https://www.otdowntown.com/news/juneteenth-takes-manhattan-it-s-a-celebration-sure-enough-EK5950521 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-06-17T17:24:33-04:00 Juneteenth Takes Manhattan: It’s a Celebration, Sure Enough! https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/juneteenth-takes-manhattan-celebratio_4-10832884_20260617095006.jpg Juneteenth takes Manhattan in a 4 Mile Central Park run every year. Inset in the left hand corner is a poster from a long ago Juneteenth party in California. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/juneteenth-in-manhattan-celebration-b_4-10836000_20260617171421.jpg Juneteenth takes Manhattan on a pony ride guided by the Federation of Black Cowboys at Rockfeller Park, Battery Park City. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/juneteenth-takes-manhattan-celebratio_4-10836015_20260617172424.jpg Junteenth takes Manhattan on Saturday June 20 also, with a parade and street fair in Harlem. https://www.otdowntown.com/voices/who-is-the-greatest-new-york-knicks-player-of-all-time-MJ5957925 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-06-18T17:13:58-04:00 Who is the Greatest New York Knicks Player of All Time? https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/who-is-greatest-knick-brunson-frazier_4-10845098_20260618171336.jpg Who is the greatest Knick of all? Some say Jalen Brunson others Walt “Clyde” Frazier. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/local-dog-lovers-petition-for-stronger-backyard-breeding-enforcement-DG5954335 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-06-18T18:05:38-04:00 Local Dog Lovers Petition for Stronger Backyard Breeding Enforcement https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/bite-backyard-breeders_4-10835376_20260617162249.jpg Dog lovers in NYC have started circulating a petition which calls for a direct tip line to report backyard breeding and which seeks higher penalties for offenders. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/petition-urges-faster-mental-health-intervention-under-kendra-s-law-EG5954042 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-06-18T18:28:23-04:00 Petition Urges Faster Mental Health Intervention Under Kendra’s Law https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-1-51-47-pm_4-10834918_20260617141947.png The approximate corner where Rozencwaig said his wife was assaulted on the Upper East Side. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/teen-killed-when-horse-carriage-overturns-in-central-park-GH5955109 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-06-18T19:28:26-04:00 Teen Killed When Horse Carriage Overturns in Central Park https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/passersby-grab-horse_4-10845312_20260618174356.jpg A teen died after he was tossed from a horse drawn carriage that overturned in Central Park shortly after 2:45 p.m. on June 17. A passerby appeared to finally grab the runaway horse as bystanders rushed to help. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/carriage-collision-in-central-park_4-10845257_20260618173714.jpg The runaway carriage appeared to hit the wheel of another carriage, forcing it to overturn. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/carriage-on-two-wheels_4-10836100_20260618155804.jpg Video shows the carriage teetering on two wheels after the horse bolted after its driver disembarked to take a photo of tourists. A teen from India died from traumatic head injuries when he thrown from the carriage. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/nypd-issues-world-cup-sex-trafficking-alert-increases-monitoring-GI5956239 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-06-19T11:59:02-04:00 NYPD Issues World Cup Sex Trafficking Alert, Increases Monitoring https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-18-at-2-38-44-pm_4-10840609_20260618144031.png NYPD officials announced that they will be on increased alert against sex trafficking in NYC due to World Cup tourism and told residents and visitors to be wary of warning signs. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/fire-breaks-out-on-broadway-rooftop-no-injuries-AN5960046 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-06-19T13:39:22-04:00 Fire Breaks Out on Broadway Rooftop, No Injuries https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-19-at-12-20-19-pm_4-10849335_20260619122841.png A fire on the roof of 366 Broadway blazing on the morning of June 19, visible to passerby and nearby buildfing occupants. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-19-at-12-20-10-pm_4-10849341_20260619122844.png According to the FDNY, 38 fire and EMS personnel were dispatched. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-19-at-12-20-26-pm_4-10849344_20260619122846.png The cause of the 366 Broadway fire, which according to footage seemed to entail flames over six feet, remains unclear. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-19-at-11-59-35-am_4-10849347_20260619122849.png Firetrucks and police cars lined the street at approximately 10 a.m. after the fire was called in. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-19-at-11-59-43-am_4-10849350_20260619122852.png Firetrucks and police cars lined the street at approximately 10 a.m. after the fire was called in. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-19-at-11-59-49-am_4-10849353_20260619122858.png Firetrucks and police cars lined the street at approximately 10 a.m. after the fire was called in. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/knicks-parade-draws-two-million-fans-orange-blue-forever-LJ5957827 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-06-19T14:09:27-04:00 Knicks Parade Draws Two Million Fans, Orange & Blue Forever! https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks_4-10849654_20260619134545.png Police estimate two million Knicks crammed into 12 blocks on the Canyon of Heroes. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/exuberant-cheers_4-10849660_20260619134548.jpg Exuberant fans cheer on the Knicks along the Canyon of Heroes. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/triple-decker_4-10849692_20260619135607.jpg Fans climbed traffic lights along the Canyon of Heroes https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/fulton-st-fans_4-10849695_20260619135609.jpg Fans climbing atop traffic signals along Fulton Street. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/champions-way_4-10849698_20260619135609.jpg Broadway was renamed Champions Way for the NY Knicks victory parade. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-brunson_4-10847704_20260619113220.jpg Knicks ticker tape parade Jalen Brunson, his wife Ali Marks and their daughter Jordyn. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-broa_4-10848372_20260619113221.jpg Knicks parade crowd jams Broadway, NYPD Strategic Response Cops on bicycles in yellow. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-cany_4-10847705_20260619112556.jpg https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-burial-gr_4-10849648_20260619134139.jpg https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/karl-anthony-mason-fan_4-10849657_20260619134547.jpg https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-burial-g_4-10849651_20260619134139.jpg https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-brunson_4-10847707_20260619113550.jpg Knicks parade with Spike Lee on the Jalen Brunson float. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-crowd_4-10847708_20260619112603.jpg Knicks parade fans await their heroes on Battery Place. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-anthony_4-10849197_20260619114001.jpg Knicks parade brought out Django from the Bronx. wearing his Anthony Mason jersey. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-paraade-draws-millions-stiller_4-10849213_20260619114402.jpg Knicks parade guest Ben Stiller hold a giant Josh Hart head, Julie Menin standing beside them. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-fans-ora_4-10849215_20260619114403.jpg Knicks parade fan in New York vs. Everybody t-shirt and orange nail polish. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-tracy-mo_4-10847711_20260619112610.jpg Knicks parade guest Tracy Morgan holding up a No. 14 Anthony Mason jersey. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-broo_4-10849191_20260619113954.jpg Knicks parade pilgrims walking into Manhattan over the Brooklyn Bridge. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-cent_4-10849193_20260619113957.jpg Knicks parade fans and others stuck at the Brooklyn Bridge. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-outfit-a_4-10849461_20260619130315.jpg Knicks parade attendee in orange and blue. This is “Outfit Architecture” as Dallas Penn would say. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-mta-floa_4-10847709_20260619112605.jpg Knicks Parade MTA float. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-sani_4-10849195_20260619113959.jpg Knicks parade fans take over a sanitation truck outside the Oculus. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/new-look-for-city-sidewalks-dob-unveils-scaffold-sheds-YL5951504 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-06-19T14:15:52-04:00 New Look for City Sidewalks: DOB Unveils Scaffold Sheds https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/ddc5b224-f8d6-4eac-9f31-6187bd708883_4-10833390_20260617104032.jpg Prototypes for two of the six new scaffolding shed designs were installed in lower Manhattan as part of a citywide effort to rebrand street scaffolding. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/e47317ed-4ebb-4e39-ad68-42d928c2b832_4-10832263_20260617104030.jpg The two designs installed, ‘Flex Shed’ (blue) and ‘Rigid Shed’ (yellow), will be up for thirty days in front of the Department of Buildings headquarters. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-2324_4-10833394_20260617104252.jpg The two sheds prioritize open air, light, and visual appeal, as well as ensuring pedestrian safety. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-2325_4-10833395_20260617104254.jpg The ‘Flex Shed’ took on varying levels of height and featured two different roof materials, one glass. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-2323_4-10833396_20260617104256.jpg The city aims to start replacing the old scaffolding structure with the new designs later this year.