https://www.ourtownny.com/news/thakkar-developers-135-w-50th-st-possible-eviction-HD5849944 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-14T17:31:32-04:00 Midtown Tower Owners Facing Possible Eviction https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/135-w-50th-st_4-10725510_20260514164833.png 135 W. 50th St. sold in 2024 for $8.5 million on the realty auction platform Ten-X. https://www.ourtownny.com/food-drink/we-all-scream-for-ice-cream-cones-DL5850489 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-14T18:00:40-04:00 We All Scream for Ice Cream (Cones)! https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/kids-with-ice-cream_4-10725099_20260514174858.jpg The peak months for ice cream consumption are June and July, according to the International Dairy Foods Association, which predicts consumption will continue to rise well into the next decade. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/delmonicos_4-10725671_20260514174859.png The chef in the famed Delmonico’s in lower Manhattan is credited with creating the first ice cream cone, wrapping the desert in a waffle casing in 1894. But it was an ice cream pushcart operator who is credited with a patent for an upright cone in 1903. https://www.ourtownny.com/home/dot-500-outdoor-bike-parking-stations-coming-to-a-street-near-you-XG5844505 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-14T18:25:37-04:00 DOT: 500 Outdoor Bike-Parking Stations Coming to a Street Near You https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-12-at-2-46-58-pm_4-10712774_20260512144841.png Storage units where bikes will be held. Each unit will hold several bikes. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/mamdani-shortens-affordable-housing-approval-process-AL5850417 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-15T10:45:21-04:00 Mamdani Shortens Affordable Housing Approval Process https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/55268416090-1c4b650a66-k_4-10725232_20260514180746.jpg Mayor Mamdani (at mic) produced a set of reforms aimed at cutting red tape for affordable housing development. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/55268016071-34d33cd203-k_4-10725513_20260514180747.jpg Mamdani’s announcement garnered support from Carlina Rivera (pictured center-left), the former City Council Member and now-CEO of the New York State Association for Affordable Housing. https://www.ourtownny.com/voices/rabbi-tells-why-we-love-our-billionaires-and-urges-support-of-jewish-ed-charities-first-BM5853003 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-15T13:01:19-04:00 Rabbi Tells ‘Why We Love Our Billionaires’ and Urges Support of Jewish Ed. Charities First https://www.ourtownny.com/city-arts/student-who-lost-an-older-brother-honors-him-by-finishing-first-in-art-show-BL5841311 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-15T14:04:14-04:00 Student Who Lost an Older Brother, Honors Him By Finishing First in Art Show https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/unknown_4-10711923_20260512115630.jpg Village Alliance Art Competition winner and Cooper Union student Ari Barash at Astor Place, where his winning series <i>LONG LIVE YUL: NOMADIC COSMOLOGY </i>is on display, adorning the area’s utility boxes. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-12-at-11-51-24-am_4-10711978_20260512120319.png “LONG LIVE YUL: NOMADIC COSMOLOGY”<i> </i>is the body of work by Ari Barash that garnered the top award in the Village Alliance Art Competition. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/05072026-village-alliance-017-207407_4-10712046_20260512123306.jpg Just one of the Astor Place utility boxes that Village Alliance Director Scott Hobbs now calls “A focal point with community-based art.” Artist Ari Barash’s work will be displayed throughout the summer. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/05072026-village-alliance-142-207943_4-10712069_20260512123343.jpg Artists and Village Alliance representatives gathered at Astor Place for the May 7^thart dedication. (l to r): Nick Pietrinferno, Urban Design + Engagement Associate, Scott Hobbs, Executive Director, art competition winner Ari Barash, finalist Lindsay Liang, finalist Phoebe Jamieson, finalist Gigi Borgese, Elizabeth Horkely, Marketing + Partnerships Manager, Taylor Young, Deputy Director, Calvin Beatty, Field Operations Manager. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/crime-watch/subway-shover-gets-20-year-prison-sentence-for-ues-attack-AK5851031 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-15T15:21:02-04:00 Subway Shover Gets 20 Year Prison Sentence for UES Attack https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/emine-ozsoy_4-10728538_20260515151434.png A talented artist before the attack by a deranged man on an UES subway in 2023, Emine Ozsoy was cut to the bone and initially left paralyzed from the shoulders down. Through intense therapy, she has learned to feed herself, brush her teeth and use a computer. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/subway-shover-sentenced-vicious-ues-a_4-10725839_20260515071553.jpg Convicted madman subway shover Kamal Semrade. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5652701-10725839-20260515_4-10728699_20260515154819.jpg Madman subway shover Kamal Semrade received a 20-year prison sentence for slamming a woman’s head into a moving subway train at an UES station, leaving her partially paralyzed. https://www.ourtownny.com/home/east-93rd-street-sinkhole-repair-to-force-esplanade-to-close-again-LH5854836 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-15T17:41:50-04:00 East 93rd Street Sinkhole Repair to Force Esplanade to Close Again https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/sinkhole-4-10657718-20260427112431_4-10728714_20260515170043.webp A stretch of the East River Esplanade starting at E. 93rd St. is slated to close to the public again on May 26, for extensive sinkhole repairs. It was briefly closed last month (pictured above). https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/new-esplandae-photo-genevieve-hartnet_4-10728720_20260515170302.webp The pathway returned to the status quo ante after a week-long closure April 30, with a fence surrounding the sinkhole and the pathway left unobstructed only to closed once again as the Parks Dept. undertakes repairs. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/foreclosure-crisis-east-village-landlords-YG5855247 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-16T13:04:22-04:00 Inside the $55 Million Foreclosure Crisis Facing an East Village Landlord https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/520-building-east-village_4-10728804_20260516132605.jpg This building at 441 E. 12th St. in the East Village is one of four owned by LLCs tied to David Jacobson and the late Michael Ricatto. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/520-building-east-village_4-10728820_20260515223156.png Another building in the Jacobson/Ricatto portfolio now under financial pressure sits at 520 E.14th St. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/199-building-east-village_4-10728823_20260515223159.png A convenience store at the base of 199 Ave A, one of four buildings in the Jacobson/Ricatto real estate portfolio that is now under financial pressure. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/346-building-east-village_4-10728826_20260515223202.png 346 East 13th Street. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/new-summer-of-hell-fire-breaks-out-at-penn-station-lirr-strike-begins-2-days-later-YH5854919 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-16T14:16:06-04:00 New Summer of Hell? Fire Breaks Out At Penn Station, LIRR Strike Begins 2 Days Later https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/inside-penn_4-10728791_20260515180511.png The LIRR level of Penn Station is nearly deserted as a tunnel fire on May 14 kept most service suspended throughout the day on May 15. The MTA was urging riders to use Grand Central Madison. And then a strike began at 12:01 a.m. on May 16. Up to 300,000 commuters will be impacted if the strike stretches into workweek. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimageawtal7_4-10728732_20260515172320.jpg Firefighters responding to a track fire that broke out at Penn Station on Thursday, April 14, which snarled commutes well into the next day. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/tempimagemobp7w_4-10728728_20260515180512.jpg The fire severely disrupted LIRR and NJ Transit service, although nobody was injured.