https://www.otdowntown.com/news/chelsea-downtown-manhattan-events-jul-23-29-YC6051540 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-07-22T12:14:24-04:00 Chelsea & Downtown Manhattan Events: Jul. 23-29 https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/stavros-niarchos-foundation-via-www_4-10942018_20260722121426.jpg Stavros Niarchos Foundation via www.snf.org https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/whitney-via-www-whitney-org_4-10942022_20260722121426.jpg whitney via www.whitney.org https://www.otdowntown.com/news/anti-ice-army-vet-who-set-federal-plaza-fire-charged-with-arson-CL6049325 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-07-22T14:10:04-04:00 Anti-ICE Army Vet Who Set Federal Plaza Fire Charged With Arson https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/ap-photo-of-26-federal-plaza-fire_4-10940679_20260722140838.jpg Black smoke and flames erupted in front of 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan on the morning of July 20 after Army veteran Andrew Arrabaca set fire to a staircase. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/federal-plaza-img-1730-jpg-10940670-10940670_4-10940670_20260721182621.jpg A person identified as Andrew Arrabaca, (right in dark clothing) was videoed throwing a rectangular object into the fire that he allegedly set outside 26 Federal Plaza before being tackled by law enforcement. The person with the dog removed an air soft rifle that Arrabaca had placed on the ground. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/federal-plaza-ap26201505848334_4-10940674_20260721183131.jpg Law enforcement tackled Andrew Arrabaca to the ground after receiving 911 calls about fireworks and what some callers thought was an active shooter. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/arson-courtesy-pwc-companies_thumb4-10942975_20260722144257.jpg https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/arson-courtesy-pwc-companies_4-10942975_20260722144257.mp4 https://www.otdowntown.com/food-drink/taylor-farms-recall-was-due-to-false-positive-but-worth-checking-all-warning-labels-GY6045877 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-07-23T01:40:40-04:00 Taylor Farms Recall Was Due to False Positive, but Worth Checking All Warning Labels https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/pexel-woman-washing-lettuce_4-10937236_20260720142404.jpg The rising number of cases of cyclosporiasis in the United States has prompled some to start avoiding lettuce, even though the FDA now says a report last week blaming the outbreak on Taylor Farms lettuce from Mexico was a false positive. Health experts recommend washing full heads of lettuce rather than using pre-packaged lettuce. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/nycem-defends-efforts-to-alert-public-about-legionnaires-disease-DF6052126 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-07-23T11:26:25-04:00 NYCEM Defends Efforts to Alert Public about Legionnaires’ Disease https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-22-at-2-24-17-pm_4-10942901_20260722142920.png City Council speaker Julie Menin, who represents an UES district, stands with Council Members including Harvey Epstein (far left) and 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/manhattan-rents-soar-to-an-all-time-high-in-june-YD6050908 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-07-23T15:40:05-04:00 Manhattan Rents Soar to An All-Time High in June https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/all-time-high-rent-nyc_4-10943380_20260722160335.jpg A photo of a busy Manhattan street. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/developer-pursues-fidi-convert-project-after-midtown-disaster-YF6034357 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-07-23T16:40:30-04:00 Developer Pursues FiDi Convert Project After Midtown Disaster https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-15-at-5-00-23-pm_4-10923841_20260715170309.png MetroLoft is pursuing the residential-to-office conversion of 1 Whitehall Street (above), just as it faces an ongoing investigation in connection with the recent near-collapse of a similar project at 235 E. 42nd St. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/shot-of-buckled-beam-4-10911586-20260_4-10924166_20260715165611.webp Steel beams in the office-to-residential project on E. 42nd Street buckled, causing floors and ceilings to sag.