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Applications are Now Open for This Year’s West Side Community Fund Grants
Local small businesses and community groups are facing surging rent and labor costs, supply chain delays, and inflation. Step up to the plate, the West Side Community Fund (WSCF), a consortium of Midtown West corporations…

One Moment Caller… In Search of New York’s Payphones
The removal of Midtown’s last public payphone on Monday was met not only with its own hero’s salute, but a citywide wave of nostalgia for what once was New York’s ubiquitous corner landmark. In addition…

Time Travel Through Hell’s Kitchen as Google Street View Turns 15 Years Old
Google Street View celebrated its 15th birthday yesterday. Among a host of new features, Google announced that users would soon be able to step back in time on their mobile phones and check out how…
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Going with the Flow… Drink in the Story of New York’s Tap Water
There’s nothing like New York City tap water — often referred to as “the champagne of tap water” and mythically credited as the source of our…

More New Yorkers Ignoring Subway and Bus Mask Mandate as Riders, Experts Debate Value
Mask compliance among subway and bus riders has sunk to its lowest level since early in the pandemic, the MTA’s most recent figures show, as commuters…

Time to Hang Up — Final Call For Midtown’s Last Working Public Phone Booth
Put away your quarters — Midtown’s last remaining public phone booth has made its last call as city leaders gathered on Monday to commemorate the removal…

Turning the Spotlight on Best Ways to Score Affordable Broadway and Off-Broadway Theater Tickets
One thing we New Yorkers will never take for granted again is the ability to catch a great show almost any day of the week. And…

Sailors Ahoy! Wave Hello to Fleet Week in New York City
While you may not see any sailors spontaneously breaking into song, you’re guaranteed to spot throngs of uniformed service members throughout Hell’s Kitchen as in-person Fleet…

Could Contentious Video Signal the End of Horse Carriages in Central Park?
Video of a grounded horse in Central Park has reignited debate over the future of horse carriage rides in New York — with carriage drivers and…

Double Blow to Hell’s Kitchen Restaurants as City Target More Dining Sheds and Feds Funding Fails
The body blows just keep on coming for Hell’s Kitchen restaurateurs. Yesterday, a number of 9th Avenue businesses were given notice to dismantle their side street…

Bad News for Bodegas and Small Business as Dark Stores Prepare to Come into the Light
As a 15-minute delivery service uncovers its windows for business amid newly-proposed city regulations, local politicians still insist that “dark stores” — otherwise known as micro-fulfillment…

Don’t Let Ticks Tick You Off — Steering Clear of Lyme Disease and Powassan Virus
Planning a weekend trip upstate or a summer walk in the park? Be sure to add long pants and insect repellent to your checklist. Tick populations…

Hands Up — Who Thinks Amazon’s New Palm-Scanning Payment Option is the Future of Grocery Shopping?
Did you wake up today and think, “Gee, it doesn’t feel quite dystopian enough in here?” Well, do we have news for you! Thanks to Space…
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Payphone Nostalgia + West Side Grants
Happy Thursday. Are you ready for another lovely spring day? We’re going to be in the high 60s this afternoon, but after today the temperatures will…

HK Street View History + NYC Tap Water
Good morning and happy Wednesday. We got distracted writing the newsletter this morning by the arrival of some very large ships and the buzzing of helicopters…

Payphone Hang Up + Subway Masks
Happy Tuesday. It’s going to be pleasant today with some clouds around and a high of 68 degrees this afternoon. It will be pretty much like…

Fleet Week + Theater Ticket Deals
Good morning and happy Monday. Did you survive the sweaty weekend? Today is going to be more seasonal and a light wind is going to blow…

Contentious Carriage Horse Video + HK This Week
Happy Saturday. This early morning mist is going to hang around until 10am — and then we will be soaring to afternoon temperatures at least in…

Double Blow for HK Businesses + Weekend Newsletter
Happy Friday. Today is going to be a pretty perfect May day with temperatures in the mid-70s. Tomorrow and Sunday we skip a month or two…
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Artist Dana Nehdaran’s Brush with COVID Led to Portrait Painting Passion
Dana Nehdaran is an Iranian Jewish artist living in Hell’s Kitchen. In March 2021, he got COVID and 15 days later had a stroke. As a result, he lost a quarter of his vision. After three days in hospital, his neurologist asked him to not do anything strenuous for three months while he recovered. During this time Dana painted…

“I’ve Got a Lot of Odd Stories to Tell” — David Dean Bottrell on Life in Hell’s Kitchen and Beyond
He’s a familiar face on any number of TV shows, but now David Dean Bottrell is back in his spiritual home of New York City he’s ready to spill the beans in a wide-ranging one-man theater show. Get a taste of what’s in store as David shares his West Side Story… So, what’s your New…

“It Happened. I Can’t Believe it” — Why Neighborhood Life is a Dream Come True for Sharon Wheatley
Actor, author and mom Sharon Wheatley originated the role of Diane and others in the Tony Award-winning musical Come From Away and has been in the show ever since. Originally from Ohio, she “married into Hell’s Kitchen” and lives here with her wife and kids. This is Sharon’s West Side Story. So, what’s your New…

“I Wanted to Be in the Thick of It” — Why Photographer Robbie Quinn Loves Living on the West Side
From visiting his avant garde great aunts to performing at CBGB, Robbie Quinn has always considered himself a New Yorker. Now the photographer is settled in Hell’s Kitchen and feels right at home. Here’s Robbie’s West Side Story. So, what’s your New York story? Born here, or just arrived?My family moved out to Stony Brook…