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. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/summer-streets-harlem-week-manhattan-outdoor-utopia-GY6098888 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-10T16:53:54-04:00 Summer Streets + Harlem Week = Manhattan Outdoor Utopia! https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-10-at-8-48-12-am_4-10992491_20260810084921.png Summer Streets + Harlem Week = Manhattan Outside Utopia! Inwood left, Harlem right. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-foley-star_4-10992603_20260810092618.jpg Summer Streets begins at Foley Square in the south. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-nypd-runni_4-10992483_20260810083812.jpg Summer Streets brought out the NYPD Running Club: crooks can’t outrun these cops! https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-nypd-runni_4-10992482_20260810083957.jpg NYPD Running Club heading north under Grand Central Station. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-percy-sutt_4-10992596_20260810092334.png Summer Streets + Harlem Week = sweat soaked runners after the Percy Sutton 5K. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harme-week-inwood-hula_4-10992599_20260810092619.jpg Summer Streets cyclist showing off her hula hoop skills. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-map_4-10992488_20260810084432.jpg Summer Streets Mahattan 2026 map. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/liberty-island-boat-tour-horror-capsized-vessel-kills-mom-baby-GX6101998 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-10T17:30:41-04:00 Liberty Island Boat Tour Horror: Capsized Vessel Kills Mom & Baby https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/capsized-boat-liberty-island-red-hook_4-10996114_20260810153631.jpg A boat that capsized in the New York Harbor near Liberty Island on Aug. 8 killed a mother and her baby. Here, Liberty Island is seen from Valentino Pier, Red Hook, Brooklyn, on the morning of Aug. 10. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/capsize-106876839-1786304244818216-r_4-10995623_20260810154649.jpg A boat that capsized in the New York Harbor on August 8 left Sara Sanchez and her 5-month-old baby, not pictured, dead. Andres Garcia, her boyfriend and the father of the baby, was also on the boat but survived. The two also shared a son, who was not on the boat. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/capsized-boat-new-york-harbor_4-10996281_20260810171631.webp A photo from boat tour charter company Zeus Luxury Rental shows two women aboard a boat much larger than the vessel which capsized, with the Whitestone Bridge nearby. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/capsized-boat-kills-two-zeus-luxury_4-10996284_20260810172338.jpg A Zeus Luxury Rental ad posted on Instagram Feb. 20. The image is an East River Manhattan skyline collage and a different model boat than that which capsized on Aug. 8. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/water-main-bursts-snarls-traffic-in-east-village-for-6-days-MJ6092187 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-10T17:33:08-04:00 Water Main Bursts, Snarls Traffic in East Village for 6 Days https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/day-one-of-water-main_4-10991935_20260808143901.jpg Steam was still billowing from mid-block on Aug. 3 after a water main break at the intersection of First Ave. and East 14th Street earlier that afternoon. Traffic would remain snarled for days as the intersection remain closed before being reopened on Aug. 9 https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/night-work_4-10991936_20260808143901.jpg City workers were still laboring into the evening on Aug. 7 trying to repair the roadway at the intersection of East 14th Street and First Avenue. It finally reopened two days later. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/3e0a7556_4-10981524_20260808143902.jpg Construction and Con Edison workers were at the scene excavating the roadway two days after the Aug. 3 water main break. The early challenge after quickly turning off the water was repairing the damaged main. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/3e0a7552_4-10981518_20260808143905.jpg NYPD and NYC Transit officials stood by the enclosed entrance to First Avenue on 14 Street, redirecting vehicles away from the zone. Traffic was halted at Avenue A on the East Side and Second Ave. west of the burst main. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/3e0a7557_4-10981525_20260808143908.jpg Traffic was being stopped and redirected westbound on East 13th Street towards Second Avenue from Monday when the water main burst until Sunday morning, when the intersection was reopened. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/fixed-intersection_4-10996287_20260810172454.jpg Steel plates were placed over the excavation that was made at the intersection of First Ave. and East 14th Street after a water main break burst on Aug. 3, flooding the street and snarling traffic. Patchwork repairs enabled the intersection to finally be reopened Aug. 9 https://www.otdowntown.com/features/healthy-manhattan/tomato-is-revered-today-but-it-was-once-feared-as-poison-apple-YY6098427 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-10T19:18:31-04:00 Tomato Is Revered Today But it Was Once Feared as “Poison Apple” https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/woman-eating-a-tomato_4-10991876_20260807184222.jpg If she was in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, she would not dare eat that tomato which was given the feared nickname “poison apple.” In the modern era, not only is it revered as as a tasty and versatile food, the tomato has serious and newly discovered health benefits. https://www.otdowntown.com/city-arts/phil-chan-and-georgina-pazcoguin-s-groundbreaking-film-redefines-ballet-YG6091098 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-11T14:10:28-04:00 Phil Chan and Georgina Pazcoguin’s Groundbreaking Film Redefines Ballet https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/about-face-disrupting-ballet_4-10987866_20260806135257.jpg Georgina Pazcoguin is featured in “About Face: Disrupting Ballet,” which tells how the star dancer joined the fight to rid the ballet world of negative Asian stereotypes. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/phil-chan-1_4-10987869_20260806135258.png Phil Chan, a director and choreographer is featured in the documentary, “About Face: Disrupting Ballet” about the long drive to rid the ballet world of Asian stereotypes. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/chelsea-downtown-manhattan-events-aug-13-19-EH6108503 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-12T12:06:59-04:00 Chelsea & Downtown Manhattan Events: Aug. 13-19 https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/washington-square-via-washingtonsquar_4-11000431_20260812120701.jpg washington square via washingtonsquarepark.org https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/stavros-niarchos-foundation-via-www_4-11000435_20260812120702.jpg Stavros Niarchos Foundation via www.snf.org