ALDI To Open First Midtown Store

Discount grocery chain ALDI will open its first Midtown store in June.

The Fate Of Caesars Palace In Manhattan Has Been Decided

A Community Advisory Committee issued a final vote on Wednesday morning.

Whole Foods To Open Markets In Hell's Kitchen, StuyTown

The health-conscious supermarket is planting roots in two local neighborhoods this spring.

Gravity Marks One Year

First Year of Operations Shows Demand for 500kW Distributed Energy Access Points That Can be Installed in All Places Vehicles Can Park.

After Fire Destroys Midtown Holiday Market Booths, Support Floods In

Neighbors have raised more than $7,000 on GoFundMe so far for the vendors who had their booths damaged in the fire.

Blink Fitness Files For Bankruptcy, Could Close Some Locations

Blink Fitness, a low-cost gym which operates locations throughout Manhattan, filed for bankruptcy on Monday.

Hell’s Kitchen Gets Lit: Adult-Use Dispensary 'Cannadreams' Now Open

The legal adult-use dispensary joins roughly 30 others in Manhattan. Nearly 3,000 illegal stores were open citywide as of earlier this year.

New JPMorgan Skyscraper Tops Out At 270 Park Ave In Midtown

The all-electric skyscraper is the tallest in the city, and will house about 14,000 employees when it officially opens, the company said.

Penta Medical Recycling names Anna Szczepanek New Executive Director

NYU Graduate Elevated to Executive Director to Lead and Guide International Non-Profit Into Next Phase

Workers Protest 'Shameful' Midtown Building Cleaner Layoffs

After the Sioni Group bought an office building for nearly $27 million, they gave a team of six longtime unionized cleaners the slip.

Iconic Toy Fair To Depart Big Apple For Big Easy After Over 100 Years

Since 1905, the fair has been held in New York City. And starting in 2026, the famous fair of fun will decamp to New Orleans.

Midtown Sweetgreens Racially, Sexually Harassed Workers: Lawsuit

For years, managers fostered, encouraged and participated in a hostile work environment toward their Black employees, the suit says.

Hudson River Film Studio Gains Backers, Ground (Or Pier) To Be Broken

Two investment firms have put $350 million into the controversial "Sunset Pier 94 Studios" slated to rise in Hell's Kitchen.

Peloton Announces New Midtown Layoffs

The 11 jobless workers are part of a bad week in Midtown office news after Calvin Klein's parent company cut 123 job on Thursday.

Failure To Communicate: Midtown Theater Flouts Open Caption Law

A theater opened in May seemingly in violation of a new city law requiring some shows to display captions for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Times Square's Legendary Rosie O'Grady's Is Now Closed: Report

The landlord SL Green said the iconic bar had millions owed in back rent.

Facebook Laying Off 548 More Employees In NYC

Since announcing plans to terminate more than 11,000 employees, Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has laid off nearly 2,000 employees in New York City.

Carolines, Famed Midtown Comedy Club, Closing After Decades

The pioneering club, which launched countless careers and took a chance on Times Square when most people avoided it, is calling it quits.

Driving DEI Forward Returns For a Second Year on June 15

Panelists include communications and DEI experts from Ally, BCW Global, Monday Talent, Rubenstein, The Trevor Project, and more

String Of Hell's Kitchen Pharmacy Closures Rattle Residents

News that another Hell's Kitchen drugstore may close its doors is prompting worries about missed prescriptions and lost medical advice.

New West Side Grocery Delivery Spot Met With Skepticism

Weeks after DoorDash opened a first-of-its-kind, "ultra-fast" delivery center in Chelsea, neighbors pressed the company about its model.

Hell's Kitchen Delivery Center Is Open Illegally, Boro Prez Says

Grocery-delivery sites have sprung up around Midtown in recent months — but Manhattan's top official says many should not be allowed.

As Tourism Brightens, Times Square Hopes To Regain Luster

The crowds are returning to the Crossroads of the World.

Starbucks, Amazon Open Joint Store In Midtown

A first-of-its-kind joint Starbucks cafe and Amazon Go market has opened its doors in Midtown — and more locations are on the way.

Brooklyn Woman Sues Macy's For Using Her Photo In Midtown Ads

Stickers O'Neill claims she was damaged by the unauthorized use of the photo, which shows her playing in a fountain.

Insomnia Cookies Opens In Hell's Kitchen, Promising Free Treats

The popular late-night cookie shop will deliver throughout Hell's Kitchen — and neighbors can pick up a free treat this weekend.

Hell's Kitchen Duane Reade Closure Must Be Stopped, Pols Say

Officials are mobilizing to halt the closure of a well-liked Duane Reade whose head pharmacist has served Hell's Kitchen for decades.

Midtown's Storefronts Are 30% Vacant: Highest In NYC, Study Finds

Midtown is having a slower pandemic recovery than outer-borough neighborhoods, with empty storefronts abounding, a new survey found.

Macy's Sues To Stop Amazon's Ad On Herald Square Billboard

The department store is alarmed by the possibility that Amazon could take over the huge billboard where Macy's has advertised since 1963.

Midtown Salon Owner Accuses Ex-Stylist Of Stealing Beauty Secrets

Clementina Richardson, a "celebrity stylist" and owner of Envious Lashes in Midtown, alleges a former employee stole her eyelash techniques.

Hell's Kitchen Cycling Boutique, Coffee Bar Caters To Community

Rubber N' Road launched online last year, but has opened a retail space in Hell's Kitchen that caters to independent artisan manufacturers.

Midtown-Hell's Kitchen Area Restaurants Received Revitalization Grants

Nationally, around 101,000 eateries received grants, including some in the Midtown-Hell's Kitchen area.

PPP Loans Benefited Midtown-Hell's Kitchen Businesses

The Paycheck Protection Program helped around 415,741 New York businesses in 2021 alone, including some in Midtown-Hell's Kitchen.

Omnicom's Emily Graham to Kickoff PRSA-NY DEI Summit on June 16

Emily Graham, Chief Equity & Impact Officer at Omnicom, will open PRSA-NY’s DEI Summit with a keynote address.

NYC's First COVID Supply Store Closes As Pandemic Ebbs

The Midtown shop that billed itself as the city's first coronavirus safety supply shop is closing thanks to the pandemic's changed course.

Times Square Touts Business Revival Amid NYC's Reopening

About 175 businesses have reopened recently in the area around Times Square while 18 new shops have opened up, a neighborhood group says.

Hudson Yards Announces New Farmers Market

Promising an infusion of green into the built-up neighborhood, Hudson Yards' new farmers market will open this month and run into the fall.

Shake Shack To Open New Midtown Location

The buzzed-about burger chain will open its newest location on Monday steps from Bryant Park, the company announced this week.

Midtown-Hell's Kitchen Area Bankruptcy Filings In 2020: See Trend

There was a major change in bankruptcy filings across the country last year. Here are the numbers for Manhattan.

How Reliable Is Your New York Electric Supplier?

See how well power providers in the Midtown-Hell's Kitchen area and across NY serve their electric customers.