https://www.otdowntown.com/news/bomb-squad-canine-dogs-and-softee-stars-of-6th-precinct-s-national-night-out-YX6099643 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-09T17:49:49-04:00 Bomb Squad, Canine Dogs and Softee Stars of 6th Precinct’s National Night Out https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6th-precinct-national-night-out-1-jpg-1099_4-10992070_20260809154224.jpg National Night Out Against Crime occurs on the first Tuesday of August and is celebrated in every precinct in the city. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6th-precinct-national-night-out-3-jpg-1099_4-10992075_20260809155328.jpg National Night Out provides community members an opportunity to get to know their local law enforcement and police and locals took advantage at the 6th Precints event in the Village on Aug. 4 https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6th-precinct-national-night-out-4-jpg-1099_4-10992077_20260809155331.jpg The explosive detection canines, more affectionately known as bomb dogs, were among the biggest attractions of the 6th Precinct’s National Night Out on Aug. 4 https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6th-precinct-national-night-out-2-jpg-1099_4-10992073_20260809155333.jpg Ed, a volunteer at the event, handed out knickknacks and refreshments. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6th-precinct-national-night-out-5-jpg-1099_4-10992079_20260809155336.jpg Each National Night Out event has its own festivities and treats. The 6th Precinct’s King Softee ice cream truck, dispensing free treats was a fan favorite. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6th-precinct-national-night-out-6-jpg-1099_4-10992081_20260809155339.jpg The 6th Precinct currently houses the New York Police Department Bomb Squad. Officers turned on the lights for children as they looked at the vehicles. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6th-precinct-national-night-out-7-jpg-1099_4-10992071_20260809155341.jpg Officers enjoyed King Softee ice cream too. It was a big hit at the 6th Precincts National Night Out. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/legionnaires-disease-some-city-council-members-blame-mamdani-DF6052126 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-09T18:42:21-04:00 Legionnaires’ Disease: Some City Council Members Blame Mamdani https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-22-at-2-24-17-pm_4-10942901_20260727142754.png City Council Speaker Julie Menin (center), who represents an UES district, stands with council members including Harvey Epstein (far left), Virginia Maloney (second from left) and Queens Council Member Lynn Schulman (third from left) to discuss the city’s response to a Legionnaires’ outbreak. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/east-village-shop-says-thanks-with-irish-soda-bread-giveaway-MX6099592 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-09T19:46:04-04:00 East Village Shop Says Thanks with Irish Soda Bread Giveaway https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/long-lines_4-10992136_20260809151454.jpg Long lines formed outside Mary O’s Irish Soda Bread Shop as owner Mary O’Halloran gave thanks to old and new friends with a free giveaway to each customer of two of her renowned scones. She urged customers to eat one and give the other away. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/busy-kitchen_4-10992133_20260809151453.jpg Mary O’Halloran (center in black) oversees a busy kitchen. She is chatting with Brandon Stanton, the founder of Humans of New York that featured Mary O’s Pub in a story five years ago that went viral and catapulted Mary O’s to national fame. Those are Stanton’s young children in the kitchen. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/patrick-o-halloran_4-10992016_20260809145823.jpg Patrick O’Halloran, one of Mary O’Halloran kids, recently graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, but was back behind the counter of Mary O’s Irish Soda Bread Shop as the pub gave thanks by giving away two free scones to every customer as a way to say thanks. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/signing-in_4-10992130_20260809151452.jpg Friends of Mary O’Halloran (from right to left) Tami Ellen McLaughlin, Lori Goldberg and Shelley Ann Quilly hand out sharpies to waiting customers that featured a story that appeared in the neighborhood blog Humans of New York that first ignited the social media frenzy that catapulted Mary O’s to national fame. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/former-peace-corp-volunteer-riding-stand-up-e-scooter-killed-in-uws-car-collision-KN6078084 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-10T15:33:22-04:00 Former Peace Corp Volunteer Riding Stand-Up E-Scooter Killed in UWS Car Collision https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/woman-riding-stand-up-e-scooter-kille_4-10971844_20260803081155.jpg Doreen Meyers, riding a stand-up e-scooter, was killed near West 60th Street and Amsterdam Ave. after colliding with black Tesla car.