https://www.otdowntown.com/city-arts/men-open-up-finally-in-the-other-half-a-book-about-life-after-50-ML6195718 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-09-20T14:05:17-04:00 Men Open Up—Finally!— in “The Other Half,” a Book About Life After 50 https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/warner-toh-spreads-uncorrectedproof_4-11099666_20260914134420.jpg “The Other Half: Forty Men Reveal Life After Fifty” shares interviews with men whose candid answers about everything from sex to careers challenge stereotypes and show that the older they get, the more apt men are to open up. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/lily-warner_4-11099669_20260914134422.jpg Ellen Warner is a photojournalist whose specialty is author portraits and a writer of travel articles. “The Other Half” is her second book. She lives in New York. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/e-bike-tragedy-15-y-o-girl-hit-by-truck-killed-memorial-grows-XY6212077 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-09-20T16:42:40-04:00 E-Bike Tragedy: 15 y.o. Girl Hit by Truck Killed, Memorial Grows https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/photo-of-memorial-at-first-and-14th_4-11118693_20260920144543.jpg A man named Tom was among a group of friends dining with the mother of Daria Serkov when she got a call from Bellevue Hospital that her daughter had been struck by a truck Sept. 18 around 9 p.m. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/daria-serkov_4-11118769_20260920160503.jpg A family friend has started a GoFundMe page for the family of Daria Serkov, who was stuck and killed by a truck while riding a Citibike in the East Village on Sept. 18. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/cards-flowers-and-notes_4-11118757_20260920145249.jpg A steady rain did not stop a growing memorial in the East Village intersection on Sunday where a teenage girl was killed Sept. 18 when an e-bike she and a friend were riding together was struck by a truck making a right hand turn onto First Ave. from East 14th Street. https://www.otdowntown.com/city-arts/ten-must-see-fall-exhibitions-JB6201920 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-09-20T18:33:46-04:00 Ten Must-See Fall Exhibitions https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/02-bowery-5_4-11105404_20260916122908.jpg At the New Museum’s “The Bowery: Devil’s Mile” <i>Bowery Queen</i>, Unknown Artist, ca. 1890s https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/06-ch-identity-new-5-3-website-id-til_4-11105468_20260916124405.jpg Camille Henrot’s “Dogs” will be cavorting around Doris C. Freedman Plaza, East 60^th Street and Fifth Ave. till next August. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/04-attributed-to-francesco-di-giorgio_4-11105410_20260916123316.jpg Francesco di Giorgio, “Hercules Triumphant over the Nemean Lion” https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/07-fantastic-winged-feline_4-11105471_20260916124406.jpg At the China Institute of America, Fantastic winged feline, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), 4th–3rd century BCE, Bronze, Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation https://www.otdowntown.com/news/west-nile-virus-hits-city-harder-than-last-year-HB6210081 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-09-20T19:14:34-04:00 West Nile Virus Hits City Harder Than Last Year https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/mosquito-tasmania-crop_4-11118207_20260918155630.jpg The mosquito-borne West Nile virus has already spread beyond last year’s total case count in New York City, with two cases in Manhattan. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/west-nile-virus-image_4-11118223_20260918160521.jpg In rare instances, the disease can progress to West Nile neuroinvasive disease, a life-threatening condition.