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1 day ago | w42st.com | Sarah Beling

Take a walk on the West Side, and beyond — as the Municipal Arts Society of New York (MAS) gears up to host a plethora of history-laden tours at the annual Jane’s Walk NYC. The free three-day festival is being held May 2-4 across all five boroughs and features over 200 guided walking tours led by MAS-trained community members, covering everything from the history of Port Authority to explorations of public art across the city.

5 days ago | w42st.com | Dashiell Allen

For the past 25 years, an intrepid group of volunteers from Hell’s Kitchen has worked tirelessly to save the lives of stray and feral cats throughout the neighborhood — with a little help from their neighbors along the way. From feral cats living in piles of rubble that would become Hudson Yards, to felines found wandering the streets, the nonprofit Urban Cat League has seen it all.

6 days ago | w42st.com | Dashiell Allen

The Trump administration plans to take away control of the redevelopment of Penn Station from the MTA, placing it solely in the hands of the federal government, officials announced on Thursday. The move would leave Amtrak, which owns Penn Station, as the sole party responsible for the development of the station, and its possible expansion, which has been stalled for years, Federal Railroad Administration Chief Counsel Kyle Fields wrote in a letter to MTA Chair Janno Lieber.

6 days ago | w42st.com | Sarah Beling

Good afternoon, this is W42ST Lifestyle Editor Sarah Beling with “Make Way For The Weekend” — your curated guide to the best of New York events in one convenient newsletter! While it can sometimes feel like all of the historic and charming architectural aspects of this town are being ripped away and replaced with Sad High-Rises (see Vanishing New York), a Sunday stroll near Lincoln Center — where I spotted an ever-so-tiny plaque at Cafe Fiorello dedicating a room to Jerome Robbins — reminded...

6 days ago | w42st.com | Catie Savage |Dashiell Allen

Firefighters were called to a vacant Hell’s Kitchen building this morning after reports of smoke emanating from the top floors. The building, located at 618 W46th Street (bw 11/12th Ave), was previously occupied by the European-style nightclub Pacha (which closed in 2016) and then Bane Haunted House, but has been vacant since fall of 2020. We observed crews of FDNY firefighters enter the building shortly before 11am, with oxygen tanks strapped to their backs.