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Midtown

November 28, 2012

Russian Tea Room's New Breakfast Tempts with Caviar Omelet

The 85-year-old restaurant will now serve breakfast, starting Monday.

Midtown

November 26, 2012

Crane Damaged By Sandy Brings Answers for Son of Man Killed 30 Years Ago

Simcha Levenberg hardly knew his father, Warren, who was killed in Midtown's first crane disaster.

Midtown

November 01, 2012

NYPD Escorts Residents and Hotel Guests Back to West 57th Street Block

The area around ONE57 has been closed since a crane there partially collapsed during Hurricane Sandy.

Midtown

October 31, 2012

Collapsed Midtown Crane is Stable, But Block Still Closed

The crane has been dangling over West 57th Street since Hurricane Sandy began battering the city Monday.

Midtown

October 29, 2012

Crane Dangling from Midtown High-Rise Forces Area Evacuation

The 90-story building at 157 W. 57th Street, known as One57, is under construction.

Hell's Kitchen & Clinton

October 25, 2012

Hell's Kitchen Oil Spill Worse Than Thought as Noisy Cleanup Persists

Officials said the heating oil spill cleanup will go on for an undetermined amount of time.

Hell's Kitchen & Clinton

September 21, 2012

Rowdy Hell's Kitchen Clubgoers Force Diner to Close Early, Owner Says

The Moonrock Diner can no longer stay open 24 hours on weekends because of the nearby Providence club.

Midtown

May 22, 2012

Fire Breaks Out at Salisbury Hotel in Midtown

A blaze broke out in the basement of the Salisbury Hotel at 123 W. 57th St., FDNY officials said.

Midtown

April 19, 2012

Debris Falls From Luxury Hotel Under Construction on W. 57th Street

No one was injured when debris from scaffolding fell at 157 W. 57th St. in Midtown Thursday afternoon.

Midtown

March 27, 2012

Avenue of Midtown Plazas Could Be Connected by the Summer

The Community Board 5 transportation committee passed a resolution in support of the plan Monday night.

Midtown

November 11, 2011

City to Create New Mid-Block Crossing on West 57th Street

The Department of Transportation will add a new mid-block crossing on West 57th Street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues.

Downtown

October 07, 2011

'Dapper Bandit' Strikes Again in Manhattan

A well-dressed bank robber struck a Downtown branch Friday, two weeks after robbing another bank in Midtown, authorities said. 

Midtown

April 07, 2011

Construction Worker Dead After Fall from Midtown Building

The man was rushed to the hospital after falling from a window at 57 West 57th Street, police said.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

March 28, 2011

Woman Struck by Car at Hell's Kitchen Intersection

A woman was taken to the hospital after she was struck by a car at West 57th Street and 10th Avenue.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

February 25, 2011

Sanitation Workers Protest Fire-Damaged Changing Facility, Report Says

More than 50 garbage men refused to begin work Friday, protesting conditions at a Midtown sanitation garage.