Good morning and happy Saturday. The clouds should clear by 11am, and we’ve got sun, sun, sun forecast for the rest of the weekend. Yippee!
Housing Conservation Coordinators is marking 50 years of organizing in Hell’s Kitchen to protect tenants in the neighborhood and beyond. Read more…
Here’s the rest of the news from around the neighborhood this week…
Last Sunday, Amtrak halted its services north from New York’s Penn Station after the closure of a parking garage on W51st Street just west of 10th Avenue above the tracks in Hell’s Kitchen. Train service was only restored on Thursday, and locals with their cars in the garage will not be able to get them out until early next week. Read more…
Sylvester “Sly” Stallone’s Hell’s Kitchen roots are key in setting the scene for a new Netflix documentary delving into the actor-writer not just as a “tough guy” action star, but as an innovative — and often frustrated — creator too often fenced in by his looks. Read more…
Ever wondered whose paint supplied the iconic New York City yellow-brick road in The Wiz, decorated the walls of Gossip Girl‘s tony Upper East Side townhouses and adorned the many, many sets of the city’s Law and Order franchise? Hell’s Kitchen’s very own 128-year-old Epstein’s Paint Center is the behind-the-scenes star supplier — and is now busier than ever, gearing up to get back on set after the SAG/AFTRA strike ended. Read more…
The worldwide and West Side enthusiasm for pickleball is now being matched by four brand-new courts at W34th Street in Hudson River Park. Read more…
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged carriage horse driver Ian McKeever with abusing a horse. Ryder collapsed on 9th Avenue in August 2022 after working for hours in an 84-degree heat. Read more…
Look up above the intersection of 11th Avenue and W51st Street and you’ll spot a familiar face and his canine buddy smiling down from the billboard. Ron Perlman, best known for roles in Hellboy and Sons of Anarchy, and his beloved rescue dog, Harrington, want to share an important message — “Don’t Buy Dogs.” Read more…
W42ST’s Lifestyle Editor Sarah Beling has the lowdown on what’s happening around town in her “Make Way For The Weekend” newsletter. Read more…
Hell’s Kitchen is set to lose two of its most cherished hospitality landmarks. The Press Lounge rooftop bar and PRINT, a beloved farm-to-table eatery, will both shut their doors permanently on February 1, 2024. Read more…
In an unprecedented crackdown on counterfeit goods, federal and local law enforcement agencies have unearthed the largest operation in US history in Hell’s Kitchen. The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the seizure of over $1 billion in fake luxury items stored at Gotham Mini Storage. Read more…
We’ve published our Thanksgiving Guide again — there are nearly 30 places you can choose from in Hell’s Kitchen if you don’t fancy cooking at home.
What we’ve been reading
* Stories that might be behind a paywall are marked with a
Subway ticket vending machines are now considered a NYC design icon. (Engadget)
Some New York books for holiday gift ideas. (Forbes)
FiDi leads with office to housing conversions — will the Garment District follow? (New York Times)
New outdoor dining rules will wipe out many al fresco structures. (Hell Gate)
Back in 1911, there was a plan for a 57th Street bridge from Hell’s Kitchen to New Jersey. (Ephemeral New York)
Freeze Frame
It’s a year today since Sullivan Street Bakery on W47th Street flooded — wiping out their holiday plans. Owners Maya Joseph and Jim Lahey praised customer Leslie Boghosian Murphy for helping them cut through New York bureaucracy and get open again. She was initially rewarded with “free bread for life”, but yesterday she swapped that honor for having an SSB delivery truck named after her. “I went for vanity over carbs,” said Leslie as she sat in the vehicle’s cab.
Happy birthday tomorrow to Ron Livingston, Larry Burstein and Cesar Razuri.
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