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. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/former-peace-corp-volunteer-riding-stand-up-e-scooter-killed-in-uws-car-collision-KN6078084 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-10T15:33:22-04:00 Former Peace Corp Volunteer Riding Stand-Up E-Scooter Killed in UWS Car Collision https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/woman-riding-stand-up-e-scooter-kille_4-10971844_20260803081155.jpg Doreen Meyers, riding a stand-up e-scooter, was killed near West 60th Street and Amsterdam Ave. after colliding with black Tesla car. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/summer-streets-harlem-week-manhattan-outdoor-utopia-GY6098888 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-10T16:53:54-04:00 Summer Streets + Harlem Week = Manhattan Outdoor Utopia! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-10-at-8-48-12-am_4-10992491_20260810084921.png Summer Streets + Harlem Week = Manhattan Outside Utopia! Inwood left, Harlem right. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-foley-star_4-10992603_20260810092618.jpg Summer Streets begins at Foley Square in the south. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-nypd-runni_4-10992483_20260810083812.jpg Summer Streets brought out the NYPD Running Club: crooks can’t outrun these cops! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-nypd-runni_4-10992482_20260810083957.jpg NYPD Running Club heading north under Grand Central Station. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-percy-sutt_4-10992596_20260810092334.png Summer Streets + Harlem Week = sweat soaked runners after the Percy Sutton 5K. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harme-week-inwood-hula_4-10992599_20260810092619.jpg Summer Streets cyclist showing off her hula hoop skills. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/summer-streets-harlem-week-map_4-10992488_20260810084432.jpg Summer Streets Mahattan 2026 map. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/liberty-island-boat-tour-horror-capsized-vessel-kills-mom-baby-GX6101998 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-10T17:30:41-04:00 Liberty Island Boat Tour Horror: Capsized Vessel Kills Mom & Baby https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/capsized-boat-liberty-island-red-hook_4-10996114_20260810153631.jpg A boat that capsized in the New York Harbor near Liberty Island on Aug. 8 killed a mother and her baby. Here, Liberty Island is seen from Valentino Pier, Red Hook, Brooklyn, on the morning of Aug. 10. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/capsize-106876839-1786304244818216-r_4-10995623_20260810154649.jpg A boat that capsized in the New York Harbor on August 8 left Sara Sanchez and her 5-month-old baby, not pictured, dead. Andres Garcia, her boyfriend and the father of the baby, was also on the boat but survived. The two also shared a son, who was not on the boat. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/capsized-boat-new-york-harbor_4-10996281_20260810171631.webp A photo from boat tour charter company Zeus Luxury Rental shows two women aboard a boat much larger than the vessel which capsized, with the Whitestone Bridge nearby. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/capsized-boat-kills-two-zeus-luxury_4-10996284_20260810172338.jpg A Zeus Luxury Rental ad posted on Instagram Feb. 20. The image is an East River Manhattan skyline collage and a different model boat than that which capsized on Aug. 8. 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 2026-08-10T19:18:31-04:00 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.