https://www.otdowntown.com/city-arts/three-faces-of-erwan-saunier-immigrant-soccer-coach-artist-IF5788028 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-04-24T16:49:30-04:00 Three Faces of Erwan Saunier: Immigrant, Soccer Coach & Artist https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/6803c892-9e21-46c1-b9d6-622a51b8c9d8_4-10651144_20260424161505.jpg Erwan Saunier in his element, bringing a white horse to life on canvas https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-0514_4-10654727_20260424161505.jpg Saunier performing a bicycle kick https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/072e04d0-108a-41b5-ae0c-71d19580522c_4-10654728_20260424162357.jpg Erwan Saunier sharing wisdom with Manhattan Kicker players https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-6754_4-10654743_20260424162357.jpg Manhattan Kickers against the city skyline https://www.otdowntown.com/news/4-candidates-dueling-as-chelsea-west-side-election-goes-down-to-the-wire-EN5791969 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-04-24T18:57:12-04:00 4 Candidates Dueling as Chelsea/West Side Election Goes Down to the Wire https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/city-council-district-3_4-10654909_20260424182015.jpg The four remaining city council district 3 candidates (from left) Leslie Boghosian-Murphy, Leslie Boylan, Layla Law-Gisiko and Carl Wilson. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-04-24-at-4-03-33-pm_4-10654724_20260424160643.png Mamdani shook up the CD 3 Council race by endorsing Lindsey Boylan, one of four candidates in the hunt. But it also injected controversy into the local race as City Council speaker Julie Menin is seeking to override one of his vetoes on a buffer zone bill around schools. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/city-council-district-3-boundaries_4-10654914_20260424192251.jpg The boundaries of the city council district 3 in Manhattan stretch from Greenwich Village through Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen into parts of the Upper West Side and from the Hudson River to Times Square. The district has been without a city council rep since Erik Bottcher was elected to the State Senate in early Feb. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/archdiocese-to-pastors-raise-millions-for-sexual-abuse-victims-or-go-bankrupt-LF5788692 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-04-25T09:28:54-04:00 Archdiocese to Pastors: Raise Millions for Sexual Abuse Victims or Go Bankrupt https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/dolan-and-hicks_4-10651415_20260423200043.jpg Cardinal Timothy Dolan (left) sold off real estate and cut staff at the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York over the past two years of his 16 year reign, but it will remain for Archbishop Ronald Hicks (right) to finally bring to a close the sexual abuse scandal. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/terrence-cardinal-cooke-building-wiki_4-10651421_20260423201305.jpg The Roman Catholic Archdiocese HQ, known as the Terrence Cardinal Cooke Building, was sold for $103 million to a developer who plans to turn it into residential housing. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-03-04-at-5-28-48-pm-4_4-10654730_20260424161239.webp St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church on E. 83rd St., once home to a weekly mass for the deaf and in the early part of the 20th century a thriving hub of Hungarian worship, was sold to a developer for $11.3 million who is tearing down the church to make way for a seven-story luxury condo. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/lotte-new-york-palace-hotel_4-10651418_20260423201305.jpg The archdiocese agreed to sell the land beneath the Lotte New York Palace Hotel to the hotel owner for $490 milion in December, one of the last big real estate deal executed by Cardinal Dolan before Pope Leo XIV accepted his resignation. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/launch-the-boats-ferry-solution-floated-to-beat-150-world-cup-train-fares-DK5792410 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-04-25T09:52:07-04:00 Launch the Boats: Ferry Solution Floated to Beat $150 World Cup Train Fares https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/hgssezxxwaensbl_4-10654760_20260424174005.jpg In order to offset sky-high $150 fares planned by NJ Transit, City Council Member Shaun Abreu is pushing for a new ferry service to New Jersey during the World Cup, as are U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (left) and Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal (right). https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/meadowlands-station-terminus_4-10654898_20260424174007.jpg Fan traveling by train to MetLife Stadium for eight World Cup matches will have to pay $150 for a round-trip ticket. Regular commuters will be barred from using NJ Transit, for four hours, before the start of games. Automobile travel to the stadium is banned. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/vandal-destroys-dozens-of-blooming-tulips-on-park-avenue-mall-DL5793324 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-04-25T19:54:43-04:00 Vandal Destroys Dozens of Blooming Tulips on Park Avenue Mall https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-7808_4-10655221_20260425185956.jpg In between East 76th and East 77th streets along Park Avenue, dozens of headless tulip stems remain after a vandal destroyed the blooms. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-7811_4-10655223_20260425185958.jpg The damage spanned two large flower beds and two circular planters. On one end, a few tulips remained. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-7812_4-10655225_20260425190001.jpg Some of the damage was visible in one flower bed, where several tulip heads remained scattered throughout the stems.