https://www.otdowntown.com/news/democratic-judicial-convention-taps-six-judges-for-november-ballot-CY6111114 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-14T15:20:31-04:00 Democratic Judicial Convention Taps Six Judges for November Ballot https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/60-centre-st_4-11004369_20260813144230.jpg The Democratic Judicial Convention on Aug. 10 nominated six judges who will likely be heading to New York Court house at 60 Centre Street after the November 3 election. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/some-new-e-bike-regs-introduced-but-menin-drops-registration-regs-YD6115203 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-14T17:15:26-04:00 Some New E-Bike Regs Introduced, but Menin Drops Registration Regs https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-14-at-4-30-36-pm_4-11013428_20260814163059.png A press conference on August 4 called for the passing of 17 new laws regarding E-bike safety and registration. Since then, Menin appears to be backing away from one of the planks for corporate registration of e-bikes used by deliveristas. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/city-council-brings-back-year-round-roadside-dining-IC6114659 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-14T17:46:44-04:00 City Council Brings Back Year-Round Roadside Dining https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/55462897587-64515df140-c_4-11013172_20260814152937.jpg City Council Members (from clockwise) Justin Sanchez, Lincoln Restler, Kamillah Hanks, Julie Menin, and Shanel Thomas-Henry celebrate the return of year-round roadside dining. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-9056-4-10595456-20260409102829_4-11013725_20260814161428.webp Roadway dining returned in the spring of this year, after being wound down for the winter. Yet many owners felt it was too expensive to take sheds down and then rebuild them, and dropped them entirely. Now, restaurants won’t have to retire these sheds in the off-season. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/outdoor-dining-room-mad-av-92st-hdr-j_4-11013435_20260814153149.jpg The City Council passed a return to year-round roadside dining into law on August 13, after previous seasonal-only rules led to a massive decline in restaurant participation. The new law will allow outdoor dining sheds to once again be enclosed. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/dining-sheds_4-11013891_20260814162802.jpg Some residents objected to pandemic-era outdoor dining setups, objecting to the loss of parking spaces and the fact that some sheds were abandoned eyesores.