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How to Spend Valentine’s Day in Hell’s Kitchen
Valentine’s Day has snuck up on you — again!! Whether you’re celebrating this weekend, on the 14th, or not at all (we don’t judge!), we’re revisiting our 2022 Valentine’s Day in Hell’s Kitchen guide with…
Major Fire At 9th Avenue Building
Smoke filled the skies over 9th Avenue on Sunday morning when a mixed-use building housing apartments and the Bombay Grill House caught fire. Authorities report that the blaze began on the fifth floor of 764…
Iconic Music Store Roberto’s Winds Sues Landlord After Eviction from 40-Year Home
Roberto Romeo and his W46th Street music shop were a Midtown fixture for over 40 years — until he was unceremoniously ousted from the space at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the owner…
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Death-defying Walks Between Subway Cars Could Become a Thing of the Past — MTA Gives Sneak Peek
The MTA brought new open gangway trains to Coney Island for a sneak peek today. Death-defying walks between the subway cars could become a thing of…
District Attorney Bragg Vows Full Investigation into Ramirez and Umberger Deaths
Nearly a year since Julio Ramirez and John Umberger separately disappeared after nights out in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has pledged to fully investigate…
Hearts and Flowers in Times Square — Surprise your Valentine at Love’s h|Edge
Are you in a Victorian romance novel or Times Square? Head to the crossroad’s latest public art installation, Love’s h|Edge, to find out. The heart-shaped hedge…
City Clears Migrants from The Watson Hotel Sidewalk Encampment
Workers from the Sanitation Department and NYPD officers cleared the sidewalk encampment in front of The Watson Hotel on Wednesday evening, ending days of protest about…
NYC High School Admissions is Overwhelming — It Rewards Parents Like Me
Just before midnight, attempting to make the deadline for extra materials required for admission by some of New York City’s most selective public high schools, I…
And Just Like That… Man Handcuffed as Sarah Jessica Parker Films in Hell’s Kitchen
A man was detained by police Tuesday after apparently interrupting Sarah Jessica Parker as she filmed the new season of And Just Like That…, the Sex…
Ruth’s Chris Steak House on W51st Street to Close After 30 Years
One of Midtown’s most well-known grill spots is overdone — Ruth’s Chris Steak House has announced that it will close in April. After serving up pre-theater…
Historic Garment District Plans Thousands of New Apartments in Dramatic Rezoning
The Garment District Alliance has released an ambitious new residential and rezoning study for the historic area — which, if enacted, could add as many as…
Shuffle From The Watson Hotel Makes Jobs Harder to Find and Keep, Say Asylum Seekers
Migrants have refused to move from The Watson Hotel in Hell’s Kitchen, some citing the long commute and destabilizing transfers as detrimental to their efforts to…
Could You Strike it Lucky at Auction? Hell’s Kitchen Alley’s Lanes are for Sale
Hell’s Kitchen bowling alley Lucky Strike is throwing a gutter ball: the shuttered venue is auctioning hundreds of bowling shoes, pins and even the lanes themselves,…
Latest Newsletters
Roberto’s Music Evicted + HK This Week
Good morning and happy Saturday. You’ll just have missed the coldest of the day. It’s been 5 degrees overnight and, with the wind chill, it felt…
DA Pledge for Julio and John + Friki Tiki
Good morning and happy Friday. WRAP UP!! It’s going to feel like it’s sub-zero for the next 48 hours as the wind whips through Manhattan —…
The Story Goes On
Good afternoon, this is W42ST Lifestyle Editor Sarah Beling with “Make Way For The Weekend” — your curated guide to the best of New York events…
The Watson Encampment Cleared + Rooftop Gayle
Good morning and happy Groundhog Day! News from Pennsylvania is that Punxsutawney Phil says we’re going to have six more weeks of winter… Well for now,…
SJP in HK + Ruth’s Chris Closes
Good morning and happy Wednesday. Did you get up to see the snow flurry in the middle of the night? Today and tomorrow we will have…
Garment District Housing Plan + Watson Updates
Good morning and happy Tuesday. The drizzle should stop shortly, to be replaced by clouds for the rest of the day. Temperatures might just get to…
West side stories
“I Love the Vitality and the Convenience of Hell’s Kitchen” — Alexa Kelly Shares Her West Side Story
Director, actor and educator Alexa Kelly moved to New York 34 years ago and has put down firm roots in the neighborhood. Tonight she will be on the red carpet as Director of Strings Attached at its opening night on Theatre Row. So, what’s your New York story? Born here, or just arrived?Came here from…
“New York Has a Special Place in My Heart” — Cristina Doikos Shares Her West Side Story
A chance meeting on a bus led filmmaker, actor and writer Cristina Doikos to live in Hell’s Kitchen. She shares her loves, hates and memories of the neighborhood she proudly calls home. So, what’s your New York story? Born here, or just arrived?Let’s see, I was born in New York but I grew up in…
Carolyn Maloney: “Hell’s Kitchen is an Incredible Neighborhood — I am Grateful for Growing Support”
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney has passed over 80 measures during her time in the House and has plans to achieve much more. Here’s her West Side Story. So, what’s your New York story? Born here, or just arrived?My name is Carolyn Maloney. I’m a mother, a former educator, and the Congresswoman representing New York’s 12th…
Suraj Patel: “America is Best When New York Leads — it’s the Greatest City in the World”
Attorney, lecturer on business ethics at NYU and small business leader Suraj Patel worked on both of President Obama’s campaigns and served in the White House as an Advance Associate. Here’s his West Side Story. So, what’s your New York story? Born here, or just arrived?I moved to NYC for law school in 2006 and have been…