https://www.otdowntown.com/news/private-school-bids-20million-for-bankrupt-manhattan-country-school-GJ5874822 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-28T15:59:34-04:00 Private School Bids $20Million for Bankrupt Manhattan Country School https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/manhattan-country_4-10747714_20260522120256.webp The Geneva School of Manhattan has proposed a $20 million offer to buy the property of the now closed Manhattan Country School (above) which filed for bankruptcy in May 2025. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/the-group-driving-the-fight-for-the-equal-rights-amendment-BA5893425 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-29T15:33:45-04:00 The Group Driving the Fight for the Equal Rights Amendment https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/era-1_4-10773428_20260529151824.jpg Jeryl Schriever (left) and Susan Nourse (right) pull up to City Hall in a replica of the Golden Flyer, a vehicle of the same make and model that was driven across country in 1916 to fight for the 19th Amendment. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/era-2_4-10773430_20260529151826.jpg Virginia Maloney, Council Member and daughter of former Representative Carolyn Maloney, speaks on the steps of City Hall. “As we prepare to celebrate our country’s 250th anniversary, what message do we send to future generations if women’s rights remain vulnerable to political winds?” Maloney asked. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/era-3_4-10773431_20260529151828.jpg Former Representative Carolyn Maloney, the founder and CEO of ERA NOW, waves from the Golden Flyer II. https://www.otdowntown.com/city-arts/a-neuroinclusive-theater-troupe-puts-on-latest-production-of-rent-DA5882489 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-29T18:52:48-04:00 A Neuroinclusive Theater Troupe Puts on Latest Production of “Rent” https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-26-at-1-57-22-pm_4-10756720_20260526135748.png The Epic Players cast of RENT, set in the East Village during the AIDS epidemic, during rehearsals before starting live performances on June 4. The show opens June 4 and runs until June 20 at the A.R.T/New York Theaters at 502 W. 53rd St. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/image_4-10756707_20260526135311.jpg Eric Fegan as Mark and Conor Tague as Roger in a new production of “Rent.” https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-26-at-1-56-37-pm_4-10756715_20260526135701.png The Epice Players cast of “Rent” pose for a photo shortly before the opening night performance slated for June 4. https://www.otdowntown.com/features/healthy-manhattan/sitting-may-not-be-the-new-smoking-but-it-s-not-good-for-you-DC5895674 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-29T19:53:14-04:00 Sitting May Not be the “New Smoking,” But It’s Not Good for You https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/person-sitting-in-a-chair_4-10773914_20260529195257.jpg It may looking relaxing and healthy now, but sitting in a chair for long stretches is not good for you especially among the senior citizen set, studies have shown. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/calls-for-tougher-enforcement-after-2-die-on-bridge-bike-path-AA5893442 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-29T20:05:52-04:00 Calls for Tougher Enforcement After 2 Die on Bridge Bike Path https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5673753-10770018-20260529_4-10770018_20260529130320.png FDNY firefighters respond to a head on collision involving two bikers on the Queensboro Bridge. One victim was driving a stand up scooter, the other was driving a light weight racing bike. Both were rushed to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/ambulances-on-queensboro-bridge_4-10773906_20260529191128.png Ambulances rushed the two victims, identified as Francis Del Valle, 39, and Dmytro Stechenko, 35, to a local hospital following the collision on the bike path of the Queensboro Bridge on the morning of May 28 but neither could be saved. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-05-29-at-3-24-44-pm_4-10773497_20260529153608.png Image of the broken bike and electric scooter following the collision. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-05-29-at-3-24-29-pm_4-10773500_20260529153611.png Bicyclists during aftermath of the collision. On Queensboro Bridge facing Queens. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/3e0a6227_4-10773299_20260529145521.jpg Signs on Queensboro Bridge warning against use of mopeds in bike lane on the Long Island City side. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/3e0a6229_4-10773293_20260529145514.jpg Signs on Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City. A clear prohibition of mopeds and separation between bike and pedestrian lanes. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/3e0a6203_4-10773281_20260529145504.jpg Manhattan entrance of Queensboro Bridge. Bike lane start with signs prohibiting mopeds in the lane. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/3e0a6205_4-10773284_20260529145506.jpg Start of bike lane on Queensboro Bridge from Manhattan entrance. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/3e0a6211_4-10773287_20260529145508.jpg Queensboro Bridge view from pedestrian pathway https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/3e0a6213_4-10773296_20260529145519.jpg Pedestrian pathway on Queensboro Bridge https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/3e0a6217_4-10773302_20260529145525.jpg View from Queensboro Bridge facing Manhattan. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/3e0a6214_4-10773305_20260529145528.jpg View from Queensboro Bridge facing Roosevelt Island and Queens. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/3e0a6218_4-10773308_20260529145531.jpg Sign on Queensboro Bridge warning against pedestrians or bicyclists entering the road. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/legionnaire-s-probe-underway-at-east-village-housing-complex-NH5889719 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-29T21:06:31-04:00 Legionnaire’s Probe Underway at East Village Housing Complex https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/havenplace3-1_4-10765834_20260528172435.jpg Health officials are looking into whether Legionnaire’s disease is present at Haven Plaza, a housing complex in the East Village. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/haven-plaza-exterior-town_4-10769885_20260528172824.jpg Residents of Haven Plaza have been advised against taking showers, and officials believe that the risk to the broader public remains low. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/tisch-increases-nypd-shifts-to-12-hours-anticipates-heightened-threat-environment-GH5889459 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-29T22:29:00-04:00 Tisch Increases NYPD Shifts to 12 Hours, Anticipates ‘Heightened Threat Environment’ https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-1935_4-10764252_20260528130645.jpg NYPD officers will work 12 hour shifts from July 1 to July 7, to combat heightened activity during an event-packed week, Commissioner Tisch announced May 27 in an internal memo. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/lincoln-center-summer-festival-from-world-cup-to-new-dance-programs-BD5894751 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-29T22:52:18-04:00 Lincoln Center Summer Festival: From World Cup to New Dance Programs https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/rfxhjpsgthjlfqmv8ekm_4-10773832_20260529174221.jpg Yinka Esi Graves is pictured on stage and performs flamenco. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/yow5vv1vgkfudpjkeyxi_4-10773835_20260529174221.jpg Brazilian DJ Mulú and Ontario electronic group Keys N Krates are set to perform a silent disco called World Club to honor the World Cup on July 19th at 8pm. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/who-is-going-to-pay-for-the-8-billion-rebuild-of-penn-station-EC5895251 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-30T15:12:14-04:00 Who is Going to Pay for the $8 Billion Rebuild of Penn Station? https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/new-penn-station-rendering_4-10773961_20260530110457.jpg Renderings of the new Penn Station which shows a new main entrance that is planned for the Eighth Ave. side of the station. The developer says the plan will allow for a station with natural light, soaring ceilings, and spacious platforms. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/tempimage04pm9v-4-10741270-2026052110_4-10773964_20260530110457.webp The Madison Square Garden Theater, now called the Infosys Theater, on the Eighth Ave. side of Penn Station will be torn down but the world’s most famous arena itself will remain atop the proposed new station. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/vornado-tower_4-10773819_20260530105010.jpg A rendering of the tower that Vornado plans to build directly across from Penn Station on the site of the former Pennsylvania Hotel. The plan being proposed by the Trump Administration will funnel city property tax from nearby real estate developments to help pay down debt for the massive station rebuild. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/st-john-the-baptist_4-10773958_20260530105011.png St. John the Baptist R.C.. Church, a French-Gothic Church on West 30th Street which has stood for 154 years on the block south of Penn Station, will not be getting torn down under the proposed plan that Amtrak had endorsed. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/interior-of-proposed-penn-station_4-10773967_20260530110458.jpg Interior of the proposed new Penn Station will allow light from a new entrance on the Eighth Ave. side of the station to flood into the station. The current subterranean station has no outdoor light at all. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/molly-wee-pub_4-10773955_20260530105010.jpg Businesses directly to the south of Penn Station, which includes apartments, a half dozen bars, a strip club, a massive parking garage and an historic Roman Catholic Church will not have to be torn down in the redevelopment plan awarded by Amtrak and the Trump Administration.