https://www.westsidespirit.com/features/healthy-manhattan/tomato-is-revered-today-but-it-was-once-feared-as-poison-apple-YY6098427 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-07T18:46:23-04:00 Tomato Is Revered Today But it Was Once Feared as “Poison Apple” https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/woman-eating-a-tomato_4-10991876_20260807184222.jpg If she was in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, she would not dare eat that tomato which was given the feared nickname “poison apple.” In the modern era, not only is it revered as as a tasty and versatile food, the tomato has serious and newly discovered health benefits. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/new-lawsuits-filed-over-harlem-legionnaires-outbreak-YY6098256 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-07T18:50:56-04:00 New Lawsuits Filed Over Harlem Legionnaires’ Outbreak https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-07-at-5-16-48-pm_4-10991856_20260807171850.png New York City is facing new lawsuits related to last year’s deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem, with the support of Ben Crump (right) and the Reverend Al Sharpton (right). At an August 6 presser, June Cooley (above, center) said that her family has “PTSD” over her mother’s infection. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-07-at-5-17-25-pm_4-10991863_20260807171854.png Nunzio Quino, a construction worker who sued a contractor tied to the outbreak last year, says that “people try to hide when there’s something wrong.” https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/pier-pressure-88-million-to-remove-pilings-for-hudson-tunnel-project-II6028578 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-09T16:15:16-04:00 Pier Pressure! $88 Million to Remove Pilings for Hudson Tunnel Project https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-14-at-10-37-25-am_4-10917968_20260714115701.png The GDC Board of Commissioners just approved $88 million to remove 500 submerged pier stumps that are standing in the way of boring machines involved in building the new Hudson River rail tunnels. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-14-at-10-36-42-am_4-10918090_20260714115703.png Slide 13 in the GDC slide deck details the change order and the additional construction it entails. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-14-at-10-36-55-am_4-10918093_20260714115706.png Slide 14 in the slide deck describes the tunneling efforts included in the project, which require effective soil stabilization beforehand. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-14-at-10-37-08-am_4-10918096_20260714115707.png Slide 15 maps out the GDC’s various projects, highlighting the HRGS project’s location and purpose. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-14-at-10-38-17-am_4-10918102_20260714115712.png Slide 19 describes how the change order would add to the work’s current scope. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-14-at-10-38-28-am_4-10918105_20260714115714.png Slide 20 outlines the numbers involved, including cost estimates and scheduling. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/legionnaires-disease-some-city-council-members-blame-mamdani-DF6052126 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-09T18:42:21-04:00 Legionnaires’ Disease: Some City Council Members Blame Mamdani https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-22-at-2-24-17-pm_4-10942901_20260727142754.png City Council Speaker Julie Menin (center), who represents an UES district, stands with council members including Harvey Epstein (far left), Virginia Maloney (second from left) and Queens Council Member Lynn Schulman (third from left) to discuss the city’s response to a Legionnaires’ outbreak.