Happy Saturday — and welcome to our first fall weekend. Did you feel cold last night? It was down to 49 degrees! The temperature today will be a bit warmer than yesterday and we have the chance of rain tomorrow.
Yesterday, was one of my most enjoyable photo assignments — a trip on a seaplane to Boston. For the story, we talked to a Hell’s Kitchen local who has been helping Tailwind Air with their design. We hope you enjoy the photos and videos of the experience. Read more…
Here’s the rest of the news from Hell’s Kitchen this week…
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 and General Electric – known for polluting the river for decades – will help determine just how dirty the New York City-adjacent Hudson is. Read more…
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. Read more…
On Tuesday, we shared reactions from Hell’s Kitchen activists and politicians to the New York Times report, ahead of the release of the City Council redistricting map, that “most of Hell’s Kitchen is now within one district” after a campaign to “Keep Hell’s Kitchen Whole”. By Thursday, those plans were voted down before being presented to the council. Read more…
In a shocking early morning raid, armed robbers stole three luxury SUVs from the Gotham West parking garage on W45th Street. Read more…
A Hell’s Kitchen Facebook group has called on citizen-led vigilante group the Guardian Angels to monitor the streets of our neighborhood, citing security concerns. Read more…
A gritty-meets-glamorous cocktail bar with dramatic flair opened last night on Restaurant Row. Meet Lady Blue, named after a character in the classic show Torch Song Trilogy and taking up residence at the former House of Brews on W46th Street. Read more…
Voting has now closed in the W42ST Best of Awards. We nearly doubled the number of votes from last year — our community is growing. We will be sorting through all the votes and the winners will be announced on Friday September 30. In the meantime, you will be spotting these window decals appearing at the hundreds of nominated businesses in Hell’s Kitchen. Thanks again to you for voting, Wells Fargo for sponsoring and Intrepid Museum, the Durst Organization and HYHK Alliance for supporting. We sent out invitations to a bunch of voters yesterday — there might be some more spaces, so hit reply if you’d like to attend and we will do another draw next week.
KF Seetoh is a born storyteller with a chef’s soul. The veteran journalist, culinary entrepreneur, television personality, Anthony Bourdain confidant and food critic who believes that “the best story to tell is through food” has just written his next tale — bringing his Singaporean street food empire to the new Midtown food market Urban Hawker, which soft-launched this week. Read more…
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An addictive new rent-Wordle game, Lord of the Rents. challenges intrepid urbanite New Yorkers to guess how much listings cost – and the results may surprise you. Read more…
Pickleball, the jauntily named recreational sport sweeping the nation, is coming to the West Side — in a pop-up playing space in Hudson Yards this October and then on a new set of courts in Hudson River Park. Read more…
What we’ve been reading
The historic White Horse Tavern is facing a lawsuit. (The Real Deal)
City to erect huge tents to house migrants arriving in New York. (New York Times)
More New Yorkers are trudging back to the workplace. (Forbes)
It’s Banned Books Week and the libraries are celebrating the “freedom to read”. (Gothamist)
New York nightlife ideas for the under 21s. (Washington Square News)
Freeze Frame
We spotted around 25 pedicabs in the NYPD tow pound on 11th Avenue and W40th Street yesterday. The police so far say they know nothing about it. Any information? We’re also going to do a story about cars being booted around Hell’s Kitchen. Have you had that experience in the past few weeks? Hit reply…
Happy birthday to Ben Brooks and Ben Rosenfeld.
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