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“I’m So Tired of This Place” — For Residents of the Skyline, the Priority is to Leave
The conversion of the shuttered Skyline Hotel into a temporary shelter has long been at the center of conversations around the city’s care of homeless New Yorkers. Disliked by some Hell Kitchen locals because of…
Au Revoir! Le Privé and Casa Del Toro Shuttered by the City Amid Ongoing Court Case
Hell’s Kitchen eateries Le Privé and Casa Del Toro, both owned by proprietor Sanjay Laforest, have been shuttered by the city and eviction notices have been posted on their 10th Avenue locations amid an ongoing…
City Considers Housing Asylum Seekers on Norwegian Cruise Line Ships as Room Runs Out in Shelters
As shelters around the West Side and across the city struggle to house new arrivals seeking asylum, the Adams administration is reported to be considering a deal with Norwegian Cruise Lines to convert ships into…
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What Can New Yorkers Expect When Hurricane Ian Lands in the City?
As Hurricane Ian makes its way north after severely battering Florida and the Southeast, New Yorkers can expect frequent rain, low temperatures and high winds, as…
Congratulations Hell’s Kitchen! W42ST Best of Awards Winners 2022
Congratulations to all of our deserving winners in this year’s W42ST Best of Awards 2022! On Friday evening we were lucky enough to honor our finalists…
After Seven Years, Trevor Noah is Saying Goodbye to The Daily Show – and His Hell’s Kitchen Audience was the First to Know
After seven years, Hell’s Kitchen’s favorite late night host and local celebrity is moving on — Trevor Noah is leaving The Daily Show. The comedian announced…
Increased Migrant Arrivals Prompt Mayor’s Office to Open Red Cross Intake Center on W49th Street
Mayor Eric Adams has announced the opening of a migrant intake center in Hell’s Kitchen, but local advocates argue that the administration’s plan to support and…
Desperately Seeking Permits — Food Vendors Say Things Are Worse After New Law Was Supposed To Make Them Better
Street vendors angry about a long delay and a broken process for receiving promised new permits on top of what they say is a sharp rise…
Drawing on the Art and Soul of the City: Illustrator Joel Holland Archives New York Storefronts
The only constant in New York City is change — and while there’s no guarantee that the shops and restaurants of today’s Big Apple will live…
“We’re Reclaiming a Lane from the Lincoln Tunnel”: Hell’s Kitchen Can Soon Take a Walk on the Wide Side of 9th Avenue
Eighty five years after the opening of the Lincoln Tunnel, 9th Avenue is reclaiming a lane of traffic back for pedestrians, as the Department of Design…
Public Spending on 2021 New York City Elections Blew Away Previous Records
First-time candidates got a major boost from New York’s revved up matching-funds program during the 2021 election season, as the city doled out a record $127…
Nightmare on W42nd St — Tom Went Away for the Weekend, A Stranger Took Over His Apartment
When Tom Mayo-Smith left his Hell’s Kitchen apartment for a long Labor Day weekend, he had no idea that he would return to a nightmare. Someone…
Here in Hell’s Kitchen, Alaina and Her Pup are Making 80 Square Feet Work for $650pm
New Yorkers have a reputation for tolerating small and unusual apartments in the name of love for our fair city, but one Hell’s Kitchen resident’s home…
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Norwegian Cruises as Shelters + Hurricane Ian
Happy Monday. We’ve got a windy day today with the chance of showers. Looking at the Hudson River this morning, it’s pretty choppy out there! We…
W42ST Best of Awards WINNERS + HK This Week
Good morning and welcome to October! The weekend looks like it’s not going to be as rainy as originally forecast, but the weather has canceled the…
Farewell Trevor Noah + Red Cross Welcomes Migrants in HK
Good morning and happy Friday! It’s going to be a cloudy day, leading to a rainy weekend. We still have two pairs of tickets available to…
New York’s Shopfronts + Shortlisted Bars and Stores
Good morning and happy Thursday. It’s going to be sunny until around 4pm today — and then we’ll be expecting clouds through until Saturday. Hoping that…
9th Ave Wide Side + 10th Ave Blow-up Doll
Good morning and happy Wednesday. We’ll just about get to 70 degrees today and it will be cold tonight. Weather wise, we are tracking where the…
Nightmare on W42nd St + Tiny Apartment
Good morning and happy Tuesday. We’re going to have a wonderful week of dry weather — but let’s talk about last night! Did you see those…
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…
What’s Cooking? New York City Food and Wine Festival Returns to the West Side
Come hungry — the New York City Wine and Food Festival is back for its 15th year this October, with many events locally centered around Hudson River Park. The annual food showcase and philanthropic event — which has to date raised $14 million for food insecurity support organization God’s Love We Deliver — runs from…
Chance to Spend $1 Million to Improve the West Side — Participatory Budgeting is Back!
Just how would you spend $1 million to improve the West Side? Hold that thought — because there’s a chance to sign up as a volunteer in the annual Participatory Budgeting (PB) process on Tuesday. Local officials are inviting Hell’s Kitchen and other District 3 residents to come along to the official kickoff event, running…
Hell’s Kitchen Designer Helps You Get Up, Up and Away From Manhattan on Tailwind’s Stylish Seaplane Shuttles
Long security lines. Sardine-can-style airplane. $18 snack boxes. And don’t forget hair-raising traffic to La Guardia or JFK. These are just a few of the flying experiences that Tailwind Air — a new shuttle service flying from Manhattan — is hoping to solve with their chic, customized seaplane rides, aided by design from a Hell’s Kitchen…
Let’s Rally! Pickleball Craze Bounces Over to the West Side
Pickleball, the jauntily named recreational sport sweeping the nation, is coming to the West Side — first in a pop-up playing space in Hudson Yards this October and then on a new set of courts in Hudson River Park. Just a pickleball serve away from where tennis fans watched the US Open livestream, intrepid athletes…
The Fight to Keep Hell’s Kitchen Whole Goes On as New NYC Map is Rejected
In a surprise turnaround, members of the New York City Redistricting Commission have voted against sending newly drawn maps that would largely restore sweeping neighborhood changes for approval to the City Council — as local activists implored the group to keep Hell’s Kitchen whole in the face of newly released drafts shaving blocks off the…
Playing the Room Takes on a Whole New Meaning in “Lord of the Rents” — the Wordle of New York’s Property Puzzles
In the past two years, New York renters have experienced bargain-basement lows in the form of pandemic concession deals and record breaking highs, with the average Manhattan rent breaking the $5K mark this summer. Now, an addictive new game challenges intrepid urbanites to guess how much listings cost – and the results may surprise you.…
Hell’s Kitchen Facebook Group Summons Guardian Angels to Patrol Streets
A group of West Siders has called on citizen-led vigilante group the Guardian Angels to monitor the streets of Hell’s Kitchen, citing security concerns in the neighborhood. Members of the Guardian Angels volunteer group, which was founded in 1979 by former New York City Republican Mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa, were stationed on W49th Street Monday…
BREAKING: Hell’s Kitchen is Re-Drawn Back Together in New Council District Map
As a commission prepares to release a new draft of the city’s redistricting map to the New York City Council for approval, a New York Times report predicts that the current version has likely reversed previous drastic changes that split Hell’s Kitchen into three separate districts. According to the Times, “most of Hell’s Kitchen is…
Armed Multi-Car Hijacking at Hell’s Kitchen Parking Garage
In a shocking early morning raid, armed robbers stole multiple luxury SUVs from the Gotham West parking garage on W45th Street in Hell’s Kitchen. Staff at the garage at 550 W45th Street reported a group of gunmen approached the overnight attendant sometime between 5:15 and 5:30am this morning. They stole three Mercedes and BMW SUVs…
State Lawmakers Hope to Make Rodent Traps Less of A Sticky Situation
While most New Yorkers agree that the city’s rat population is more, er, vibrant than ever, there is significant debate over how exactly to reduce rodents around town – with some state lawmakers looking to ban the use of notorious glue traps. A new bill introduced by Assembly Member Harvey Epstein and sponsored by State…
Exactly How Polluted is the Hudson River? We’re About to Find Out
Every New Yorker knows that while the Hudson is likely at least slightly cleaner than the East River (and certainly cleaner than the Gowanus Canal), it’s by no means recommended for swimming or drinking. Now, a legal agreement between the US Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and General Electric (GE) – known for polluting the…
How Much Should Your Hospital Visit Cost? Tae Young Woo and Finestra Health Have Answers…
Like many New Yorkers in March of 2020, Tae Young Woo found himself both laid off and looking for elusive COVID tests – but little did he know that the stressful incident would eventually lead to his new business venture creating Finestra Health, a search engine helping patients find the cost of procedures across area…
Place Your Bets! Will Hudson Yards Become an Entertainment and Gaming Resort with Casino Plan?
Looking for luck on the West Side, billionaire developer Stephen Ross and the Related Companies are preparing to roll the dice and bid on plans to license New York City’s first casino. Hoping to set up blackjack in Hudson Yards next to the Javits Center, Related plans to partner with Wynn Resorts to build a…
Cafe Grumpy’s Caroline Knows How to Make New Yorkers Smile with Coffee
Contrary to their brand name, Caroline Bell and the team at Café Grumpy are well-versed in the art of making New Yorkers smile. Serving up curated coffee made of house-roasted brews since 2005, the Big Apple staple has grown from its original store in Greenpoint, Brooklyn to outposts throughout the city, including a popular Garment…
“From Wild Animals to Domestic Companions” — Check Out Animal Crossing on 9th Avenue
The call of the wild comes to Hell’s Kitchen as the Fountain House Gallery opens the group exhibit “Animal Crossing” starting tonight on 9th Avenue. Hosting an opening reception from 6pm to 8pm Thursday evening and running through October 26, the Fountain House exhibition explores “conceptions of animality in the contexts of domesticity, wildness, and…
Spotted Lanternflies Swarm West Side Glass Towers
It’s getting a little locust plague-esque here on the West Side, as swarms of spotted lanternflies sweep Hell’s Kitchen’s modern glass and steel towers en masse! We have some tips on how to get rid of the pests… Large swathes of the spotted menace — known as the Lycorma delicatula and rapidly spreading across the…
Manhattan Garage Owners Worry There Won’t Be Enough Cars to Go Around After Congestion Pricing
Tony Zhang pulled his Porsche 911 into a West 59th Street parking garage where drivers of luxury automobiles pay $606 a month — plus an 18.3% tax — to stash their vehicles. Jose Martinez, The City This article was originally published on Sep 15 5:00am EDT by THE CITY But with potential new tolls on…
The Trouble With Guinea Pigs: Council Sitting on Bill to Ban Sales of Fluffy Rodent as Pets
The City Council is dragging its paws on a bill that would ban the sale of guinea pigs, as local shelters have been inundated with the four-legged pets in the pandemic, according to people familiar with the matter. Katie Honan, The City This article was originally published on Sep 13 5:00am EDT by THE CITY…
Bzzt! The City is Spraying Pesticide for Mosquitoes This Thursday
What’s the buzz? The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is working its way through the five boroughs in its yearly late-summer pesticide spraying campaign, coming to the West Side this Thursday. The DOHMH initiative, which has been spraying throughout Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn over the course of the summer, will…
“You Don’t Have to Be in My Ring for Me to Be in Your Corner” — John Snow, the Philosopher of Victory Boxing
Think boxing is just blindly throwing a punch? Think again. Over on the W37th Street where Title Boxing once reigned, a new contender has entered the ring — the Victory Boxing Club, where owner and operator John Snow trains everyone from busy executives to recovering stroke patients, with a focus on the psychology behind every…
Cheers! Casellula and Vin Sur Vingt Celebrate Wine Bar Deal
We’d like to propose a toast! Beloved Hell’s Kitchen wine and cheese bar Casellula is preparing to partner with well-established neighborhood wine bar brand Vin Sur Vingt as its new operator. “This is bittersweet for me,” said owner and operator Brian Keyser of the change. “I opened Casellula in Hell’s Kitchen when people thought it…
Got $27 Million to Spare? This Waterline Square Penthouse Could Be Yours!
Despite a real estate market that’s gouging New Yorkers left and right, there are still some “bargain basement” deals on the West Side if you know where to look. For the low low price of only $27 million, a nearly 7,000-square-foot Waterline Square glass castle in the sky can be yours — what a steal! …
Buy “Anything From a 50-cent Spoon to a $300,000 Chandelier” at the Hudson Hotel Liquidation Sale
No need to truck it out to Jersey for a yard sale – there’s a massive liquidation of furniture, decor and memorabilia happening now at the former Hudson Hotel in Hell’s Kitchen. Featuring everything from one of the 800 guest room clothes hangers (priced at $.50) to the lobby’s iconic Ingo Maurer-designed chandelier (priced at…
EXCLUSIVE: LOOK Cinemas Plans to Revive Movie Theater at VIA57 with Screen and Dine Combo
Good news, Hell’s Kitchen movie fans! LOOK Dine-In Cinemas is closing a deal to move into the space left vacant by Landmark Theatres on W57th Street — and as well as big screen blockbusters, they’ll serve food and cocktails. The movie house chain, which boasts locations across the country (including Dobbs Ferry in NY), has…
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