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West 17th Street

Recent Headlines

Chelsea

December 06, 2012

Pier 57's Retail-Heavy Redevelopment Plan Gets OK from Community Board

The overhaul would create retail, restaurants and a cooking school on the site.

New York City

August 17, 2012

Johnny Weir, Tracy Morgan Usher In Early Winter at the High Line

A "snow globe" containing a public ice rink was constructed next to the High Line for Jaguar.

Chelsea

August 15, 2012

Giant Summer Snow Globe, Ice Rink Coming to the High Line

Luxury car maker Jaguar will bring a giant snow globe and ice skating to Chelsea on Thursday.

Union Square

June 22, 2012

Idling School Buses Spew Exhaust on 17th Street, Locals Say

Buses have been choking traffic and spewing exhaust on West 17th Street near Union Square, residents say.

Coney Island & Brighton Beach

April 02, 2012

Knife-Wielding Man Robs Pharmacy, Stabs Himself in Neck

The 31-year-old man robbed a pharmacy in Gravesend before stabbing himself in the neck, cops said.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

October 19, 2011

Mugger Gets 65 Years in Prison for Vicious Gunpoint Robberies

Anthony Lindsey, 33, was sentenced to prison for gunpoint robberies in Greenwich Village, the East Village and Chelsea in 2008.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

July 18, 2011

High Line Hosts Storytelling Event Tuesday

The free event is for story lovers of all ages.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

February 15, 2011

Taxi Cabs Crash on Eighth Avenue in Chelsea

Two taxi cabs crashed into each other at West 17th Street and Eighth Avenue Tuesday afternoon.