https://www.otdowntown.com/features/people/two-performing-arts-students-win-prestigious-high-school-musical-theatre-awards-FE5886676 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-27T17:10:08-04:00 Two Performing Arts Students Win Prestigious High School Musical Theatre Awards https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/2026-winner-emersyn-hunt-reaction-c_4-10760135_20260527130802.jpg Emersyn Hunt reacting to winning Outstanding Performer for her performance as Beverley Bass in “Come From Away” at the Roger Rees Awards. (Photo: Angela of York) https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/2026-emerging-artist-winners-gloria-m_4-10762753_20260527175648.jpg Gloria Manning was named an Emerging Artist at the Roger Rees Awards for her performance of Hannah in “Come From Away.” (Photo: Angela of York) https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/2026-roger-rees-award-winners_4-10759620_20260527130800.jpg Gloria Manning (far left) and Emersyn Hunt (far right) were among four NY high schoolers to win at the Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance May 19. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/nearly-half-of-nyc-households-struggle-financially-study-GK5837877 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-28T11:33:30-04:00 Nearly Half of NYC Households Struggle Financially: Study https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-11-at-3-23-19-pm_4-10709864_20260511152549.png Dr. Aldrin Bonilla, executive vice president at the Fund for the City of New York, details the early findings of the “True Cost of Living” report during a press conference at the FCNY’s offices in Lower Manhattan. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-11-at-3-23-50-pm_4-10709867_20260511152553.png Lisette Nieves, president of the Fund for the City of New York, delivers remarks during a press conference on March 17, 2026, releasing the early findings of the “True Cost of Living” report at FCNY’s offices in Lower Manhattan. https://www.otdowntown.com/voices/most-plastics-still-end-up-in-landfills-FH5889799 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-28T13:04:10-04:00 Most Plastics Still End Up in Landfills https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/landfills_4-10764661_20260528124637.jpg Despite the recent push, the advocacy group Beyond Plastics said that only six percent of all plastics get recycled. The rest ends up in landfills or incinerators. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-28-125636_4-10766396_20260528125951.png Friends of Kristin Shevin call her “The Trash Talker” as she advocates for recycling programs. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/menin-joins-student-fight-to-restore-afterschool-provider-KJ5874518 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-28T14:07:52-04:00 Menin Joins Student Fight to Restore Afterschool Provider https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/tempimageg7reij_4-10747048_20260522090249.jpg Middle School Students seek signatures to a petition to the Department of Education, urging the city restore the provider of its after school arts program. The DOE’s Department of Youth & Community Development is switching from Manhattan Youth to another provider at some but not all middle schools. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/tempimagepqdawz_4-10747050_20260522090251.jpg QR code to sign the petition and read more information about what’s going on with the after school program. Some students are protesting the switch by the Department of Ed. to a new after-school provider. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/tisch-increases-nypd-shifts-to-12-hours-anticipates-heightened-threat-environment-GH5889459 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-28T14:40:57-04:00 Tisch Increases NYPD Shifts to 12 Hours, Anticipates ‘Heightened Threat Environment’ https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/img-1935_4-10764252_20260528130645.jpg NYPD officers will work 12 hour shifts from July 1 to July 7, to combat heightened activity during an event-packed week, Commissioner Tisch announced May 27 in an internal memo. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/private-school-bids-20million-for-bankrupt-manhattan-country-school-GJ5874822 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-28T15:59:34-04:00 Private School Bids $20Million for Bankrupt Manhattan Country School https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/manhattan-country_4-10747714_20260522120256.webp The Geneva School of Manhattan has proposed a $20 million offer to buy the property of the now closed Manhattan Country School (above) which filed for bankruptcy in May 2025. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/legionnaire-s-probe-underway-at-east-village-housing-complex-NH5889719 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-28T17:29:29-04:00 Legionnaire’s Probe Underway at East Village Housing Complex https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/havenplace3-1_4-10765834_20260528172435.jpg Health officials are looking into whether Legionnaire’s disease is present at Haven Plaza, a housing complex in the East Village. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/haven-plaza-exterior-town_4-10769885_20260528172824.jpg Residents of Haven Plaza have been advised against taking showers, and officials believe that the risk to the broader public remains low. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/the-group-driving-the-fight-for-the-equal-rights-amendment-BA5893425 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-05-29T15:33:45-04:00 The Group Driving the Fight for the Equal Rights Amendment https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/era-1_4-10773428_20260529151824.jpg Jeryl Schriever (left) and Susan Nourse (right) pull up to City Hall in a replica of the Golden Flyer, a vehicle of the same make and model that was driven across country in 1916 to fight for the 19th Amendment. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/era-2_4-10773430_20260529151826.jpg Virginia Maloney, Council Member and daughter of former Representative Carolyn Maloney, speaks on the steps of City Hall. “As we prepare to celebrate our country’s 250th anniversary, what message do we send to future generations if women’s rights remain vulnerable to political winds?” Maloney asked. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/era-3_4-10773431_20260529151828.jpg Former Representative Carolyn Maloney, the founder and CEO of ERA NOW, waves from the Golden Flyer II.