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10/18/2025

Work on the long-awaited 34th Street busway ground to a halt on Friday, after President Trump’s administration ordered NYC to pause construction. The federal intervention has triggered an outpouring of frustration from local leaders. See comments for story link...

10/17/2025

A dozen federal agents in tactical gear arrested several people outside the Row Hotel on Thursday afternoon, sending shockwaves among migrant families living above. Report by Gwynne Hogan via THE CITY NY

Federal agents arrested several people outside the Row Hotel migrant shelter in Midtown, sparking fear and anxiety among residents.

10/17/2025

SL Green CEO Marc Holliday has not let go of the dream of a casino — no matter how decisively the community slammed the door on his company’s Caesars Palace Times Square proposal in September.

SL Green CEO Marc Holliday has not let go of the dream of a casino in Times Square — no matter how decisively the community, local officials and the state’s review process slammed the door on his company’s Caesars Palace Times Square proposal in September. The bid appeared dead after the Commu...

10/17/2025

Zohran Mamdani fends off Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in the first NYC mayoral debate ahead of Election Day. Report via THE CITY NY

Zohran Mamdani fends off Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in the first NYC mayoral debate ahead of Election Day.

10/16/2025

A New Jersey woman has been indicted in connection with the stabbing of a Greyhound employee inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal last month, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

A New Jersey woman has been indicted for the stabbing of a Greyhound bus employee inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal last month.

10/16/2025

Sunset Pier 94 Studios set to debut on Hell's Kitchen's Hudson waterfront — with bookings starting January and long-awaited Greenway improvements for cyclists.

Pier 94, long a fixture on the Hudson River shoreline in Hell’s Kitchen, is on the verge of a rebirth. On a bright October morning, as workers carefully hoisted the new “PIER 94” sign onto the façade, cyclists zipped through a just-opened, smooth section of the Hudson River Greenway — no lo...

10/16/2025

Film and TV producer, documentary maker and artist Karen Gehres moved to New York from Syracuse to attend Parsons School of Design — and has been here ever since, these days as a resident of Manhattan Plaza. Read Karen’s West Side Story...

Film and TV producer, documentary maker and artist Karen Gehres moved to New York from Syracuse to attend Parsons School of Design.

10/15/2025

New Hell’s Kitchen restaurant 88 POCHA brings authentic Korean food, pocha culture and creative cocktails to the neighborhood.

New Hell’s Kitchen restaurant 88 POCHA brings authentic Korean food, late-night pocha culture and creative cocktails to the neighborhood.

10/15/2025

A 41-year-old man was stabbed at the corner of W49th Street and 8th Avenue just before 9pm on Tuesday night, prompting an NYPD Level 1 mobilization in Hell's Kitchen.

A 41-year-old man was stabbed at the corner of W49th Street and 8th Avenue just before 9pm on Tuesday night.

10/14/2025

Legendary dive bar Siberia returns underground at Columbus Circle while Mandarin Oriental unveils a luxe high-rise speakeasy — two New Yorks, one night.

If you’re the kind of New Yorker who measures time by last call and train headways, you’ll appreciate this: Siberia — the infamous Hell’s Kitchen dive once wedged into the 50th Street subway station — has slipped back into our lives, this time at Turnstyle Underground Market in the Columbu...

10/14/2025

What does Hell’s Kitchen need most — safer streets, better housing, cleaner parks? Manhattan Community Board 4 wants to hear from you.

What does Hell’s Kitchen need most — safer streets, better housing, cleaner parks? Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4) wants to hear from you.

10/13/2025

The 70-year-old yellow cab driver who crashed into a lamp post at the corner of W42nd Street and 12th Avenue last week has died, police said.

The 70-year-old yellow cab driver who crashed into a lamp post at the corner of W42nd Street and 12th Avenue last week has died, police said.