https://www.otdowntown.com/news/chelsea-downtown-manhattan-events-may-14-20-FI5846250 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-13T12:14:16-04:00 Chelsea & Downtown Manhattan Events: May. 14-20 https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/perelman-performing-arts-via-www_4-10715293_20260513121418.jpg perelman performing arts via www.pacnyc.org https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/high-line-via-highline-org_4-10715297_20260513121419.jpg high line via highline.org https://www.otdowntown.com/news/meditation-washington-square-park-EG5844886 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-13T12:59:12-04:00 An Artist in Yellow Meditating With a Seed in Washington Square Park https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/meditating-yellow-png-10712977-10712977_4-10712977_20260512155118.png MacEwan in yellow, representing the theme of ambition. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/meditation-yellow-seed-png-10712994-10712994_4-10712994_20260512155119.png MacEwan held a black turtle bean during their yellow-themed meditation on ambition. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/meditating-red-png-10712999-10712999_4-10712999_20260512155121.png MacEwan in red, representing the theme of pride. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/red-seed-meditation-png-10713002-10713002_4-10713002_20260512155122.png MacEwan held a black turtle bean during their red-themed meditation on pride. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/dot-500-outdoor-bike-parking-stations-coming-to-a-street-near-you-XG5844505 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-13T13:59:36-04:00 DOT: 500 Outdoor Bike-Parking Stations Coming to a Street Near You https://www.otdowntown.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.otdowntown.com/news/35-million-jeffrey-epstein-files-on-exhibit-at-tribeca-pop-up-HG5844393 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-13T16:28:23-04:00 3.5 Million Jeffrey Epstein Files on Exhibit at Tribeca Pop-up https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/donald-j-trump-and-jeffrey-epstein-m_4-10712637_20260512143609.jpg The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room pop-up opened in a Tribeca gallery on May 8. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/donald-j-trump-and-jeffrey-epstein-m_4-10712638_20260512143610.jpg One of the main features of the space, a timeline documenting Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein’s history together, took months of research and fact-checking to develop. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/donald-j-trump-and-jeffrey-epstein-m_4-10712640_20260512143612.jpg The Institute for Primary Facts organized the documents into 3,437 volumes, which all together weigh over 17,000 pounds. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-1044_4-10715350_20260513122609.jpg In the basement, a cork board for visitors to leave messages was filled after only four days. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/donald-j-trump-and-jeffrey-epstein-m_4-10712639_20260513124058.jpg Though the public can visit the exhibit, only survivors and members of the press, Congress, and law enforcement can read through the pages. The Institute for Primary Facts chose to restrict this due to the Department of Justice’s failure to redact the names of all of the victims. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/condo-developer-to-demolish-corlears-school-on-w-15th-street-KH5845286 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-13T17:17:19-04:00 Condo Developer to Demolish Corlears School on W. 15th Street https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/tempimagebfzhig_4-10713232_20260514124636.jpg A condo developer has filed demolition plans for the Corlears School on W. 15th St., days after buying it for $19 million. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/tempimageae8m3d_4-10713289_20260512171931.jpg The school is transitioning from a K-5 model to a pre-K model this upcoming fall. https://www.otdowntown.com/home/resident-arrested-for-starting-inwood-blaze-that-killed-three-people-KJ5847095 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-14T10:28:39-04:00 Resident Arrested for Starting Inwood Blaze That Killed Three People https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/yolaine-diaz-and-mom-credit-yolaine-d_4-10717179_20260513170940.webp A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly fire in Inwood that killed Yolaine Diaz (left) and Ana Mirtha Lantigua. Victor Arias, 29, reportedly tossed a cigarette into cardboard boxes in the building’s lobby. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/hhelscuwsaayau3-4-10684128-2026050416_4-10716739_20260513170307.webp The fire also killed a 24-year-old man, hospitalized five people in critical condition, and displaced 100 residents. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/intubated-fire-victim_4-10717233_20260513173240.png One of the victims is intubated following a fire in her apartment building in Inwood which killed three people, injured 14 and left 100 residents homeless. A GoFundMe to raise money for a mom and her three children who were hurt in the blaze has raised over $50,000. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/olmstead-hat-show-raises-record-shattering-54m-for-central-park-EK5837897 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-14T14:50:28-04:00 Olmstead Hat Show Raises Record Shattering $5.4M for Central Park https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/blair-husain_4-10723925_20260514144720.jpg Jewelry designer to the stars Blair Husain shares a laugh as she is escorted into the Hat Show in the Conservancy Garden in Central Park. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/big-hats-at-hat-show_4-10707706_20260514144720.jpg The annual event is definitely a see and be seen gathering, held in the Conservancy Garden of Central Park. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/magee-hickey_4-10723928_20260514144720.jpg That’s Magee Hickey, WPIX broadcaster, decked out as a sunflower. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/jill-brooke-and-susan-magrino_4-10722298_20260514144720.png Jill Brooke, the editor of FlowerPowerDaily, meets up with Susan Magrino, the power PR executive who credited her chapeau to Kokin, the high-end milliner whose hats recently graced heads at the Kentucky Derby. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screen-shot-flower_4-10723931_20260514144721.png Mariam Korangy, of the Yale School of Medicine (left), signer/songwriter Kate Davis (center) and jewelry designer Blair Husain show off their spring hats at the charity fundraiser. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/tracey-huff-women-s-committee-preside_4-10723934_20260514144722.jpg Tracey Huff, Women’s Committee president added to her hat with a soft cerulean spring flowered dress and sparkling diamond sunflower necklace created by Harry Winston. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/diana-rice-and-genie-egerton-warburto_4-10712984_20260514144722.png Diana Rice and Genie Egerton-Warburton turn out every year. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/stove-pipe-hat-at-hat-show_4-10712987_20260514144723.jpg This stove pipe hat is a topper. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/promenade-two-by-two_4-10724739_20260514144723.jpg Promenading at the Central Park Hat Luncheon.