The former site of the St. Benedict the Moor Church, 338-342 W. 53rd St., has a 1965 rectory and an 1869 church. The rectory will be replaced by a seven-story apartment building, while the church will be renovated. ( Photo: Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) New Apts to Rise Next to Chelsea Site that was First Black Catholic Church in NYC The new owner of several adjacent lots on West 53rd Street has filed plans to build a residential building on the grounds... Home 10 Nov 2023 | 04:03
Fashion Designer Katie Gallagher was reportedly one of the victims of serial killer Kenwood Allen, who has been accused of murdering at least five people in the summer of 2022. Photo: Wikipedia Serial Killer Charged with Murdering Fashion Designer Katie Gallagher, four others A 33 year old Queens resident who was already facing two murder charges, for a murder and robbery spree in Manhattan in the... News 22 Jun 2023 | 08:53
Workers from Wildcat Service Corporation, the nonprofit tapped to remove graffiti in Council Member Erik Bottcher’s district. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Graffiti Be Gone To camouflage oneself on the streets of New York City would mean to get dirty; a certain amount of graffiti would be required.... News 02 Dec 2022 | 12:31
Patrick Schmidt at Lady Blue cocktail bar. Photo: Phil O’Brien at W42ST Magazine It’s All Peachy Keen in Hell’s Kitchen In the current state of the restaurant industry in New York City, “everything has to be an experience and a story, having... News 14 Nov 2022 | 09:54
The playground at P.S. 11. Photo: Abigail Gruskin An Influx Of Asylum-Seeking Students — and a Community’s Response When Mario’s two children started school on Friday, October 14, they hadn’t attended a class since March — and that was in... News 04 Nov 2022 | 04:43
Crystalann Johnson. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Building Service Workers Award Honoree Crystalann Johnson: ‘Why Can’t Girls Open The Door?’ The uniform of a “doorman” has traditionally been sported by just that: a man. But times are changing — and doorwoman Crystalann... People 17 Oct 2022 | 02:46
Traffic on the West Side Highway near Hudson Yards. Photo: Abigail Gruskin The Crackdown On Loud Cars Is On A Roll Noise in New York City, like the vibrating drilling of construction or the booming sound of music coming from the apartment... News 30 Sep 2022 | 12:18
Council Member Erik Bottcher (at podium) hosted a rally with Assembly Members Linda Rosenthal (left) and Dick Gottfried (far right), State Senator Brad Hoylman (right of Bottcher), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (second from right) and others. Photo: Abigail Gruskin A New Subway Station? ‘Sexy,’ Manhattan Politicians Say Some of Council Member Erik Bottcher’s Hell’s Kitchen constituents walk not five or 10, but 15 or 20 minutes to get to their... News 10 Aug 2022 | 06:04
A proposed map of newly drawn City Council districts was released on July 15. Map screenshot from the NYC Districting Commission ‘Preliminary’ City Council Redistricting Is Just That, Council Members Say City Council districts are the latest to get a major overhaul as part of a redistricting process on the heels of the latest... News 22 Jul 2022 | 02:20
City Council members after passing FY 2023 budget. Photo via Gale A. Brewer on Twitter City Council Passes Record-High $101.1 Billion Budget Following a City Council vote that wrapped up late Monday evening — and a handshake agreement with Mayor Eric Adams only... News 16 Jun 2022 | 04:19
Tony Simone Endorsed by Gottfried in District 75 NYS Assembly candidate Tony Simone, running in Manhattan’s District 75, welcomed an endorsement from retiring incumbent Assembly... News 23 Feb 2022 | 03:25
Council Member Erik Bottcher. Photo courtesy of the Office of Erik Bottcher Council Member Erik Bottcher Writes in Support of Reopening Midtown Community Court On Wednesday, February 9, Council Member Erik Bottcher wrote to Judge Tamiko Amaker, at the Office of Court Administration,... News 13 Feb 2022 | 12:07
