Good morning and happy Thursday. We’re starting off with sunshine, but temperatures are still below freezing. By afternoon, we’ll creep into the mid-30s — though that pesky wind is back to knock it down a good 10 degrees. So, same old winter…
A section of long-standing scaffolding beside Ramon Aponte Playground collapsed last night, startling neighbors and reigniting concerns about a structure many say never felt safe to begin with. Read more…
Saved from closure, Hell’s Kitchen’s 44&X opens its new chapter with a new owner — and Valentine’s weekend is already packed. Read more…
What We’ve Been Reading
* Stories marked with a 🎁 are gift links — you can open and read those paywalled articles for free.
The recent cold snap could be bad news for NYC’s rat population. (New York Times 🎁)
The number of unlicensed tow trucks on New York’s streets is on the rise. (Gothamist)
NYC’s new housing boss had to make a quick move from NJ to the City, How did it go? (THE CITY)
City data shows 96% of 311 calls about the homeless during the freeze did not result in help. (New York Post)
Remembering Timothée Chalamet’s off-Broadway debut a decade ago. (New York Theater)
Freeze Frame
It’s not just walkers and delivery bike riders struggling with the snow mounds on 9th Avenue right now. Yesterday morning, we watched an NYPD mounted officer pick her way through the mess, heading back to their Hell’s Kitchen stables after a shift in Times Square.
Happy birthday to Tiffany Barrett.
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