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Security Guard Stabbed Multiple Times During Shoplifting Attempt at Hell’s Kitchen Duane Reade
A security guard at Duane Reade on 8th Avenue and W53rd Street was stabbed multiple times when he tried to stop a homeless man from shoplifting,…
Plastic Fantastic — Orange Pill Bottles Transformed into Beautiful, Thought-Provoking Art by Fountain House Gallery
We all have empty orange prescription bottles cluttering up drawers and shelves — useless, unattractive, plastic trash. But Fountain House Gallery takes another view, and is…
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“There is Always Something New and Exciting, Which Suits My Energy and Endless Curiosity” — Jill Blackford’s West Side Story
Hell’s Kitchen Community Cupboard co-founder and senior program manager Jill Blackford grew up in Nashville and moved to Hell’s Kitchen in 2009. When not organizing food distributions, you can find Jill out and about with her adopted pup, Zeus. This is her West Side Story.…
“This is a Real Neighborhood, a Village Within the City” — Margaret Pine’s West Side Story
Piano teacher, musician and actor Margaret Pine has lived at Manhattan Plaza since the late 1970s — and her students hold a recital in the building’s iconic Ellington Room every year. She counts Alicia Keys among her past pupils. This is Margaret’s West Side Story.…
“Hell’s Kitchen’s is Forever in Flux” — Lucas Hall Shares His West Side Story
Australian Lucas Hall has lived in Hell’s Kitchen ever since he arrived in NYC. The former theater performer is now a yoga/meditation teacher and visual artist. Here is Lucas’s West Side Story. So, what’s your New York story? Born here, or just arrived?I’m originally from…
“Hell’s Kitchen is a Celebration of What Makes New York the Greatest City in the World” — Will Nunziata’s West Side Story
Theater, TV and film writer, director and creator Will Nunziata started out as a singer and has lived in Hell’s Kitchen for more than 10 years, six of them with his husband, Joseph. This is Will’s West Side Story. So what’s your New York story?…
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Clothes Encounters of the Disappearing Kind… Where Have The Laundromats Gone in Hell’s Kitchen?
Laundry is a chore of everyday life, along with washing dishes and taking out the trash. Sadly, this essential task seems to have gotten much harder…
Sending Out an ‘SOS’: Peter Shankman Launches Journalist Source Platform from Hell’s Kitchen
New York media has gained a new hero as Hell’s Kitchen entrepreneur Peter Shankman launches an online platform to connect journalists with sources and story-worthy projects.…
Intermission at The Torch: Mega Hotel Construction Site Goes Quiet in Heart of Theater District
The future site of a mammoth 1,067-foot tower in the heart of the Theater District has become eerily quiet since March. What’s led to the dramatic…
There Goes the Sun — Hell’s Kitchen Prepares for Manhattanhenge Madness
Brace yourself, Hell’s Kitchen! After bearing witness to an earthquake and solar eclipse in the same week, yet another cosmic event is upon us. This time…
Thank You for the Music: Sam Ash Closes in New York After Nearly a Century
Luis Infantas has worked at Sam Ash for nearly three decades. He never thought he’d live to see it close, but on Sunday the sales manager…
Pride Ribbons Fly as Hell’s Kitchen’s Ritz Bar Building Hits Market for $6.5 Million
The Pride ribbons will be out next month at one of Hell’s Kitchen’s oldest gay bars, Ritz Bar & Lounge — but perhaps for the last…
Car Crash in Hell’s Kitchen Injures Two Pedestrians, 83-Year-Old Driver Hospitalized
Two pedestrians were injured and an 83-year-old driver was taken to hospital after a crash left a car wedged between Justino’s Pizza and a fire hydrant…
Weed All About It! Finally, a New York Licensed Legal Cannabis Store has Opened in the Neighborhood
At last! Indoor Treez, Hell’s Kitchen’s first legal cannabis dispensary, co-owned by Fikri Nagi and Wesim Alsaidi, has arrived on 8th Avenue between W38/39th Street. The…
Robber Who Accidentally Shot Accomplice Wanted in Hell’s Kitchen Attempted Necklace Snatch
Police are looking for a man who accidentally shot his accomplice while attempting a robbery in Hell’s Kitchen last month. The incident took place at 12th…
Ahoy, New York! Fleet Week Brings a Wave of Sailors to Hell’s Kitchen
Fleet Week is once again returning to the West Side. New York’s piers, harbors and sidewalks will be awash with an ocean of service members, here…
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💊 Pill Bottle Art + HK This Week
Good morning and happy June. We’re heading up into the 80s for the next few days. Today will be the sunnier day — expect some clouds…
🧺 Laundromat Losses + 🆘 SOS Peter
Good morning and happy Friday. Another sunny day ahead of us, with a few clouds around mid-afternoon when the temperature will be a pleasant 76 degrees.…
There’s No Knowing Who You are Going to Meet Sur La Plage
Good afternoon, this is W42ST Lifestyle Editor Sarah Beling with “Make Way For The Weekend” — your curated guide to the best of New York events…
Mega Construction Site Goes Quiet + Sunday in the Park with George
Good morning and happy Thursday. Well if you thought that Manhattanhenge was going to be the show to watch last night, nature had other ideas. Thanks…
🌮 New Taquería + 🥕 Rabbit Sighting
Good morning and happy Wednesday! I’m Phil-ing in today on the newsletter. Thankfully today’s weather is far better than that awful pun… Partly sunny with highs…
🎸 Farewell to Sam Ash + ⚓️ Fleet Week Sailors
Good morning and happy Tuesday. The rain has left us for a while — and today we can look forward to full sun and a high…
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How Many City Officials Does it Take to Charge a Citi Bike?
Back in February, Councilmember Bottcher jump-started the electric Citi Bike triumvirate of Lyft, DOT and Con Ed into action when he wrote complaining about the lack of fully-charged cycles. Yesterday, a horde of officials descended on a Citi Bike station on W35th Street just west of 9th Avenue to celebrate the first three (yes, you…
Hell’s Kitchen Gay Bar Owner Removes Security Team After Video Surfaces of Violent Incident
A Hell’s Kitchen gay bar owner has removed his security team after video surfaced of a beating of what appears to be a client outside Hush nightclub on W52nd Street. Two men have been arrested and charged with assault in relation to the incident. The video, initially published on Reddit, shows at least four men…
Baron von Swine and Arrival Times? Vision for Smarter Subway Ads Gives Shout Out to Rudy’s
If there’s one thing that the MTA seems to prioritize, it’s ads — whether it’s the digital slideshow present in the city’s new A trains, old-school banner ads plastering mysterious, millennial-targeted D2C companies across an R46, or the station’s newer digital billboards, there is plenty of product placement across New York’s transit system. But in…
Hell’s Kitchen Storefronts Show Signs of Recovery: Vacancies Down as 9th Avenue Sees New Business Surge
W42ST’s storefront survey is back — and while there are still no shortages of ongoing challenges to keeping businesses open in Hell’s Kitchen — there is good news to report, with vacancies trending downwards and 9th Avenue slowly making a commercial comeback. There are still plenty of long-empty businesses across the West Side, but this…
Hell’s Kitchen Businesses Targeted: Glass Door Smash-Ins Rattle Stores
A series of break-ins has rattled businesses in Hell’s Kitchen, with three side street stores near 10th Avenue having their glass doors shattered within 48 hours. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, police were called to Seguidilla Bistro on W51st Street near 10th Avenue after an unknown individual entered the eatery by breaking the…
“Operation Padlock To Protect” Hits Hell’s Kitchen’s 50+ Unlicensed Smoke Stores
As legal dispensaries finally make their way to Hell’s Kitchen, new emergency regulations allowing the city to permanently padlock unregulated pot shops are starting to curb the neighborhood’s unlicensed cannabis stores. Dubbed “Operation Padlock to Protect” by Mayor Eric Adams, a new set of emergency rules and regulations authorize the sheriff’s office, NYPD and Department…
Hell’s Kitchen LGBTQ Leaders Vow to Celebrate Pride Amid FBI Warning of Increased Terrorist Threats
LGBTQ leaders in Hell’s Kitchen say they are committed to celebrating Pride, in the face of an FBI advisory warning of a higher risk for terrorist activities next month. “Pride began as a movement of defiance and the LGBTQAI community has always been strong and we stick together,” Assemblyman Tony Simone told W42ST on the…
Two Students Wounded in Clash at Hell’s Kitchen High School, Police Investigate
Police were called to a Hell’s Kitchen High School this afternoon after an altercation left two students with knife wounds. One of the teenagers was seen being taken to an FDNY ambulance outside the school building on W49th Street between 9th and 10th Avenue. Paramedics had dressed his wound, which was visible on the chest,…
Hudson River was Contaminated by Oil Spill from Cracked Floor and Century-Old Tunnel, Con Ed Reports
Cracks in the floor of Con Edison’s 59th Street Powerhouse led oil from a 4,400-gallon spill to leak through to a century-old tunnel and into the Hudson River, according to the energy company. The April 6 spill at the Hell’s Kitchen facility was a result of the failure of an “oil piping component inside of…
‘Sammy’s Law’ Unleashed: NYC Gains Authority to Set Local Speed Limits in Pursuit of Safer Streets
A state law that goes into effect in June will give New York City more power to regulate its own speed limits. But there are a few paths to get there. By Jose Martinez This story was first published by THE CITY on May 9 5:15pm EDT When Albany lawmakers last month passed “Sammy’s Law”…
Hardy and Handsome, Ginkgo Trees Add Color to Hell’s Kitchen — and a Strange Smell
With their distinctive fan-shaped leaves that turn an attractive brilliant golden hue in autumn, ginkgo trees are easy to spot in the neighborhood. After all, there are over 300 ginkgos in Hell’s Kitchen — with Restaurant Row and W46th Street (bw 8th/10th Ave) housing nearly 100 of them. That color is celebrated in the tree’s…
Demolition by Neglect: Hell’s Kitchen Building Faces Controversial Tear Down Amid Community Outcry
When an attractive four-story townhouse on W47th Street next to a leafy children’s playground was sold for $6m in spring 2018, Hell’s Kitchen neighbors could not have imagined what could happen in just six years. After years of sitting partly demolished and shrouded in scaffolding — the owner shared their plan with the community this…
“Hell’s Kitchen Consistently Maintains an Energy” — Michael Danz’s West Side Story
Advertising agency art director, New York City Gay Men’s Chorus member and “professional amateur dancer” Michael Danz moved to Hell’s Kitchen from Long Island seven years ago. This is his West Side Story. So, what’s your New York story? Born here, or just arrived?My Instagram bio pretty much sums it up… “Long Island blood with…
Hell’s Kitchen Restaurants Grapple with Rising Costs and New Rules on Road to Permanent Outdoor Dining
Hell’s Kitchen restaurant and bar owners say they are committed to offering outdoor dining at their businesses, as the City releases an online directory of pre-approved dining structures. To some owners, al fresco dining, which began in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, is still an essential lifeline for remaining profitable. The Department of Transportation on…
Police Swarm Hell’s Kitchen After Robbery — Two Suspects Caught Following Foot Chase
Hell’s Kitchen’s crowded sidewalks, bustling with locals enjoying the 80-degree summer heat early this evening, quickly cleared as police gave chase following a daylight robbery. Officers wrestled two suspects to the ground on 9th Avenue. On Wednesday evening, the NYPD flooded the neighborhood with officers and squad cars after receiving reports of a robbery at…
Health Officials Urge LGBTQ New Yorkers to Vaccinate as Mpox Cases Rise Ahead of Summer
Health officials are urging LGBTQ communities in New York to get vaccinated as mpox cases rise. “With Pride, vacation and festival seasons approaching, we advise taking action now,” said Marcus Sandling, clinical director at Callen-Lorde, a primary care center dedicated to serving LGBTQ communities. Mpox cases in New York City have slowly increased since last…
Four NYPD Officers Injured as Police SUV and Tractor Trailer Collide on W57th Street
Four police officers were injured after a tractor trailer and an NYPD SUV collided at W57th Street and 8th Avenue early this morning (Tuesday). The police cruiser was responding to a 911 call and traveling north on 8th Avenue with lights and sirens activated when it collided head-on with the tractor trailer headed eastbound on…
Spitfire is the Place to Brie for Hell’s Kitchen Cheese and Charcuterie Lovers
In a first for the neighborhood, Hell’s Kitchen’s very own cheese and sundry shop opened on Saturday at the southwest corner of W55th Street and 8th Avenue. Locals popped in all weekend, eager to check out the new tenants of this long vacant corner. Located in the former home of a Hale and Hearty soup shop,…
With Karaoke, a Tattoo Parlour and No Kids Allowed, Virgin Voyages is Cruising Up the Hudson
From next fall, Virgin Voyages will be sailing up the Hudson with its adults-only cruises. The fledgling cruise brand launched just over two years ago and currently operates most of its North America sailings out of Miami, but is planning on adding New York, Los Angeles and Seattle to its home ports. The cruises kick…
Fun on Hell’s Kitchen Piers: Hudson River Park Unveils Summer Entertainment Lineup
There’s a hectic and eclectic program of events planned in Hudson River Park this summer — from jazz and blues concerts to salsa dancing, marine science to yoga, boot camps to bike rides — there really is something for everyone. Plenty of the season highlights are happening right here in Hell’s Kitchen, with the highly…
Meet Over at Columbus Circle for the Weekly Vegan Night Market
If you’re craving a meatless feast or fancy trying plant-based fare for the first time, head to Columbus Circle on Tuesday for a Vegan Night Market. Launched at Wollman Rink in 2023, the market has moved to a new venue and will be held on the first Tuesday of every month through October. The “open-air food…
Decades-Old Hell’s Kitchen Mystery Unraveled: Patricia McGlone Identified as ‘Midtown Jane Doe’
A long-cold case is finally warming up, as detectives have identified a murder victim discovered inside a Hell’s Kitchen building on Restaurant Row. The victim, who had until recently been known as “Midtown Jane Doe”, was identified as 16-year-old Patricia Kathleen McGlone by the NYPD Cold Case Squad. McGlone, who is believed to have been…
From Pasta to Pride: Hell’s Kitchen’s ViceVersa Transforms into Chic Gay Bar with a Roman Twist
The owners of Hell’s Kitchen Italian restaurant ViceVersa are ready for a change after 25 years in business. The restaurant closed its doors in mid-February — now Franco Lazzari and Stefano Derzi, partners and co-owners, are reopening tonight (Friday) as VV Bar, an ancient Rome-themed gay bar. The couple got the idea in late 2023…
“The Freedom We Have to be Who We Want to be is My Favorite Thing” — Cecilia De Bucourt’s West Side Story
Argentinian model, fashion designer and photographer Cecilia De Bucourt has called New York home since the 1990s. She lives in Hell’s Kitchen and loves the diversity of the neighborhood. This is Cecilia’s West Side Story. So, what’s your New York story? Born here, or just arrived?I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. When I started…
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