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Cuban Day Parade Brings Multitudes, Merriment to Madison Avenue
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (561+ words) It was a great day in midtown for the red, white and blue on Sunday July 12 where the eighth annual Cuban Day Parade danced, strolled and rolled its way south down Madison Avenue, from 38th Street towards 27th Street and Madison Square…...
David Siffert Wins Assembly District 66 Dem Primary By 15 Votes
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (462+ words) David Siffert was announced the winner of the downtown Assembly District 66 Democratic primary race, defeating the Establishment-backed candidate Jeannine Kiely by 15 votes. The win, which was announced on July 15, came after the razor-thin race triggered a hand recount of the…...
Tennis Scene on Central Park Courts Still Going Strong
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (505+ words) www.otdowntown.com Tennis Scene on Central Park Courts Still Going Strong The writer looks back on the history of the wildly popular clay courts and clubhouse in Central Park designed by the then-chief engineer of the Parks Dept. Gustavo…...
Developer Pursues FiDi Convert Project After Midtown Disaster
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (488+ words) The developer behind the office-to-residential conversion that nearly collapsed in Midtown last week plans to undertake a similar project in FiDi, according to a deed filed with the city just three days after the unsettling event. The latest conversion being…...
Affordable Housing Tower Plan in East Village Stirs Local Debate
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (720+ words) The Mamdani Administration is backing a plan to turn an East Village parking lot on East 5th Street now used by the NYPD’s 9th Pct into a multi-purpose housing development with 131 affordable apartments, a senior center, community spaces. The plan calls for…...
Red Card: NYC Hotels Said World Cup Boom Never Materialized
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (451+ words) NYC hotels filled up on big match days during the 2026 World Cup, but data indicates that a broader economic boom driven by the tournament didn’t materialize the way many predicted. When FIFA estimated 1.2 million World Cup fans would arrive in…...
Chelsea & Downtown Manhattan Events: Jul. 16-22
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (518+ words) Exhibition Tour: “Untitled” (America): Guided by a Museum docent, explore the works on view in this exhibition. This exhibition features renowned works from the Whitney’s collection alongside recent acquisitions, highlighting key ideas and approaches in American art from 1900 through the…...
A Trojan Horse Statue Arrives at the Gates of Lincoln Square
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (290+ words) A towering trojan horse was raised in front of the Lincoln Square movie theatre, setting the stage for the much awaited NY premiere of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” One fan told The Spirit she was able to secure free tickets…...
RIP Mushroom Head: DOT Phasing Out Bike Rider Stencil
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (471+ words) Everyone seems to have an opinion on cycle paths right now. Should the city have more? Fewer? Should we make them wider? What’s a fair penalty for traffic violations on them? Far less controversial is a subtle change taking place…...
Karen’s Quirky New York Dines in Style at Philippe Chow
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (526+ words) Executive Chef Philippe Chow has been serving New York’s hoi polloi Beijing-style Peking duck for 20 years. Suddenly, in July 2025, New York City got a bad case of midnight cravings when Chow’s flagship location at 33 East 60th Street closed to make room…...