https://www.ourtownny.com/news/crime-watch/man-sentenced-for-conspiracy-in-2022-east-harlem-wig-murder-DC6040885 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-18T23:44:16-04:00 Man Sentenced for Conspiracy in 2022 East Harlem Wig Murder https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/man-sentenced-east-harlem-wig-murder_4-10934266_20260718234304.jpg Man sentenced for conspiracy in 2022 East Harlem wig murder; pictured: Washington Houses NYCHA. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/manhattan-superheroes-no-more-marvel-comics-is-abandoning-the-city-NI6039078 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-19T02:19:05-04:00 Manhattan Superheroes No More: Marvel Comics is Abandoning the City! https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/spider-man_4-10934010_20260717171635.jpg Spider Man, long identified with the streets of New York, is heading to California, as Marvel’s comic book division joins the Marvel Studios in Burbank, CA., where parent company Walt Disney is based. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-17-at-1-38-39-pm_4-10932079_20260717133929.png Cover of Marvel Comics #1, the publisher’s first issue in 1939, fearing the android Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner. It was written by Al Anderson, Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Paul Gustavson, and Ben Thompson. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-17-at-1-45-32-pm_4-10933141_20260717135800.png The 96th issue, The Amazing Spider-Man, published May 1971. Manhattan streets and NYPD are vividly on the cover, with Spirder-Man climbing buildings throughout NYC. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-17-at-1-55-25-pm_4-10933144_20260717135803.png Walt Disney Studios, located in Burbank, California. Marvel Comics will be joining its parents company by July 2027 with a relocation to the Left Coast. The move will impact about 100 employees in its New York comic book unit in Hell’s Kitchen. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/cuban-day-parade-brings-multitudes-merriment-to-madison-avenue-KI6039862 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-20T11:23:11-04:00 Cuban Day Parade Brings Multitudes, Merriment to Madison Avenue https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/cuban-day-brings-multitudes-merriment_4-10934422_20260720104550.jpg Cuban Day Parade brings multitudes including “Presidenta” Barbara Cabon (right). https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/cuban-day-parade-multitudes_4-10934425_20260719234448.jpg Cuban Day Parade brings multitudes to Madison Avenue. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/cuban-day-parade-multitudes-flags-car_4-10934426_20260719234451.jpg Cuban Day Parade brings multitudes to Madison Avenue. Red, white and blue forever! https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/cuban-day-parade-multitudes-merriment_4-10934427_20260719234453.jpg Cuban Day Parade brings multitudes to Madison Avenue. Cuba! America! https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/cuban-day-parade-brings-multitudes-er_4-10934434_20260719235215.jpg Cuban Day Parade Brings Multitudes to Madison Avenue, year after year. In 2022, Mayor Adams was Gran Mariscal. Presidenta Barbara Cabon left. https://www.ourtownny.com/city-arts/photographer-robert-farber-is-bringing-his-work-to-new-generations-IF6043684 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-20T12:59:47-04:00 Photographer Robert Farber Is Bringing His Work to New Generations https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/robert-farber-portrait-jpg-10935754-10935754_4-10935754_20260720130001.jpg Robert Farber’s long, acclaimed career in art began with a passion for painting. Instead, he would help bring photography into the world of fine art. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/robert-farber-image-97b3ea35-a2fd-4245-bde7_4-10935757_20260720130002.png Robert Farber’s career extended to fashion and beauty photography, including for high-profile clients such as Bloomingdale’s. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/robert-farber-image-911ee127-ae68-4967-9c6e_4-10935756_20260720130004.png Now, Robert Farber is selling fine art posters and prints of his work on the new platform RDO Editions. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/robert-farber-image-polaroids-triple-jpg-1_4-10936257_20260720130007.jpg Robert Farber experimented with Polaroid cameras to create photographs with painterly quality. The reception he received helped establish his acclaim. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/episcopal-hq-vacated-by-e-42nd-st-chaos-could-become-housing-HD6041238 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-20T13:24:15-04:00 Episcopal HQ Vacated by E. 42nd St. Chaos Could Become Housing https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/episcopal-hq-building_4-10936323_20260720121618.jpg The national HQ of the Episcopal Church at 815 Second Ave. said last month it is exploring the sale or lease of the 14-story building. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/full-vacate-order-at-815-second-ave_4-10936326_20260720121620.jpg The Building Department ordered a full vacate of the building on July 7 after steel beams buckled in the nearby former Pfizer HQ at 235 E. 42nd St. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/worker-outside-the-episcopal-hq_4-10936329_20260720121620.jpg A worker stands outside the Episcopal HQ at 815 Second Ave. between East 42nd St. and East. 43rd Street on July 17. The building was still facing a full vacate order after beams buckeled inside nearby 235 E. 42nd St. in the former HQ of Pfizer. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/shot-of-buckled-beam-4-10911586-20260_4-10934013_20260717172808.webp The Church Center was given a full vacate order on July 7, when an office-to-residential conversion nearby at 235 E. 42nd St. nearly collapsed due to faulty support beams. The DOB shored up the building with additional beams but still had a full or partial vacate order on five nearby buildings. 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 2026-07-20T14:33:09-04:00 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. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/three-dead-due-to-legionnaires-disease-on-upper-east-side-HD6041339 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-20T14:52:50-04:00 Three 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 76 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 said it has since taken action to eliminate the bacteria. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/red-card-nyc-hotels-say-world-cup-boom-never-materialized-XF6034321 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-07-20T16:07:29-04:00 Red Card: NYC Hotels Say World Cup Boom Never Materialized https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/world-cup_4-10938004_20260720160730.jpg 50,000 fans turned out for a World Cup Finals watch party in Central Park on July 19, but a hotel trade association says bookings for hotels are actually off from a year ago and did not match the early hype. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-15-at-3-29-02-pm_4-10923689_20260715153616.png The Hospitality Association of New York City used FIFA estimates to predict a $300 million increase in room revenue this summer, but with the World Cup coming to a close, numbers have only reached about half that level.