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01/08/2026

A fire broke out this morning at Barbour House, an eight-story building at 330 W36th Street between 8th and 8th Avenues, prompting a major FDNY response and leaving a civilian critically injured.

Fire at historic Barbour House on W36th Street sends one person to hospital, prompts high-rise FDNY response and raises safety concerns.

01/08/2026

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Hell’s Kitchen is about to lose one of its most stubbornly old-school dining rooms. Chez Napoléon — the tiny, rules-and-rituals French restaurant on W50th Street just west of 9th Avenue that has fed generations of theatergoers, locals and Francophiles — will close on Saturday, January 31, according to the owners.

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For 21 years, Manhattan Eyeworks has been a go-to for Hell’s Kitchen residents in need of eyeglasses and eye care. Now, owner Marina Kleyman is preparing to close the 9th Avenue staple — and a decades-long chapter in the neighborhood.

📸 Story 1: Elayne and William persevered through a series of setbacks, starting during the COVID pandemic. Photo: Phil O’Brien / Story 2: Marina Kleyman at Manhattan Eyeworks. Photo: Brennan LaBrie

01/08/2026

For 21 years, Manhattan Eyeworks has been a go-to for Hell’s Kitchen residents in need of eyeglasses and eye care. Now, owner Marina Kleyman is preparing to close the 9th Avenue staple.

For 21 years, Manhattan Eyeworks has been a go-to for Hell’s Kitchen residents. Now, owner Marina Kleyman is closing the 9th Avenue staple.

01/07/2026

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Hell’s Kitchen residents will get a chance this evening to weigh in on the Manhattan Cruise Terminal Master Plan, which could become one of the largest physical transformations of the West Side waterfront in decades.

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As the Row Hotel ends its stint as a migrant site, Mayor Zohran Mamdani orders DHS to deliver a mid-February plan to phase out NYC’s migrant shelter network. Report by Gwynne Hogan via THE CITY.

📸 Story 1: A cruise ship comes in to dock at the current configuration of the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. Photo: Phil O’Brien / The Row has been closed as a migrant shelter. Mattresses were being cleared out on Tuesday evening. Photo: PJ Landers

01/07/2026

Hell’s Kitchen is about to lose one of its most stubbornly old-school dining rooms. Chez Napoléon — the tiny French restaurant on W50th Street.

Hell’s Kitchen is about to lose one of its most stubbornly old-school dining rooms. Chez Napoléon — the tinyFrench restaurant on W50th Street.

01/07/2026

Hell’s Kitchen residents will get a chance this evening to weigh in on what could become one of the largest physical transformations of Manhattan’s waterfront in decades.

A massive cruise terminal expansion could redraw the Hudson River shoreline as Hell’s Kitchen residents prepare to speak at a crucial hearing.

01/07/2026

As the Row Hotel ends its stint as a migrant site, Mayor Zohran Mamdani orders DHS to deliver a mid-February plan to phase out NYC’s migrant shelter network. Report by Gwynne Hogan via THE CITY.

Mayor Mamdani orders DHS to deliver a mid-February plan to phase out NYC’s migrant shelter network, as the Row Hotel closes as a migrant site

01/06/2026

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Hold the popcorn! Hell’s Kitchen has lost its far-West Side movie house — again.

A printed notice taped to the doors of LOOK Dine-In Cinemas at VIA 57 (657 W57th Street, by the West Side Highway) says the theater “has closed our W57 location as of January 4, 2026.” The statement thanks customers for “making this theater a meaningful part of the community,” and directs moviegoers to LOOK’s nearest theater in Dobbs Ferry.

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If you were awake before dawn on Monday — or jolted out of sleep by that sharp, burnt-pine smell — you weren’t imagining it. FDNY crews responded to two separate Christmas tree fires in Hell’s Kitchen within just a few hours, sending smoke drifting across the West Side.

📸 Story 1: Look Dine-In Cinemas closed on January 4 — notices were posted on the windows this evening. Photo: Phil O’Brien / LOOK Cinemas CEO Brian Schultz at the opening of the VIA 57 location in May 2023. Photo: Phil O’Brien | Story 2: Burnt Christmas trees at DeWitt Clinton Park on Monday morning. Photo: Catie Savage

01/05/2026

LOOK Dine-In Cinema has closed at VIA 57, a blow for Hell’s Kitchen moviegoers and fewer big-screen choices for New Yorkers.

LOOK Dine-In Cinemas at VIA 57 has closed as of Jan. 4, 2026, leaving Hell’s Kitchen without its far-West Side movie house.

01/05/2026

If you were awake before dawn today — or jolted out of sleep by that sharp, burnt-pine smell — you weren’t imagining it. FDNY crews responded to two Christmas tree fires in Hell’s Kitchen within just a few hours.

FDNY crews responded to two separate Christmas tree fires in Hell's Kitchen within just a few hours, sending smoke drifting across the West Side.

01/05/2026

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After nearly five decades, Café Un Deux Trois closed last night. Owner Georges Guenancia sat down with W42ST and his kids to share Times Square memories.

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The West Side Heliport was shut down Saturday evening as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife arrived by helicopter.

📸 Georges Guenancia with son Charles and daughter Leila at Café Un Deux Trois for their final weekend. Photo: Phil O’Brien / The West 30th Street Heliport as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were flown into New York. Photo: Sam Hartson/FreedomNewsTV