https://www.ourtownny.com/news/east-river-esplanade-between-93rd-and-94th-streets-reopens-LY5818692 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-04T18:22:17-04:00 East River Esplanade between 93rd and 94th Streets Reopens https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/new-esplandae-photo-genevieve-hartnet_4-10684630_20260504182206.jpg <b>The reopened section of the Esplanade between E 93rd and 94th Street and the sinkhole that remains.</b> https://www.ourtownny.com/news/e-bikes-moped-gangs-mail-theft-top-17-pct-community-council-meeting-BN5807146 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-04T19:27:26-04:00 E-Bikes, Moped Gangs, Mail Theft Top 17 Pct Community Council Meeting https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/officers-of-the-month_4-10684798_20260504192727.jpg Captain Allen Kirmss, commanding officer of the 17th Pct. presented officer of the month to Officers Ramman and Islam, who apprehended a suspect who had robbed a street vendor at knifepoint. Don Reid from the 17th Pct. community council is right. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/17-pct-community-council-meeting_4-10679922_20260504090724.jpg 17th Precinct C.O. Captain Allen Kirmss (left) and the C.O. he suceeeded, Deputy Inspector Maggie Clamp, who became the boss at Midtown North this past January. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/fire-kills-three-critically-injures-five-in-inwood-XY5818213 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-04T22:30:30-04:00 Fire Kills Three, Critically Injures Five in Inwood https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/hhelscuwsaayau3_4-10684128_20260504160210.jpg A fire broke out on Dyckman St. in Inwood on Monday, May 4, killing three people. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-04-at-3-34-14-pm_4-10684336_20260504160211.png FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said that the fire revealed the importance of closing one’s door during a fire, saying that apartments with their doors left open experienced “more impact.” https://www.ourtownny.com/news/fire-erupts-at-broadway-s-eugene-o-neill-theater-MM5817806 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-04T23:19:21-04:00 Fire Erupts at Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theater https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-04-at-2-10-49-pm_4-10683536_20260504142104.png FDNY on the scene at 230 West 49th Street where an electrical fire sparked a conflagration at the historic Eugene O’Neill Theater, the longtime home the “The Book of Mormon.” https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-04-at-2-18-14-pm_4-10683539_20260504142111.png FDNY deputy chief David Simms (center) speaks at press conference at 230 West 49th Street after the three alarm fire was extinguished on May 4. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-04-at-2-10-16-pm_4-10683540_20260504142118.png Firefighters arriving at the scene of the Eugene O’Neill Theater where fire erupted on the morning of May 4. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/pastors-worry-as-archdiocese-pushes-800-million-sex-abuse-settlement-IY5818309 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-05T00:28:06-04:00 Pastors Worry as Archdiocese Pushes $800 Million Sex Abuse Settlement https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/pastors-worry-archiodecese-sex-settle_4-10685073_20260505002650.jpg The Catholic Archdiocese of New York (here St. Patrick’s Cathedral) is trying to finalize a $800 million deal to pay off 1,300 past victims of sexual abuse at the hands of priests and lay people. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/pastors-archdiocese-sex-abuse-settlem_4-10685070_20260505001835.jpg Cardinal Dolan outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral for Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/bishop-hicks-at-press-conferecne-at-s_4-10684608_20260504174312.jpg Archbishop Ronald Hicks in December when he was announced as the replacement for Cardinal Timothy Dolan. It will be up to Hicks to finalize the deal to pay off 1,300 victims of sexual abuse at the hands of priests and lay people affiliated with the Archdiocese. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/dolan-and-hicks_4-10684346_20260504172133.jpg Cardinal Timothy Dolan (left) whose resignation was accepted on Dec. 18, had accelerated the selloff of Archdiocesan real estate over the past two years to raise money for victims of sexual abuse by priests and lay people. But it will now be up to new Archbishop Ronald Hicks (right) to finish raising the money to pay victims. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/st-brigid-migrant-check-in-center_4-10684576_20260504172133.jpg St. Brigid School adjacent to Tompkins Square Park was leased to the city during the migrant crisis but is now the latest property that the Archdiocese has put up for sale as its scrambles to pay past victims of sexual abuse. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/st-patricks-cathedral-wikimedia-comm_4-10684607_20260504174313.jpg The Catholic Archdiocese of New York is trying to finalize a $800 million deal to pay off 1,300 past victims of sexual abuse at the hands of priests and lay people. https://www.ourtownny.com/sponsored-content/brighton-beach-daycare-checklist-for-working-parents-XG5822011 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-05T13:24:37-04:00 Brighton Beach Daycare Checklist for Working Parents https://www.ourtownny.com/home/amazon-union-founder-chris-smalls-arrested-amid-protests-at-met-gala-LJ5821793 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-05T17:13:47-04:00 Amazon Union Founder Chris Smalls Arrested Amid Protests at Met Gala https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/resistance-red-carpet-at-the-2026-met_4-10687704_20260505170449.jpg Protesters gather across the street from the Metropoliant Museum of Art to protest the involvment of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as a sponsor. Amazon union founder Chris Smalls was arrested. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/met-gala-via-citizen_4-10686467_20260505165339.png Chris Smalls, the head of the first successful unionization drive at an Amazon outlet, was arrested for crasing a barrier at the 2026 Met Gala being staged at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/lauren-sanches-at-met-gala-2026-wikim_4-10687705_20260505170449.jpg Lauren Sanchez Bezos arrives at the Met Gala 2026 on May 4. The sponsorship of the event by her husband Jeff Bezos, one of the world’s richest individuals in the world, drew the ire of protestors. https://www.ourtownny.com/news/upper-east-side-neighborhood-event-calendar-may-7-13-FM5824557 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-06T12:04:47-04:00 Upper East Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: May. 7-13 https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/arsenal-via-centralpark-org_4-10689030_20260506120449.jpg Arsenal via centralpark.org https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/folk-art-museum-via-www-folkartmuseum_4-10689034_20260506120450.jpg folk art museum via www.folkartmuseum.org https://www.ourtownny.com/news/cb-7-postpones-vote-on-controversial-72nd-st-bike-lane-IM5824921 hourly Our Town - Eastsider en 2026-05-06T13:58:28-04:00 CB 7 Postpones Vote on Controversial 72nd St. Bike Lane https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5600634-10619243-20260506_4-10689189_20260506133650.png A nine-foot-wide, two-way bike lane is envisioned for the north side of W. 72nd as part of the river-to-river bike lane.being proposed by the Department of Transportation. Some locals are objecting. https://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5600634-10619247-20260506_4-10689546_20260506133652.png The proposed bike lane on the West Side would start at Riverside Blvd and run across W. 72nd St. and through Central Park to the east side.