https://www.otdowntown.com/news/bomb-squad-canine-dogs-and-softee-stars-of-6th-precinct-s-national-night-out-YX6099643 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-09T17:49:49-04:00 Bomb Squad, Canine Dogs and Softee Stars of 6th Precinct’s National Night Out https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6th-precinct-national-night-out-1-jpg-1099_4-10992070_20260809154224.jpg National Night Out Against Crime occurs on the first Tuesday of August and is celebrated in every precinct in the city. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6th-precinct-national-night-out-3-jpg-1099_4-10992075_20260809155328.jpg National Night Out provides community members an opportunity to get to know their local law enforcement and police and locals took advantage at the 6th Precints event in the Village on Aug. 4 https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6th-precinct-national-night-out-4-jpg-1099_4-10992077_20260809155331.jpg The explosive detection canines, more affectionately known as bomb dogs, were among the biggest attractions of the 6th Precinct’s National Night Out on Aug. 4 https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6th-precinct-national-night-out-2-jpg-1099_4-10992073_20260809155333.jpg Ed, a volunteer at the event, handed out knickknacks and refreshments. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6th-precinct-national-night-out-5-jpg-1099_4-10992079_20260809155336.jpg Each National Night Out event has its own festivities and treats. The 6th Precinct’s King Softee ice cream truck, dispensing free treats was a fan favorite. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6th-precinct-national-night-out-6-jpg-1099_4-10992081_20260809155339.jpg The 6th Precinct currently houses the New York Police Department Bomb Squad. Officers turned on the lights for children as they looked at the vehicles. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6th-precinct-national-night-out-7-jpg-1099_4-10992071_20260809155341.jpg Officers enjoyed King Softee ice cream too. It was a big hit at the 6th Precincts National Night Out. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/legionnaires-disease-some-city-council-members-blame-mamdani-DF6052126 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-09T18:42:21-04:00 Legionnaires’ Disease: Some City Council Members Blame Mamdani https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-22-at-2-24-17-pm_4-10942901_20260727142754.png City Council Speaker Julie Menin (center), who represents an UES district, stands with council members including Harvey Epstein (far left), 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/east-village-shop-says-thanks-with-irish-soda-bread-gifts-to-customers-MX6099592 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-10T09:16:52-04:00 East Village Shop Says Thanks with Irish Soda Bread Gifts to Customers https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/long-lines_4-10992136_20260809151454.jpg Long lines formed outside Mary O’s Irish Soda Bread Shop as owner Mary O’Halloran gave thanks to old and new friends with a free giveaway to each customer of two of her renowned scones. She urged customers to eat one and give the other away. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/busy-kitchen_4-10992133_20260809151453.jpg Mary O’Halloran (center in black) oversees a busy kitchen. She is chatting with Brandon Stanton, the founder of Humans of New York that featured Mary O’s Pub in a story five years ago that went viral and catapulted Mary O’s to national fame. Those are Stanton’s young children in the kitchen. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/patrick-o-halloran_4-10992016_20260809145823.jpg Patrick O’Halloran, one of Mary O’Halloran kids, recently graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, but was back behind the counter of Mary O’s Irish Soda Bread Shop as the pub gave thanks by giving away two free scones to every customer as a way to say thanks. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/signing-in_4-10992130_20260809151452.jpg Friends of Mary O’Halloran (from right to left) Tami Ellen McLaughlin, Lori Goldberg and Shelley Ann Quilly hand out sharpies to waiting customers that featured a story that appeared in the neighborhood blog Humans of New York that first ignited the social media frenzy that catapulted Mary O’s to national fame. 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