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<news:title>It’s a Hot Dog! It’s Art! Tourists React to Giant Times Square Weiner</news:title>
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<image:caption>It’s a Hot Dog! It’s Art! It’s on display in Duffy Square through August 8.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>It’s a Hot Dog! It’s Art! It’s on display in Duffy Square through August 8, sometimes with Naked Cowboy.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>It’s a Hot Dog! It’s Art! It’s on display in Duffy Square through August 8.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Shocking Theory on Horse Carriage Death of Romanch Mahajan</news:title>
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<image:caption>Bethesda Fountain at Carnegie Hill from where a horse bolted, causing the death of Romanch.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Bethesday Fountain with Romanch Mahajan memorial still in place, July 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A metal plate engraved NYC Electrical just off the apprach to Bethesda Fountain.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Tourists enjoy a horse carriage ride despite the recent death of Romanch.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Romanch Mahajan memorial at Bethesda Fountain, horse carriages lined up behind.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A pedal bicyclist overtakes a horse carriage in the rain, July 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-02T22:38:56-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Dog Stolen on F Train: Cops Hunt Suspect Who Boarded on LES</news:title>
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<image:caption>Dog Stolen at F Train at Bergen Street in Brooklyn, last seen on Second Avenue on the Lower East Side.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T08:12:06-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Woman Riding Stand-Up E-Scooter Killed in UWS Car Collision</news:title>
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<image:caption>Doreen Meyers, riding a stand-up e-scooter, was killed near West 60th Street and Amsterdam Ave. after colliding with black Tesla car. </image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.westsidespirit.com/union-landlord-evicting-six-small-businesses-from-third-avenue-block-GB6074679</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T13:26:28-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Union Landlord Evicting Six Small Businesses from Third Avenue Block</news:title>
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<image:caption>Local 46 headquarters at 1322 Third Avenue.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Moving sale letter at Carrano shoes.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Moving sale sign at NYC Frames.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Clearance sale and letter at Amado on Third.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T13:42:23-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Volunteer Gardeners at Verdi Sq. Soldier on Despite Water Project Delays </news:title>
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<image:caption>The statue of Giuseppe Verdi at Verdi Square on the Upper West Side</image:caption>
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<image:caption>All the greenery found in Verdi Square can be attributed to volunteer work. </image:caption>
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<image:caption>Paving and planting done by volunteers, facing Broadway.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>More aving and planting by volunteers.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Facing away from Verdi Monument and facing 72nd Street Station, one can find more planting completed by Friends of Verdi Square volunteers.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Volunteers don’t just work on the greenery surrounding Verdi Monument, but all the raised garden beds immediately surrounding Verdi Square. </image:caption>
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<image:caption>Verdi Monument, facing West 72nd Street.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A friends of Verdi Square flyer, noting that they accept donations through their website (&lt;a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.friendsofverdisquare.org/"&gt;friendsofverdisquare.org&lt;/a&gt;), over Venmo, and by mail. </image:caption>
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<image:caption>Slide 17 of the NYC parks presentation details the plans from a bird’s-eye view.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Slide 18 includes a print with more details. </image:caption>
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<image:caption>Slide 19 details the planned ADA-compliant asphalt walkway. </image:caption>
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