https://www.ourtownny.com/news/grace-lee-announces-2-million-state-grant-for-9-11-health-research-GX5918109 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-11T21:04:23-04:00 Grace Lee Announces $2 Million State Grant for 9/11 Health Research https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7241_4-10798203_20260605180627.jpg Assemblymember Grace Lee at press conference announcing $2 million from state budget to support 9/11-realted health research. Also pictured: Council Member Christopher Marte (left) and Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal (right) were joined by Dr. Amit Verma, Dr. David Prezant, Tammy Meltzer, and Jim Brosi. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7245_4-10798193_20260605175921.jpg Assemblymember Grace Lee flanked by Council Member Christopher Marte and Manhattan Borough President Bray Hoylman-Sigal. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7231_4-10797528_20260605174437.jpg Plaque in front of FDNY Engine 24/Ladder 5/Battalion 2 Firehouse honoring 11 firefighters who gave their lives at World Trade Center during the 9/11 attack. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7302_4-10798197_20260605175925.jpg After attending the press conference, Straus News observed the 9/11 Memorial Pools in World Trade Center. The two reflecting pools embody the immeasurable loss from the terrorist attack that continues to take lives today. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7299_4-10798200_20260605175927.jpg A view of One World Trade Center from standpoint on the North Tower Pool. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/rockefeller-center-street-renamed-for-soccer-legend-thierry-henry-GM5934769 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-11T23:16:51-04:00 Rockefeller Center Street Renamed for Soccer Legend Thierry Henry https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/14364d53-cd22-4061-8489-799e19a3af4d_4-10812941_20260611113625.jpg NYC Council Member Virginia Maloney unveiled the new street name ‘Thierry Henry Way’ at a ceremony outside Radio City Music Hall June 10. (Photo: Jacqueline Gordon) https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/a54df036-c5f2-4d79-a8bf-8897b282d777_4-10811467_20260611113627.jpg Thierry Henry (pictured above on the TV screen) made a special appearance through video at the street naming event. (Photo: Jacqueline Gordon) https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/86fd8619-95d9-474f-b976-1d072ffbd2e7_4-10812943_20260611113628.jpg A crowd of Arsenal fans gathered at the corner of 50th and 6th avenue to witness the street reveal. (Photo: Jacqueline Gordon) https://www.ourtownny.com/news/freelancers-union-labor-group-offers-solidarity-to-the-solitary-XM5934505 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-12T00:35:20-04:00 Freelancers Union: Labor Group Offers Solidarity to the Solitary https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/freelancers-union-labor-group-day_4-10819000_20260612003050.jpg Freelancers Union “Freelance Isn’t Free Day” event, May 20. Kneeling with sign is Chief of Staff Andrea Gordillo; standing, bearded with sign, is FU’s former director Rafael Espinal. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/freelancers-union-labor-group-solidar_4-10818988_20260612003043.jpg Freelancers Union “Freelance Isn’t Free” event panel. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/freelancers-union-labor-group-day-sce_4-10818997_20260612003048.jpg Freelancers Union “Freelance Isn’t Free Day” included panels, lunch and networking. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/freelancers-union-labor-group-hub-ent_4-10818991_20260612003045.jpg Freelancers Union headquarters and “Hub” entrance in Brooklyn. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/freelancers-union-labor-group-hub_4-10818994_20260612003046.jpg Freelancers Union “Hub” in Industry City, Brooklyn. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/carriage-horse-suddenly-dies-in-central-park-spurring-ban-calls-XH5933220 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-12T10:31:54-04:00 Carriage Horse Suddenly Dies in Central Park, Spurring Ban Calls https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-10-at-1-50-06-pm_4-10810637_20260610170732.png A carriage horse named Deniz collapsed and died in Central Park on June 9, leading to renewed calls to ban the carriage trade in New York City entirely. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/horse-covered_4-10810720_20260610190950.png Police tossed a tarp over the area where Deniz died, in Central Park, on June 9. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/unknown-1_4-10810652_20260610172423.jpg Deniz pictured with his owner and caretaker, Nurettin Kirbiyik, before his death. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/crime-watch/midtown-foot-fetish-mogul-indicted-by-feds-for-sex-trafficking-KA5938792 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-12T11:13:04-04:00 Midtown Foot Fetish Mogul Indicted by Feds for Sex Trafficking https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/midtown-foot-fetish-mogul-indicted_4-10819119_20260612023658.jpg Midtown foot fetish mogul Jason Khan (inset) has been indicted for sex trafficking. https://www.ourtownny.com/features/healthy-manhattan/tea-lovers-happy-dilemma-black-green-or-white-CL5937325 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-12T13:28:46-04:00 Tea Lovers “Happy Dilemma:” https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/woman-serving-tea_4-10817699_20260612132831.png White tea packs more antioxidants than black tea or green tea. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/city-moving-to-combat-tourist-scams-ahead-of-2026-world-cup-JL5937496 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-12T13:35:04-04:00 City Moving to Combat Tourist Scams Ahead of 2026 World Cup https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4-02-12-pm_4-10817781_20260611160305.png Pedicab operators at work at West 58th Street and 7th Avenue near Central Park South. There are 850 licensed pedicabs in the city, but the number of unlicensed cabs means the number on the street is nearly double that figure, a recent city council report found. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/judge-tosses-lawsuit-trying-to-block-east-village-homeless-shelter-NK5941384 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-12T16:04:36-04:00 Judge Tosses Lawsuit Trying to Block East Village Homeless Shelter https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-04-23-at-4-53-45-pm-4_4-10823194_20260612151954.webp A judge has tossed a lawsuit filed by a few local residents, that sought to prevent the expansion of homeless shelter services at an East Third Street facility after the city closes the dilapidated Bellevue shelter. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimagecw3bba-4-10450608-2026030617_4-10823209_20260612152140.webp The city wants to move intake services to the shelter after shuttering the “Bellevue” shelter (pictured above) this spring. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/midtown-surprise-teacher-wins-25g-flag-award-for-teaching-excellence-BN5935762 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-13T10:29:31-04:00 Midtown Surprise: Teacher Wins $25G FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7475_4-10814127_20260612132232.jpg Ian Weissman, a social studies teacher at Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts, receives the FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence. Beginning June 8, six exceptional New York City public school teachers received surprise $25,000 checks for winning FLAG Awards for Teaching Excellence. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7491_4-10821209_20260612132241.jpg Mr. Weissman is greeted by cheering students who rush to congratulate him on his award. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7484-copy_4-10821212_20260612132245.jpg Mr. Weissman (right) poses with Michael Fram (left), principal of Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7481_4-10821215_20260612132249.jpg Mr. Weissman poses with Risa Daniels (left) and Laura Twersky (right), Co-Presidents of The FLAG Foundation for Excellence in Education. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7507_4-10821216_20260612132255.jpg Students of Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts attend class in the school’s black box theatre. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7514_4-10821217_20260612132300.jpg A sign upon entrance of Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts advocates for student creativity and curiosity. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/3e0a7508_4-10822465_20260612132608.jpg A handmade banner created by students at Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts celebrates the graduating Seniors of 2026. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/celebration-and-chaos-in-streets-marks-knicks-game-4-comeback-HN5935898 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-13T10:55:28-04:00 Celebration and Chaos in Streets Marks Knicks Game 4 Comeback https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/fans-on-avenue-a_4-10824082_20260613105515.jpg Traffic was temporarily blocked on Avenue A with fans chanting “Knicks, Knicks, Knicks” and “Go New York, Go New York, Go!” after the home teams miraculous win over the Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-11-at-12-08-20-pm_4-10817041_20260611140735.png Fans climb aboard a stationary FDNY truck in the East Village celebrating the biggest comeback win in NBA playoff history. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/1412-26-robbery-mtn-06-09-26-photo-1_4-10817039_20260611140722.png Violence by a mob directed against a San Anton.io Spurs fan marred some of the celebrations on June 10 after the Knicks comeback. Above is screenshot of one of the four unidentified attackers that the NYPD is seeking. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/1412-26-robbery-mtn-06-09-26-photo-4_4-10817040_20260611140729.png Footage of another one of the four unidentified suspects that the NYPD is seeking for a brutal assault on a San Antonio Spurs fan after the Knicks victory on June 10. https://www.ourtownny.com/voices/our-public-health-system-has-been-severely-compromised-under-trump-EN5935688 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-13T12:15:19-04:00 Our Public Health System has Been Severely Compromised under Trump https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/nina-schwalbe-on-steps-4-10152962-202_4-10812581_20260613121506.webp Health care activist Nina Schwalbe, who is running for Congress in the NY-12 district, warns that federal cutbacks under the second Trump Administration leave us ill-prepared for the next health emergency. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/new-gimbels-passage-under-lux-tower-to-help-fund-penn-station-rebuild-GN5942484 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-13T12:22:45-04:00 New Gimbels’ Passage under Lux Tower To Help Fund Penn Station Rebuild https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/rendering-without-map_4-10824057_20260613082710.png A passageway from the now-defunct department store Gimbels https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/new-penn-station-rendering_4-10824078_20260613100949.jpg A rendering of what the master developer envisions will be the main entrance of a new Penn Station. The classic, grand entrance (above) faces Eight Avenue. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/map-rendering_4-10824071_20260613090102.jpg https://www.ourtownny.com/news/new-school-lays-off-nearly-90-as-it-tries-to-cut-50m-deficit-KL5940804 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-13T15:30:04-04:00 New School Lays Off Nearly 90 as It Tries to Cut $50M Deficit https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/new-school_4-10822654_20260612155639.jpg The New School, the acclaimed, century-old, liberal arts university in Greenwich Village, laid off nearly 90 employees, including faculty members as it tries to close a growing budget deficit. (Photo Credit: The New School) https://www.ourtownny.com/news/where-to-watch-the-2026-world-cup-for-free-EA5938402 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-06-13T17:47:21-04:00 Where to Watch the 2026 World Cup for Free https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-13-104151_4-10824152_20260613171510.png Futbol fans piled into Times Square on Jan. 12 to watch FIFA World Cup games. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-11-at-8-41-14-pm_4-10818643_20260611204148.png Fifth watch parties will be held on the Intrepid museum throughout the 2026 World Cup. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/fifa-pitch-at-tavern-on-green_4-10824158_20260613174536.jpg Governor Kathy Hochul, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Mayor Zohran Mamdani opened a mini-soccer pitch at Tavern on the Green in Central Park that will offer free drop in events open to all through July 18.