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May 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
February 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
We're celebrating 10 years of W42ST talent: From print to digital, we catch up with team members who helped tell the story of Hell's Kitchen over the past decade. #W42ST w42st.com/post/ten-yea...
Ten Years of W42ST Talent — Where Are They Now?
Celebrating 10 years of W42ST: From print to digital, we catch up with past team members shaping Hell's Kitchen history.
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November 23, 2024 at 12:35 PM
July 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
*clutches pearls* 10-14 story buildings next to Times Square?!
December 6, 2024 at 1:39 PM
An estimated two million people packed Lower Manhattan this morning for the city's ticker-tape parade honoring the NBA champion New York Knicks — and our photographer David Gray was there to capture the scenes. #W42ST
Through the Canyon of Heroes — New York Celebrates the Knicks
Photos from the historic Knicks ticker-tape parade, as an estimated two million fans filled Lower Manhattan to celebrate.
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June 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The space once occupied by Amazon Books now has a very different feel. Powerhouse Books has opened at the Shops at Columbus Circle with curated shelves, hidden reading nooks, rotating art exhibits and plenty of reasons to slow down and browse. #W42ST
Powerhouse Books Invites Readers to Wander, Browse and Stay Awhile
Powerhouse Books has opened at Columbus Circle, bringing curated books, playful design, art exhibitions and inviting spaces for readers to linger.
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July 30, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Construction pushed Wael Hamza’s halal truck out of its longtime Hudson Yards spot. A park partnership helped him find a new home, plug into electric power — and keep serving chicken and rice by Bella Abzug Park. #W42ST w42st.com/post/how-a-h...
How a Hudson Yards Partnership Kept a Food Truck in Business
After construction displaced a Hudson Yards food truck, an unexpected partnership helped the business find a new home.
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June 16, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Candidate Lindsey Boylan shares her West Side Story, housing views and priorities on safety and services ahead of the April 28 special election. #W42ST w42st.com/post/lindsey...
“Nothing Is Going to Stop Me From Speaking Up and Doing the Right Thing” — Lindsey Boylan’s West Side Story
Lindsey Boylan shares her West Side story, housing views, and priorities on safety and services ahead of the April 28 election.
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April 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM
May 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
A strike that threatened to disrupt performances across Broadway has been averted after theater cleaners and the Broadway League reached a tentative contract agreement late Wednesday night. #W42ST w42st.com/post/broadwa...
Broadway Cleaners Reach Tentative Deal, Averting Strike at 30 Theaters
Broadway cleaners have reached a tentative contract agreement with theater owners, securing historic raises and averting a strike at 30 theaters.
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July 10, 2026 at 12:12 PM
It's National Cheeseburger Day, so we've dusted off the neighborhood burger list you built us last summer — brought up to date, with Monkey Thief's offering now settled on 9th Avenue. #W42ST
Who’s Top of the Patty Pyramid? Readers Reveal Hell’s Kitchen’s Best Burger
Whether you like your patties medium-rare, well-done or vegan, our W42ST readers have rounded up their favorite burgers!
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September 18, 2026 at 11:32 AM
After news of their sudden deaths stunned the Hell’s Kitchen community, W42ST spoke to those who knew Jeffrey Newman and Jayson Conner best to tell the story of a 22-year partnership that became a lifeline for New Yorkers living on the streets. #W42ST
Jeffrey Newman and Jayson Conner, Partners in Life and Service, Die Days Apart
Partners Jeffrey Newman and Jayson Conner died days apart, leaving behind a legacy of compassion through Backpacks For The Street.
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July 11, 2026 at 12:23 PM
New York’s famous Charging Bull draws millions to Bowling Green — but who actually owns the Wall Street icon remains unclear. Report by @fractenberg.bsky.social via @thecityreporter.nyc #W42ST w42st.com/post/who-own...
Who Owns Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’? Nobody Seems to Know
Tourists line up daily for Wall Street’s famous Charging Bull, but a surprisingly complicated question hangs over the 7,100-pound sculpture: Who owns it?
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August 26, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Community advocates have a plan to speed up bus services on one of Hell’s Kitchen’s slowest routes — along 42nd Street. W42ST has the latest on this plan to speed up our namesake thoroughfare. #W42ST w42st.com/post/fast-fo...
Fast Forward on 42nd Street: Hell’s Kitchen Advocates Propose Busway to Speed Crosstown Commutes
Community advocates have a plan to speed up bus services on one of Hell’s Kitchen’s slowest routes — along 42nd Street.
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January 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Move Over Timothée — NYC’s Next Hot Lookalike Contest is for Pigeons

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Move Over Timothée — NYC’s Next Hot Lookalike Contest is for Pigeons
Join NYC's first Pigeon Impersonation Pageant on the High Line—costumes, cooing, and comedy in celebration of urban birds!
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April 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
While New Yorkers have been watching people emerge from manholes, someone appears to have gone over a roof on W38th Street — and left a striking mark on the Hell's Kitichen skyline. #W42ST w42st.com/post/graffit...
Graffiti Crew Went Over a Hell’s Kitchen Roof to Paint Five-Story Tag
A Taipei graffiti crew appears to have rappelled onto a Hell’s Kitchen roof, leaving a five-story tag that could cost $20,000 to remove.
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September 25, 2026 at 12:09 PM
August 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Election Day is almost here — and beyond choosing candidates, New Yorkers will face 6 big ballot questions that could change state and city law. Report by Marina Samuel via @thecity.nyc #W42ST w42st.com/post/the-6-b...
The 6 Ballot Questions New Yorkers Will See This November
On the back of each ballot, you will find six questions that could ultimately amend the state’s constitution and revise the city charter.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
July 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Nine Democratic candidates hoping to replace longtime Congressman Jerry Nadler took the stage Thursday night, in what felt like the clearest sign yet that the race for the 12th District has begun. #W42ST
Nine Democrats Take the Stage — and the Fight to Succeed Nadler Begins
Packed West Side forum launches crowded race to replace Jerry Nadler, as nine Democrats clash over ICE, Israel, AI and party direction.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
A horse carriage overturned just inside Central Park on Monday afternoon, leaving the driver injured and prompting a fresh round of calls from animal rights advocates to ban the city’s carriage horse industry. #W42ST w42st.com/post/horse-c...
Carriage Horse Overturns in Central Park as Heat Raises Fresh Questions Over Working Conditions
A horse carriage overturned inside Central Park on Monday, leaving the driver injured and prompting calls to ban carriage horse industry.
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May 18, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Sorry, folks — it’s not a Trader Joe’s! But a new Whole Foods Daily Shop opens in Hell’s Kitchen tomorrow at 8am. We got a sneak peek inside the 8th Ave grab-and-go spot — and yes, there’ll be free tote bags and mini muffins for early birds! #W42ST w42st.com/post/inside-...
Quick Bites and Local Delights — Inside Hell’s Kitchen’s New Whole Foods Daily Shop
W42ST got a sneak preview of the brand-new Whole Foods supermarket opening in Hell’s Kitchen Wednesday morning at 8am.
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June 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM