https://www.westsidespirit.com/sponsored-content/how-to-successfully-switch-to-your-own-business-email-MJ6128079 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-20T11:54:36-04:00 How to Successfully Switch to Your Own Business Email https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/fans-mourn-passing-of-local-musician-after-fatal-usps-hit-and-run-FE6125645 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-20T14:44:07-04:00 Fans Mourn Passing of Local Musician After Fatal USPS Hit-and-Run https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-12-06-29-pm_4-11024983_20260820121359.png NYC residents are mourning local music scene legend Chester “Chet” Mazur (far right) after a fatal hit-and-run by a USPS truck driver killed the 66-year-old Aug. 8. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-12-07-12-pm_4-11024984_20260820121407.png Mazur (center right) was a vocalist for local band The Rasslers. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/ap26105187727025_4-11022088_20260820105343.jpg A USPS driver has since been charged for fleeing the scene and is set to go to trial Sept. 25. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/vornado-seeks-zoning-exceptions-for-new-penn-station-entrance-HD6126449 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-20T15:58:39-04:00 Vornado Seeks Zoning Exceptions for New Penn Station Entrance https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-12-41-50-pm_4-11025447_20260820124720.png A view overlooking the vacant lot located at the northeast corner of 8th Avenue and 34th Street, on which Vornado plans to build a 38-story mixed-use tower, incorporating the existing entrance to 34th Street–Penn Station into the tower’s ground floor. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/subway-entrance_4-11027144_20260820155235.jpg The subway entrance (above left) that Vornado wants to install into the base of an officer tower it seeks to erect at 484 Eighth Ave. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/484-8th-avenue-5-area-map_4-11023365_20260819170918.png A map included in Vornado’s application to waive zoning regulations depicts the Midtown blocks in question. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-19-at-5-07-06-pm_4-11023495_20260819170923.png The proposed subway entryway, featuring the requested extra steps and resized landing. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-19-at-5-07-23-pm_4-11023498_20260819170924.png A map of the intersection, featuring an outline of the current entryway. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/ice-arrests-captain-of-capsized-liberty-island-boat-that-killed-mom-and-infant-FJ6128007 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-20T16:57:38-04:00 ICE Arrests Captain of Capsized Liberty Island Boat That Killed Mom and Infant https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/ap26222764548568_4-11024477_20260820153855.jpg Manuel Hernandez was arrested by ICE after a Coast Guard investigation found him to be in the US illegally. Hernandez was the captain of a boat that capsized, leading to the deaths of a mother and her 5-month-old daughter. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/fireman-hospitality-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-EA6130547 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-20T17:34:58-04:00 Fireman Hospitality Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-5-28-48-pm_4-11027159_20260820173059.png Fireman Hospitality Group, known for famed Manhattan restaurants such as Trattoria Dell’Arte (above), has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-5-31-54-pm_4-11027165_20260820173347.png Other restaurants in the Fireman portfolio include Café Fiorello (above), located on Broadway, as well as the Brooklyn Diner chain. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/nyc-fire-museum-reopens-ahead-of-25-year-9-11-anniversary-LA6130814 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-21T17:45:49-04:00 NYC Fire Museum Reopens Ahead of 25-year 9/11 Anniversary https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/mychal-judge-photo_4-11029989_20260821164636.jpg On display at the Fire Museum: the 9/11 photo by Shannon Stapleton of the body of FDNY chaplain Father Mychal Judge carried by firefighters Christian Vaughn and Zachary Vause; NYPD Lt. William Cosgrove; Kevin Allen of the Office of Emergency Management and civilian John Maguire from Goldman Sachs. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-21-at-1-52-37-pm_4-11029528_20260821150744.png (From left) Fire Museum Executive Director Dominick DeRubbio and FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore use an FDNY ax to cut the reopening ribbon held by Council members Christopher Marte and Joann Ariola. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-21-at-1-53-03-pm_4-11029531_20260821150748.png A crowd forms around the Fire Museum’s entrance during its reopening morning, around 10 a.m. on Aug. 20. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-6-53-50-pm_4-11027182_20260821150734.png The new flooring at the Fire Museum’s entryway, representing FDNY and EMS houses across the city. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/turnout-jacket-of-fr-mychal-judge_4-11029992_20260821151212.jpg The turnout jacket and helmet worn by FDNY chaplain Fr. Mychal Judge on the day he perished while praying on the ground floor of the north tower on 9/11 are back on permanent display at the reopened Fire Museum on Spring Street. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/fire-museum_4-11030282_20260821174551.jpg The Fire Museum at 278 Spring St., which reopened after being shut for repairs for over two years, is housed in what was once a firehouse used by Engine 30 and Rescue 1. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-6-54-23-pm_4-11027185_20260821150752.png The Museum’s 9/11 memorial, the first permanent memorial to the FDNY members tragically lost in 9/11. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-6-54-12-pm_4-11027184_20260821150801.png Older FDNY engines, also on display in the museum. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-6-54-35-pm_4-11027186_20260821150811.png A close up on the 9/11 memorial. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-20-at-6-54-44-pm_4-11027187_20260821150821.png A FDNY helmet recovered from the 9/11 wreckage.