https://www.otdowntown.com/voices/mamdani-reveals-plan-to-fight-antisemitism-without-defining-the-term-DC6242746 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-09-30T14:43:58-04:00 Mamdani Reveals Plan to Fight Antisemitism Without Defining the Term https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/mamdani-antisemitism-defining-zionism_4-11147257_20260930020521.jpg Mayor Mamdani and Brad Lander at a Sukkah hop, Sept. 29; Letitia James, Julie Menin and Mark Treyger at Israel Day Parade, May 31. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/mamdani-antisemitism-sukkah-hop_4-11147260_20260930021511.jpg Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani partakes in a sukkah hop in Brooklyn, Sept. 29, 2026. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/mamdani-antisemitism-definition-israe_4-11147263_20260930021511.jpg Israel Day Parade May 31, 2026, including literal signs of support from Kathy Hochul, Letitia James, Mark Levine, Julie Menin, Tom DiNapoli, Mike Lawler. https://www.otdowntown.com/features/healthy-manhattan/from-a-manhattan-apartment-a-mother-and-son-grow-an-app-to-find-farmers-markets-BA6244560 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-10-01T10:49:24-04:00 From a Manhattan Apartment, a Mother and Son Grow an App to Find Farmers Markets https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-0761_4-11149719_20260930151222.jpg Heather and Luca Spinelli with the FarmScout app. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-0763_4-11149722_20260930151223.png The FarmScout logo. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-0765_4-11149725_20260930151223.jpg Luca Spinelli is hard at work on a computer. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-0762_4-11149726_20260930151225.png Heather Spinelli, a video producer, wanted to find alternatives to make it easier to find fresh produce that was not in a supermarket. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-0764_4-11149727_20260930151227.jpg FarmScout allows users to search for farmers markets, local vendors and products. https://www.otdowntown.com/city-arts/frick-taps-new-head-of-education-programs-after-220m-renovation-IY6203028 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-10-01T15:07:07-04:00 Frick Taps New Head of Education Programs after $220M Renovation https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/9e46b9dc-df68-6593-8a3b-cbad3eb37d40_4-11108981_20261001155146.jpg New York success story, Caitlin Henningsen, rose through the ranks of The Frick from curatorial assistant to Head of the Education Department and plans to help others cultivate a lifelong relationship with the arts. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/fifth-avenue-2012-900-600-jpg_4-11108984_20261001155146.webp The Frick Collection, housed in one of New York City’s last great Gilded Age homes, provides intimate encounters with one of the world’s foremost collections of fine and decorative arts, with masterworks from the Renaissance to the late nineteenth century. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/rembrandt-self-portrait-flickr_4-11155426_20261001144343.jpg Rembrandt painted over 40 self portraits as he aged one of his most striking is this 1658 painting in the Frick Collection. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/grand-staircase-in-frick-museum-court_4-11155427_20261001144343.jpg The grand staircase inside the Frick Collection. A five-year, $220 million renovation of the Gilded Age mansion, completed in April 2025 contains a 220-seat auditorium. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/cafe-des-artistes-to-make-grand-comeback-at-former-uws-home-XN6249527 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-10-01T18:06:57-04:00 Café Des Artistes to Make Grand Comeback at Former UWS Home https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-6616gdnq5w_4-11155815_20261002132842.jpg Café des Artistes is making a roaring comeback to the ground floor of the Hotel des Artistes on W. 67th Street, under new ownership. It shuttered in 2009 after nearly a century in business. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/wstm-team-boerum-0072_4-11155829_20261002132845.jpg The original Café des Artistes, pictured above in 2008 a year before its closure. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-661808txad_4-11155828_20261002132706.jpg A new poster on the to-be entrance to the revived Café des Artistes encourages local residents to get on an email list for new updates. https://www.otdowntown.com/features/healthy-manhattan/breakfast-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day-in-many-lands-BN6249627 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-10-01T18:46:06-04:00 Breakfast: The Most Important Meal of the Day in Many Lands https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/woman-eathing-breakfast_4-11155824_20261001184059.jpg A croissant, a bottle of water and a cup of coffee is a less than ideal breakfast for recharging your body. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/city-council-mulls-bills-to-address-e-bike-speeding-and-safety-concerns-DB6245216 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-10-02T10:27:19-04:00 City Council Mulls Bills to Address E-Bike Speeding and Safety Concerns https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-09-30-at-5-38-19-pm_4-11150092_20260930174016.png The City Council held a hearing to discuss nearly two-dozen bills that aim to address the risk of speeding e-bikes, which Council Speaker Julie Menin described as a bid to make people “feel safe,” on September 30. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-09-30-at-5-48-40-pm_4-11150269_20260930174955.png One bill, pushed by Council majority leader Shaun Abreu, would push for the creation of “sidewalk detection” technology that would automatically slow down e-bikes that stray from the bike lane. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/daria-serkov-4-11118769-2026092016050_4-11150275_20260930185125.webp Fifteen-year-old Daria Serkov was killed when a Citi Bike where she was a passenger on a bike piloted by a 16-year-old friend, was struck by a truck turning onto First Ave. on Sept. 23. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/identity-revealed-of-20-year-old-who-fell-to-death-from-uws-building-MY6230196 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-10-02T12:21:23-04:00 Identity Revealed of 20-Year-Old Who Fell to Death from UWS Building https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/2182-broadway_4-11138611_20260925171738.jpg The intersection of Broadway and West 77th St. Police said a man later identified as 20-year-old William Crystal was discovered outside the Larstrand Building, a luxury rental building at 2182 Broadway on September 23. https://www.otdowntown.com/city-arts/a-glamorous-inaugural-style-is-ageless-fashion-week-event-at-fit-DB6210371 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-10-02T12:45:10-04:00 A Glamorous Inaugural “Style Is Ageless” Fashion Week Event At FIT https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-2139_4-11118355_20261001120613.jpg A model walks the runway in an outfit for “city threads,” one of the three themes of the “Style Is Ageless” Fashion Week show at FIT. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-2129-5_4-11118370_20261001120616.jpg The models dance together in dresses inspired by Puerto Rican culture. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-2123-6_4-11118369_20261001120615.jpg Ana Jimenez, who hails from Colombia, said she felt “seen” as she walks the runway in a look from a Puerto Rican designer. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-2188-copy_4-11118356_20261001120617.jpg A model wears a look for the segment “a day in the city.” https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-2214-4_4-11118371_20261001120618.jpg A model wears a look with a colorful yellow hat in the “day in the park” theme. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-2300_4-11118360_20261001120620.jpg Ana Jimenez wears an white dress for the “city nightlife” segment of the show. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-2181-copy_4-11118357_20261001120621.jpg The Seoyeon Im Trio play together while the models walk down the runway. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-2302_4-11118372_20261001120622.jpg A model wears an Audrey Hepburn inspired look. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/9-11-photographer-recalls-three-iconic-shots-taken-amid-chaos-LL6184841 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-10-02T14:23:34-04:00 9/11 Photographer Recalls Three Iconic Shots Taken Amid Chaos https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/shannon-stapelton_4-11080304_20260911130536.jpg Photographer Shannon Stapleton at a visit to the reflecting pool marking the 20th anniversary of 9-11 in 2021. He’s proud of the award winning work he did that day, but says he rarely ventures back to Ground Zero. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/photo-of-mychal-judge_4-11094227_20260911135757.jpg An exhibit in the Fire Museum features the Shannon Stapleton photo of Father Mychal Judge who died on 9-11. At the time, Stapleton said he had no idea that he had captured a photo of the beloved FDNY chaplain. It would become known as the “American Pieta.” https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/turnout-jacket-of-fr-mychal-judge_4-11094230_20260911135758.jpg The turnout coat and helmet worn by FDNY chaplain Father Mychal Judge is on permanent display at the recently reopened Fire Museum on Spring Street. Shannon Stapleton’s iconic photo is part of the exhibit. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/fr-mychal-judge-sculpture-flickr-crea_4-11094233_20260911135758.jpg A Waterford crystal etching of the famous Shannon Stapleton photo of FDNY chaplain Mychal Judge being carried in a chair by five men sits in the firehouse directly across the street from St. Francis of Assisi Church.