Another reason to line up for early voting in New York. You never know who you will be next to for 3 hours! W42ST reader Henry Johnson's "voting buddy" ended up being Timothée Chalamet!
Two anti-drag protesters were arrested on Monday evening after getting into Hell's Kitchen Council Member
@ebottcher
's apartment building, amid an escalating campaign of homophobic targeting.
#W42ST
This Christmas Eve at 7pm, bars across Hell’s Kitchen will be interrupting their Spotify playlists with Fairytale of New York as a tribute to the man who wrote the song – The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan who died on November 30.
#W42ST
We spoke to Senator
@bradhoylman
at the McGraw Hill building this morning. He was told by the building owners that they have demolished the Art Deco lobby in the landmarked building. He called
@nyclandmarks
"feckless" More at
In our series on Broadway’s unsung insiders, this month Carla Duval meets Mike Dobson, the man at Spongebob’s feet. Literally. Check out Mike's story here:
Erik Bottcher clinches a win for District 3 council seat — and celebrates with a post-victory performance alongside drag queen Jackie Cox.
@ebottcher
@JackieCoxNYC
#W42ST
The Brits took over the Crossroads of the World this morning to invite New Yorkers to visit London. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan was joined in Times Square by cast members of SIX.
@TimesSquareNYC
@visitlondon
@SadiqKhan
@SixBroadway
Window to the Heart, by Aranda\Lasch + Marcelo Coelho is the winner of this year’s
@TimesSquareNYC
#Valentine
Heart Design Competition. It'll be unveiled on Thursday at 11am at Father Duffy Square.
#W42ST
A long-vacant MTA parking lot in Hell's Kitchen is officially set to become affordable housing after the City Council voted to approve construction on The Lirio project — and Stile's Farmers Market will be offered the retail space at the site.
#W42ST
Alternative transport on 11th Avenue. Read our story today about the new Amazon Last Mile depot at the old Potamkin Cadillac dealership. This cargo e-bike is from Cornucopia Logistics delivering for
@amazon
. Horses from
@nypd
Another Hell's Kitchen restaurant saved! An "It's a Wonderful Life" moment for Steve Olsen and
@WestBankCafe
thx to
@TomDangora
@MrJoeIconis
+ a cast of hundreds + thousands of donors. Merry Christmas🎄
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer hosts elected officials (including Senator Brad Hoylman) & constituents at John Jay College to make the end of 8 years in the office.
@galeabrewer
@bradhoylman
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged carriage horse driver Ian McKeever with animal abuse. Ryder collapsed on 9th Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen in August 2022 after working for hours in an 84-degree heat.
#W42ST
Heartbreaking. "This is my baby. This is what I built. I don't have kids. This is my family." New York restaurateur, Brian Keyser, weighs options for his cheese-focused Hell's Kitchen wine Bar
@casellula
We’ve got tales (and delicious photos) from a Hell’s Kitchen kitchen, biking tips from the stylish
@georgehahn
(Don’t Ride Like a Dick!) plus what we’ve been reading. W42ST Daily is OUT!
@StreetsblogNYC
Texan Pamela Milam helps choose great reads for book clubs nationwide. She loves living in Hell’s Kitchen – “It’s the best of both worlds.” This is Pamela’s West Side Story.
#W42ST
@PJMilam1
Broadway star
@tellyleung
left Hell’s Kitchen nearly 2 weeks ago to head to Japan. Tomorrow, he will leave the confines of his apartment in Tokyo for the first time after a strict 14 day quarantine.
#W42ST
Democratic candidate Tony Simone is the winner of the 75th District Assembly Primary. Assemblyman Dick Gottfried "passed the torch" to Simone after he voted ahead of Layla Law-Gisiko, Chris LeBron, and Harrison Marks for the position.
@tonysimone
Fleet Week 2023 — Parade of Ships
#fleetweek
#fleetweeknyc
1. Fly past with NYPD Helicopter in foreground
2. USS Wasp framed by USS Intrepid
3. Hudson River transit
4. USS Cole
📸: Sophie Patel — “I've shot this view a million times but never quite captured anything like this”. For anyone chasing pots of gold at the end of the 🌈 — we’re saying
@TimesSquareNYC
and
@via57west
Congratulations! Steve Olsen from
@WestBankCafe
&
@BeechmanTheatre
is the Winner of the HELL'S HERO Category of the W42ST Best of Awards. See the presentation & read his amazing story. Thx category sponsor
@mcctheater
and overall sponsor
@WellsFargo
Darius Rose wasn’t born in Hell’s Kitchen, but his alter ego Jackie Cox was. Darius worked a string of corporate jobs in retail until he quit and ran away to the circus to pursue Drag full-time. This is Darius’s West Side Story.
#W42ST
"I Happen to Like New York," was inspired by the monthly playlists
@georgehahn
creates on
@Spotify
. "Like most, I moved here to pursue a dream. But even if the dream changed, this was the city I wanted to live in for as long as I can remember."
Video of a grounded horse in Central Park has reignited debate over the future of horse carriage rides in New York — with carriage drivers and opponents of the practice gearing up for a new battle.
#W42ST
The fight to bring a casino to New York City landed in the heart of Hell’s Kitchen today, with Roc Nation bringing free food and flyers to Manhattan Plaza — a move called "predatory" by the President of the Tenants' Association.
#W42ST
A friendly fin made an appearance on the Hudson this Sunday, as lucky paddlers from
@manhattankayak
caught footage of several dolphins swimming.
#W42ST
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