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When Jesse Bodine arrived as district manager of Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4) in late 2014, the neighborhood was given a memorable introduction to its new civic wrangler. Jesse Bodine receives a proclamation from Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal. Photo: Phil O’Brien Christine Berthet, then chair of the board, said at his first meeting that […]

Six years after the pandemic shuttered businesses across New York, the city’s commercial corridors have not quite recovered, reflected in persistent storefront vacancies. A Lower Manhattan building advertised vacant retail space, June 2, 2026. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/The City Reporter Report by Carol Chen, The City Reporter This article was first published by The Ci...

Four Democrats running to replace Congressman Jerry Nadler were pressed Tuesday night on some of the West Side’s most important local issues — Chelsea public housing, Penn Station and Gateway construction, 8th Avenue public safety, social services and campaign money — during a 90-minute forum at Hartley House hosted by the Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Coalition. […]

If your daily Midtown routine consists of grabbing lunch and hunting for somewhere pleasant to sit, the Garment District has a few options for you this summer. A stretch of Broadway will once again be transformed with outdoor seating, public art, free concerts and even complimentary lemonade — all aimed at getting office workers out […]

New trees are popping up all over Hell’s Kitchen, with hundreds more set to arrive in the coming weeks. According to NYC Parks’ tree planting map, over 500 trees are scheduled to be planted across Manhattan Community Board 4 this year. New trees were planted on W43rd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues by Beacon […]