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Homeless Hotels to Close by end of July — Awaiting State Approval
Mayor Bill de Blasio has again pledged to move homeless residents from local hotels back to congregate shelters by the end of […]
Another Fire on Ninth Avenue — this time above Mom’s Kitchen & Bar
FDNY spent a second night putting out a fire and rescuing residents from an apartment building on 9th Avenue. The alarm was […]
“From Worst to First” — New York Reopens After 472 Days
Last night New York celebrated with fireworks the lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions — after the state passed the threshold of 70 […]
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Another Fire + Homeless Hotels are Closing
Good morning and Happy Thursday. It’s feeling a little like groundhog day as we again report on a fire in an apartment block above a Ninth […]
Fireworks, Fire, PRIDE & Pies
Good morning and welcome to a reopened New York City. Governor Cuomo said that in 472 days we went from “worst to first”. Thanks for letting […]
Space Shots, Expired Shots and more…
Good morning — and happy Tuesday! It’s getting hot and steamy again… We didn’t know until yesterday that you can see rocket launches from New York. […]
Advert Denounced + Theater on the Streets
Happy Monday. How was your weekend? Ours was filled with flowers and sweet perfume — more of that later! Voting started on Saturday in the Democratic […]
Pier 97 is coming + HK this week
Good morning and welcome to the weekend. It’s been a super busy week and I’m ready to close down the laptop and get out to enjoy […]
Evelyn, Solstice, Nightclubs & Wagging Tales
Happy Friday. Looks like we are going to be having a refreshing break from the heat and humidity this weekend. I love the serendipity of chance […]
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Fire Rips Through Hell’s Kitchen Apartment Above Rancho Tequileria
Fire broke out in a third floor apartment on the corner of W50th Street and 9th Avenue at around 1:20am this morning. The blaze quickly engulfed the five-story walkup building above Rancho Tequileria restaurant. Authorities say an 83-year-old woman was sleeping in her fifth-story apartment when the flames broke out around 1am. The woman, and […]
Throw Away That Shot — Broadway Vaccination Hub Opened by Lin-Manuel Injects Expired Doses
Mayor Bill De Blasio and Lin-Manuel Miranda opened a new vaccination hub for the theater, film and TV industry in Times Square in April. Yesterday, the Broadway center — run in partnership with the Actors Fund and ATC Vaccination Services — warned over 800 people that they had received an expired dose of the Pfizer […]
Google’s First Real-Life Retail Store is All Set to Open its Doors on Thursday
Google’s first physical retail store opens to the public this week — and for the tech geeks it’s just a short hop down 9th Avenue. The new store can be found in the former Port Authority building at 15th Street and 9th Avenue, which Google bought in 2010 for $1.9 billion. You don’t have to wait long […]
Look to New York City Sky for NASA Rocket — Photos from 2021
NASA is telling New Yorkers to “grab that cup of coffee” and look south towards the sky above their Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 7am tomorrow (Tuesday). The launch of a Minotaur 1 rocket should be visible on the East Coast — including in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, NASA said. The Northrop […]
Follow The Money — 6 out of 6 Candidates Denounce Real Estate Dollars Entering Local Council Race
Voting started on Saturday in the Democratic primary elections to replace term-limited Corey Johnson as the New York City council member for District 3 (which includes Hell’s Kitchen, Chelsea and the West Village). There are six candidates on the ballot. This weekend, all six of those candidates denounced an advert backed by real estate developers […]
Hell’s Kitchen Businesses Take Center Stage in INTAR’S MicroTEATRO Festival
All the world’s a stage, said Shakespeare — and one local theater company is about to take that literally. From June 17, INTAR is staging its MicroTEATRO Festival at some pretty unusual Hell’s Kitchen venues. Sonny’s 10th Ave Meat Market will play host to #Emperorof10thAve, a short play by Carmen Rivera, performed to audiences of up to […]
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Hold the Phone — Improv Everywhere’s Charlie Todd is Here to Stay!
A Hell’s Kitchen resident since 2013, this former performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade used his talent to start Improv Everywhere nearly 20 years ago. Since then, he’s brought smiles and surprises to the public. His sense of humor has never failed him during the pandemic, especially when creating “New York’s Most Socially Distant Office.” Here’s […]
Michael Waxes Lyrical About the Neighborhood He Now Calls Home
He may have only recently arrived in Hell’s Kitchen, but Michael William G has really taken the neighborhood to his heart. And pandemic living has inspired a pivot that’s led to him creating his own luxury candle brand. This is Michael’s West Side Story. So, what’s your New York story? Born here, or just arrived?I […]
“I’m NEVER Leaving” — Tom’s Long-Standing Love Affair with Hell’s Kitchen
Tom D’Angora is a producer and activist. During the pandemic he and his husband, Michael, with the help of friend Tim Guinee, have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to save places like the West Bank Cafe and Birdland. This weekend he is turning his fundraising and production skills to save the York Theatre (with […]
“I Love our Neighborhood Spirit” — Why Hell’s Kitchen is Heaven for Priya
She may have only moved to the neighborhood in 2018, but Priya Ahluwalia has taken Hell’s Kitchen to her heart. Here’s Priya’s West Side Story So, what’s your New York story? Born here, or just arrived?I was born and raised in Delhi, India. I then lived in Beijing, China, for four years (2009 to 2013), […]
Smile! We’ve Rounded Up The Best of Hell’s Kitchen’s Happy Hours
Hell’s Kitchen has some of the best Happy Hours in New York City — and thanks to great input from W42ST readers we’ve rounded up the pick of them just for you. So say cheers to all-day drinks from $4 and $1.50 oysters! Alfie’s – 800 9th Ave (corner of W53rd St) Alfie’s has a […]
West Side Best Side — Pier 97 is Next for a Hudson River Park Makeover
The transformation of the west side continues, with new renderings unveiled for Pier 97 and construction scheduled for this summer. Hudson River Park plans to have the pier open by fall 2022. The concrete slab at the end of W57th Street has lain dormant for many years while funds were raised and the community engaged […]
Kossar’s Bagels & Bialys — One of NYC’s Oldest Bakeries — Heads West to 11th Avenue
An institution on the Lower East Side since 1936, Kossar’s Bagels & Bialys is opening a second location on the West Side this fall. The bakery secured a 15-year, 1,200 square-foot lease on the ground floor of the Ohm building at 312 11th Avenue, in the shadow of Hudson Yards. Isadore Mirsky and Morris Kossar […]
Museum of Nightlife Among Ideas to Wake Up the City that Never Sleeps
After a long year of curfews and closures, officials are looking for new ways to wake up the city that never sleeps. In their first-ever report released last week, the Office of Nightlife (ONL), outlined a series of recommendations for the city — including the creation of a nightlife museum. The Wall Street Journal reported […]
A Peaceful Way to Celebrate Summer Solstice — in the Heart of Times Square
Salute the sun and find peace in the heart of the Crossroads of the World on June 20 when Solstice in Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga returns with in person classes. There are seven free yoga sessions throughout the day, while the Yoga Village between W47th and W48th Streets will feature booths, giveaways and activities. Sponsors […]
“Ring of Fire” Solar Eclipse Rises in New York
New Yorkers got sight of a rare solar eclipse this morning — the first in the city since 2017’s “Great American Eclipse.” This morning’s sunrise offered a spectacle called the “Ring of Fire” visible in the city and in the eastern parts of North America when looking towards the horizon. The moon almost completely covered […]
Whoopi and De Niro Make Cuomo’s Pier 76 Opening a Sparkling Event
Governor Andrew Cuomo took the stage at a star-studded Tribeca Festival lunch to get the opening of Pier 76 underway this afternoon. He chatted with New York A-Listers Whoopi Goldberg and Robert De Niro (who was sitting in an armchair, recovering from a recent leg injury). This afternoon at 3pm, the Governor cut a ribbon […]
A Place to Paws and Sit Awhile — Barking Dog is Heading to Hell’s Kitchen
Hell’s Kitchen abounds with pandemic pups — and from late summer they’ll have a new place to meet their pals while their owners enjoy breakfast, dinner, brunch, lunch, cocktails and even a nightcap. Upper East Side doggy dining favorite Barking Dog is coming to World Wide Plaza. Last night, the restaurant’s owners passed the first hurdle […]
Why We Might Not Know Who Won the NYC Mayoral Primary Until Mid-July
Allison Dikanovic, THE CITY This article was originally published on Jun 1 at 7:32pm EDT by THE CITY This article is adapted from THE CITY’s weekly Civic Newsroom newsletter, which is sent out every Tuesday. You can sign up here to get it or fill out the form at the bottom of this post. Many of the […]
From the Depths of NYPD’s Tow Pound to The Heights of Lin-Manuel’s Movie Premiere — Pier 76 Opens Wednesday
The threat of a $12 million parking ticket by Governor Andrew Cuomo finally got NYPD to depart Pier 76 in January. Since 1998, the state and local pols had been trying to force the police to move their Manhattan Tow Pound from 12th Avenue and W36th Street, to give over the five-acre site for community […]
“What’d I Miss?” A Week of Lin-Manuel Firsts as the Drama Book Shop Reopens at its New W39th St Location
It’s quite a week for Lin-Manuel Miranda and David Korins. On Wednesday, the movie premiere of Miranda’s In the Heights musical will open the Tribeca Film Festival, while this is the first full week of Immersive Van Gogh at Pier 36 on the Lower East Side, a project for which Korins is creative director. Best […]
Man Charged with Drunk Driving — Car Flips in 8th Avenue Bike Lane after Hitting a Pedestrian, Pedicab and Three Cars
A car flipped on 8th Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen this evening after speeding down a bike lane, hitting a pedestrian, colliding with a pedicab and damaging three other cars. Driver Ibrahim Dembele, 27, was taken to Bellevue Hospital for testing — and cops told Streetsblog he was later charged with drunk driving, leaving the scene […]
OP-ED: Speaker Corey Johnson — Open Letter to Hell’s Kitchen
Last weekend, W42ST asked Hell’s Kitchen’s Council Member Corey Johnson to share with readers a summary of what he’s heard are the key challenges in the neighborhood — and the actions he’s taken, actions he’s planning to take… and the things that will take time to solve. Today, we publish an Op-Ed from Speaker Johnson. […]
SummerStage is Set for Patti, Wynton Marsalis, Gloria, Sun Ra, George, Tito, and more…
After streaming their pandemic performances last year, SummerStage is back with a full calendar of in-person shows, set to begin on June 17. Headliners include Patti Smith, George Clinton, and Sun Ra Arkestra, who played in the first SummerStage in 1986. The shows will run through September across four city venues: Rumsey Playfield in Central […]
Beat it Corey — Hell’s Kitchen Council Member Takes to the Streets
The work of politics has a reputation for being carried out behind closed doors. Yesterday, this was could not have been further from the truth as New York Speaker Corey Johnson walked his Hell’s Kitchen “beat” with the city’s top brass to confront public safety issues. Thanks to Stephanie Jones for contacting our “Where’s Corey” […]
It’s Green for Go — New York International Auto Show Returns to Javits Center This Summer
The New York International Auto Show will return to the Javits Center this summer, taking place from August 20-29 — and in a hat-tip to the latest eco-trends, almost a whole floor of the event will be dedicated to electric vehicles. The news was announced yesterday (Wednesday) by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The aim is to […]
Hurricane Season is Here, Do You Know Your Zone?
Now that June is here, hurricane season is officially upon us and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) outlook is predicting an “above-normal” season. To prepare, New York City has updated its evacuation zones based on new data from the National Weather Service and roughly one million residents are now classified in a different […]
Discounted Dining and Moments of Serenity Among Times Square’s Summer Programming Highlights
The Crossroads of the World is getting back to business, and its new summer program includes some familiar favorites for locals and visitors alike. Great news for budget-minded foodies is that Taste of Times Square Week returns on June 7. Hosted by Times Square Alliance, local eateries and will serve up special three-course prix-fixe menus […]
Magnolia Has Sweet Expansion Plans as Stephen Ross’s Venture Fund Acquires Bakery
New York’s iconic Magnolia Bakery is officially under new ownership. Stephen Ross’s RSE Ventures bought the bakery chain from owner Steve Abrams and his investors earlier this year for an undisclosed amount, the Wall Street Journal reports. If you have a sweet spot for Magnolia’s pastel-hued gourmet cupcakes, they may soon be more accessible than […]
Nominate Your Favorite HK Outdoor Dining Space for an Alfresco Award
Over the past year, restaurateurs and diners alike have embraced outdoor dining — it’s a fixture of pandemic life that many are happy to see become a permanent part of our city landscape. Now, your favorite streetside spaces can get the recognition they deserve (and a boost to their business) via the Alfresco Awards, a […]
Do I Have a Starting Bid of $3.3m? HK Duplex Up For Auction
Priced down from its original asking price of $4.15m, this Hell’s Kitchen duplex loft near Columbus Circle is slated for the auction block on June 17 with a starting price of “only” $3.3m. The 2,768 square-foot unit at 426 W58th Street is currently owned by developer/investor and former Goldman Sachs executive Sandeep Garg, according to […]
Missing Person: Have you Seen Christine Hammontree? UPDATE
NYPD and police from Falmouth, Maine are investigating the disappearance of a woman in New York at the weekend. Christine Kelly Hammontree was last seen in New York City on Monday May 24. She was reported missing by her parents at 9am on Tuesday according to a report by News Center Maine. UPDATE: This afternoon […]
Songs for Our City is Back — With Live Performers and an In-Person Audience
Start spreading the news — the second annual Songs for Our City songwriting competition is about to hit the streets of New York. And you can be a part of it — because audience members vote for their favorite performances on their mobile device at the end of each concert! Hosted by Times Square Alliance, […]
From the Crossroads of the World to the Top of the World — FroYo King Neil Conquers Everest
“At 6:32am on 5/24/2021, I stood on top of Mt. Everest as the highest (and probably coldest) person in the world,” Neil Hershman, the owner of 16 Handles in Times Square, announced on Instagram today after safely returning to Basecamp. “The mountain was extreme — it tried to kill us — but we survived and […]
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