but-worth-checking-all-warning-labels-GY6045877 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-23T01:40:40-04:00 Taylor Farms Recall Was Due to False Positive, but Worth Checking All Warning Labels https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/pexel-woman-washing-lettuce_4-10937236_20260720142404.jpg The rising number of cases of cyclosporiasis in the United States has prompled some to start avoiding lettuce, even though the FDA now says a report last week blaming the outbreak on Taylor Farms lettuce from Mexico was a false positive. Health experts recommend washing full heads of lettuce rather than using pre-packaged lettuce. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/nycem-defends-efforts-to-alert-public-about-legionnaires-disease-DF6052126 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-23T11:26:25-04:00 NYCEM Defends Efforts to Alert Public about Legionnaires’ Disease https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-22-at-2-24-17-pm_4-10942901_20260722142920.png City Council speaker Julie Menin, who represents an UES district, stands with Council Members including Harvey Epstein (far left) and Virginia Maloney (second from left) and Queens Council member Lynn Schulman (third from left) to discuss the city’s response to a Legionnaires’ outbreak. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/manhattan-rents-soar-to-an-all-time-high-in-june-YD6050908 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-23T15:40:05-04:00 Manhattan Rents Soar to An All-Time High in June https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/all-time-high-rent-nyc_4-10943380_20260722160335.jpg A photo of a busy Manhattan street. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/developer-pursues-fidi-convert-project-after-midtown-disaster-YF6034357 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-23T16:40:30-04:00 Developer Pursues FiDi Convert Project After Midtown Disaster https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-15-at-5-00-23-pm_4-10923841_20260715170309.png MetroLoft is pursuing the residential-to-office conversion of 1 Whitehall Street (above), just as it faces an ongoing investigation in connection with the recent near-collapse of a similar project at 235 E. 42nd St. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/shot-of-buckled-beam-4-10911586-20260_4-10924166_20260715165611.webp Steel beams in the office-to-residential project on E. 42nd Street buckled, causing floors and ceilings to sag.