Good Morning, Hell’s Kitchen! Did you experience the 10-minute mini-storm last night? More of that later…
If you want to talk REAL weather, you need to go chat to Neil Hershman at 16 Handles in Times Square when he returns from conquering Everest. Yes, you read that right! Neil left the “Crossroads of the World” just 6 weeks ago and on Monday got to the “Top of the World”! Read and see more…
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! Read and book your ticket…
Have you seen Christine? NYPD and Falmouth Police have launched an appeal. More here…

What we’ve been reading
Colbert and Fallon are coming back with a full studio audience. (Gothamist)
The next Mayoral Debate on 6/2 will be IRL. (New York Post)
New housing voucher addresses giving New York homeless an address. (Politics NY)
An interview with a delivery worker attacked in Hell’s Kitchen. (Eyewitness News)
Alicia Keys marks the 20th Anniversary of her debut album Songs in A Minor. (Bustle)
Freeze Frame

So that’s how it looked at 7pm last night from Thomas Piercy’s perch above Hell’s Kitchen as a storm rolled in.
Down on the ground, we were finishing off our happy hour drinks at Ousia on W57th. The staff did a quick move from outdoor to indoor dining.