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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 10h

A GoFundMe has raised nearly $27,000 for Jorge Sanchez’s family after the construction worker’s fatal fall at the Gateway Tunnel site. #W42ST w42st.com/post/jorge-s...

GoFundMe Launched for Family of Construction Worker Killed at Gateway Tunnel Site

A fundraiser has been launched to support the family of Jorge Sanchez, the 52-year-old construction worker who died after falling 60 feet into a shaft at the Gateway Tunnel project site in Hudson Yard...

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 19h

Planning a Hallo-weekend costume? If you’ve decided to go the “scary” route, there’s one place in Hell’s Kitchen you’ll need to visit — the Alcone Company’s “Blood Bank”, stocked with an inventory of (fake!) gore that would make even Dracula jealous. #W42ST

The Store with the Gore... Alcone Company’s “Blood Bank” Serves Up Halloween-Ready Hemoglobin

The Alcone Company’s “Blood Bank” is stocked with an inventory of (fake!) gore that would make even Dracula jealous.

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 1d

OpEd: West Sider Maria Ortiz reflects on true representation, affordable housing, and the kind of leadership her Hell’s Kitchen community deserves. #W42ST w42st.com/post/oped-wh...

OpEd: “What Would Gale Do?” — A Call for Community-First Leadership on the West Side

West Sider Maria Ortiz reflects on true representation, affordable housing, and the kind of leadership her Hell’s Kitchen community deserves.

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 1d

Ahead of NYC’s early voting, West Side candidate (and current councilmember) Erik Bottcher shares why showing up to vote still matters in 2025. #W42ST w42st.com/post/city-co...

City Council Candidate Erik Bottcher Shares His Thoughts on Why You Should Vote

Ahead of NYC’s early voting, West Side candidate, Councilmember Erik Bottcher, shares why showing up to vote still matters in 2025.

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 1d

Ahead of NYC’s early voting, West Side candidate Dominick Romeo shares why showing up to vote still matters in 2025. #W42ST w42st.com/post/city-co...

City Council Candidate Dominick Romeo Shares His Thoughts on Why You Should Vote

Ahead of NYC’s early voting, West Side candidate Dominick Romeo shares why showing up to vote still matters in 2025.

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 2d

UPDATE: A construction worker died Thursday morning after falling 60 feet at the Gateway Tunnel site near W30th Street and 11th Avenue in Hudson Yards. #W42ST w42st.com/post/gateway...

Worker Dies After Falling 60 Feet into Gateway Tunnel Construction Site

A construction worker was critically injured Thursday morning after falling into a 65-foot at the Gateway Tunnel site at W30th Street and 11th Avenue in Hudson Yards.

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 2d

Great news for Hell’s Kitchen vegetarians and vegans: the neighborhood’s newest Indian restaurant, Annapurna Bhavan, is completely meat-free and opened just in time to celebrate Diwali earlier this week. #W42ST w42st.com/post/hells-k...

Hell’s Kitchen’s Newest Indian Restaurant Serves Only Vegetarian and Vegan Dishes — Just in Time for Diwali

Great news for Hell’s Kitchen vegetarians and vegans: the neighborhood’s newest Indian restaurant is completely meat-free.

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 3d

Zingers, crosstalk, and Cuomo’s slam dunk exit. The final NYC mayoral debate didn’t disappoint — here are 5 takeaways to know. Report: Samantha Maldonado via @thecity.nyc Photos: Phil O'Brien #W42ST w42st.com/post/final-n...

Five Takeaways from Final NYC Mayoral Debate — Crosstalk, Clashes and Cuomo's Slam Dunk Exit

Cuomo slam dunk exit, Mamdani holds firm, and Sliwa scores laughs — here are five key takeaways from the final NYC mayoral debate.

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 3d

A longtime Hell’s Kitchen musician and music teacher, Butch Phelps is the guitar-playing heart of neighborhood stages, from Saturday nights at The Waylon to acoustic Sundays at Sullivan Street Bakery.
Read Butch's West Side Story... #W42ST w42st.com/post/butch-p...

“Businesses Come and Go But People Who Live in Hell's Kitchen Love It" — Musician Butch Phelps Shares His West Side Story

A longtime Hell’s Kitchen musician and music teacher, Butch Phelps is the guitar-playing heart of neighborhood stages.

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 4d

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has charged Adam Chatwin in an alleged $32,000 rental scam at The Orion condo building on W42nd Street. #W42ST w42st.com/post/da-char...

DA Charges Man in Alleged Rental Scam at W42nd Street’s Orion Condo

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg charges Adam Chatwin in a $32,000 rental scam at The Orion condo building on W42nd Street.

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 5d

Ten people were injured after a vehicle jumped the curb near Penn Station on 8th Avenue. NYPD are investigating the crash. #W42ST w42st.com/post/vehicle...

Vehicle Jumps Curb, Injures Ten on 8th Avenue

Ten people were injured after a vehicle jumped the curb near Penn Station on 8th Avenue. NYPD investigating the crash.

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 5d

A record 150,000 New York City students experienced homelessness last year, highlighting the city’s growing housing and education crisis. Report via @chalkbeat.org #W42ST w42st.com/post/150000-...

More Than 150,000 NYC Students Were Homeless Last Year — A Record High

A record 150,000 New York City students experienced homelessness last year, highlighting the city’s growing housing and education crisis.

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 5d

What began as a two-year, $40 million plan to connect cruise ships in Hell’s Kitchen to clean electric power has grown into a proposal that would demolish Pier 90 and rebuild the Manhattan Cruise Terminal on new landfill. #W42ST w42st.com/post/grand-p...

Grand Plans for Manhattan Cruise Terminal Expansion as Shore Power Goals Drift Further Out

A $40 million clean-power plan for cruise ships has now expanded into a proposal to fill the Hudson, demolish Pier 90 and rebuild the Manhattan Cruise Terminal.

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 5d

HYHK seeks artist for new Spring 2026 mural on W36th Street as Hell’s Kitchen’s vibrant public art scene continues to grow. #W42ST w42st.com/post/calling...

Calling All Wall Wizards: Hell’s Kitchen Wants Its Next Mural Masterpiece!

The Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance is seeking an artist to create its seventh mural, this time on W36th Street near Dyer Avenue.

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 7d

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. #W42ST w42st.com/post/34th-st...

"Stay In Your Lane" — NYC Pols Fire Back as Trump Puts Brakes on 34th Street Busway

Trump administration halts 34th Street busway. Local leaders demand: “Stay in your lane — let New York speed up commutes.”

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 8d

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 @gwynnefitz.bsky.social via @thecity.nyc #W42ST w42st.com/post/ice-arr...

"Everyone Is Worried" — Federal Agents Arrest Multiple People Outside Row Hotel Migrant Shelter

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

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 8d

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. #W42ST w42st.com/post/caesars...

“Not Completely Dead” — SL Green Says Times Square Casino Bid Could Still Return

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 comp...

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 8d

Zohran Mamdani fends off Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in the first NYC mayoral debate ahead of Election Day. Report via @thecity.nyc #W42ST w42st.com/post/mamdani...

Mamdani Holds Lead as Cuomo and Sliwa Go on the Attack in Fiery First Mayoral Debate

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

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 9d

A New Jersey woman has been indicted in connection with the stabbing of a Greyhound bus employee inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal last month, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. #W42ST w42st.com/post/woman-c...

Woman Charged in Stabbing of Greyhound Employee at Port Authority

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

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 9d

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. #W42ST w42st.com/post/sunset-...

Sunset Pier 94 Studios — Ready for Bookings and Greenway Improvements

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,...

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 9d

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... #W42ST w42st.com/post/karen-g...

“The Vibe in Hell’s Kitchen Reminds Me of Remnants from the NYC I First Experienced Years Ago” — Karen Gehres Shares Her 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.

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 10d

New Hell’s Kitchen restaurant 88 POCHA brings authentic Korean food, pocha culture and creative cocktails to the neighborhood. #W42ST w42st.com/post/raise-a...

Raise a Glass of Soju! 88 POCHA Brings Korean Nights to Hell’s Kitchen

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

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 10d

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. #W42ST w42st.com/post/stabbin...

Police Investigate Stabbing on W49th Street on Tuesday Evening

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

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 11d

Legendary dive bar Siberia returns underground at Columbus Circle while Mandarin Oriental unveils a luxe high-rise speakeasy — two New Yorks, one night. #W42ST w42st.com/post/subway-...

Subway Grit vs Sky-Lobby Glitz — Two Speakeasies Square Off Above and Below Columbus Circle

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 —...

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W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 11d

What does Hell’s Kitchen need most — safer streets, better housing, cleaner parks? Manhattan Community Board 4 wants to hear from you. #W42ST w42st.com/post/communi...

Have a Say — Community Board Wants Your Input on Hell’s Kitchen’s Top Needs

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

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