Local groups are known for opposing new development. But amid a housing shortage, one community board representing parts of Manhattan’s West Side wants to see a lot more. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Hell’s Kitchen (Manhattan, NY)”
Silver Saundors Friedman, Who Helped Found the Improv, Dies at 89
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
She ran the famous New York comedy club with her husband for years as they launched the careers of many comic stars. Source: New York Times
Druggings, Deaths and Robberies Put New York’s Gay Community on Edge
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2022
At first, the men’s deaths were treated as overdoses, until tens of thousands of dollars were found drained from their bank accounts. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Breaking Window Repeatedly at Manhattan Gay Bar
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2022
The attacks, four within a month, had created a deep sense of anxiety in Hell’s Kitchen — a feeling compounded on Saturday by a deadly assault on a gay bar in Colorado. Source: New York Times
New York’s LGBTQ Community Is on Edge After Colorado Shooting
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
Hours before the Colorado mass shooting, a gay bar in Manhattan was targeted for the fourth time this month when someone threw a brick at its window. Source: New York Times
13 Comedy Clubs to See Standup and Improv in N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on May 6, 2022
If you’re in need of a few laughs, here are some of the top places to find them in the city. Source: New York Times
What to Eat, See and Do in Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on May 5, 2022
Broadway enthusiasts, art aficionados and food lovers will find new offerings in and around Times Square and in neighborhoods below 42nd Street, heralding the promise of a vibrant recovery. Source: New York Times
How a Broadway Producer Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on January 21, 2022
Theater may be struggling, but Ron Simons is committed to opening his next show, “For Colored Girls,” this spring. Source: New York Times
How a Mobile Covid Tester Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2022
After losing her sister to the disease, Jona Tajonera wanted to help others. Now, she operates up to 20 testing sites across the city. Source: New York Times
Hell’s Kitchen: Where East Village Grit Meets the Artsy West Side
By Gotham Rex on November 11, 2020
The area’s walk-ups have been joined by upscale new development, drawing those priced out of other areas — but it’s ‘not as cheap as people think.’ Source: New York Times
Homes That Sold for Around $1.25 Million
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2020
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region. Source: New York Times
Moving to New York During the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on July 10, 2020
There aren’t many of them, but some buyers and renters are coming to New York even while thousands have left to escape the coronavirus. Source: New York Times
More Space, Same Address
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2020
As quarantining has made small apartments seem minuscule, some renters have been able to find larger places without leaving the building. Source: New York Times
Baruch Haviv, Pilot, Landlord and Opera Fan, Dies at 82
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2020
Mr. Haviv, who came to the United States penniless, believed Hell’s Kitchen had a bright future. He died of the coronavirus. Source: New York Times