Good morning and happy Wednesday. The clouds clear at 11am to reveal a beautiful April day. Temperatures soar to 81 degrees this afternoon. Enjoy this fabulous spring day!
COVID-19 cases have dropped, but the entertainment industry is still navigating uncharted territory, with Off-Broadway’s brightest working hard to stay afloat amid tiny budget margins, small casts and sometimes uncooperative audiences. Read more…
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Nelson Christopher Ala arrived in NYC as a rock ’n’ roll guitarist. The freelance photographer based in Hell’s Kitchen shares his West Side Story, including his personal journey of resilience after a life-changing accident on 9th Avenue. Read more…
What we’ve been reading
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Questions have been raised about big-money red light camera contracts in NYC. (New York Daily News💰)
New bright orange Smart Bins requiring an app to unlock them are coming to NYC. (Curbed💰
NY lawmakers resist Governor’s plan to lift density cap, citing potential for rampant luxury development. (THE CITY)
Eat up and get out — NYC restaurants imposing 90-minute time limits on diners. (New York Post)
Dogsitting for rich New Yorkers. (New York Times💰)
Freeze Frame
I’ve been starting to visit all those new Hell’s Kitchen places that opened in my five months away. It was a delight last night to sit at the bar at Chalong and watch Pattamon “CC” Kerdrojwongkul at work creating amazing cocktails. W42ST featured the eatery back in January — and this weekend they got a wonderful review from the New Yorker. Where next…?
Happy birthday to Cid Roberts.
