{"id":120111,"date":"2026-02-02T15:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/120111\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:48:19","slug":"%f0%9f%91%8b-adieu-chez-napoleon-%f0%9f%8c%87-skyline-sunset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/120111\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udc4b Adieu Chez Napoleon + \ud83c\udf07 Skyline Sunset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w42st.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"163\" data-attachment-id=\"4802\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/newsletter\/baron-von-swine-rudys-pig-returns\/w42st_nyc_logo_rgb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/W42ST_nyc_logo_RGB.png?fit=1119%2C234&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1119,234\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"W42ST_nyc_logo_RGB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/W42ST_nyc_logo_RGB.png?fit=300%2C63&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/W42ST_nyc_logo_RGB.png?fit=780%2C163&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/W42ST_nyc_logo_RGB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4802\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Monday \u2014 and happy Groundhog Day! Moments ago at the Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island Chuck unsurprisingly predicted six more weeks of winter. According to NOAA, this rodent prognosticator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/heritage\/stories\/grading-groundhogs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has an 85% success rate<\/a>. As for today, the sun is shining and we may finally make it to 32 degrees \u2014 but that pesky breeze will still keep us bundled up.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully the animal wrangling is left to the professionals these days\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"268\" data-attachment-id=\"127420\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/newsletter\/%f0%9f%91%8b-adieu-chez-napoleon-%f0%9f%8c%87-skyline-sunset\/groundhog-day-gif-by-giphy-news\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Groundhog-Day-GIF-by-GIPHY-News.gif?fit=480%2C268&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,268\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Groundhog Day GIF by GIPHY News\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Groundhog-Day-GIF-by-GIPHY-News.gif?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Groundhog-Day-GIF-by-GIPHY-News.gif?fit=480%2C268&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Groundhog-Day-GIF-by-GIPHY-News.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127420\" style=\"width:1260px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Chez Napoleon bid adieu to Hell\u2019s Kitchen on Saturday after more than six decades on W50th Street, as regulars toasted Sir William and Elyane Bruno on their final night. <a href=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/chez-napoleon-serves-its-last-dinner-after-more-than-60-years-in-hells-kitchen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/chez-napoleon-serves-its-last-dinner-after-more-than-60-years-in-hells-kitchen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"127399\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/chez-napoleon-serves-its-last-dinner-after-more-than-60-years-in-hells-kitchen\/20260131_w42st_chez-napoleon-closes_jorge-corona_029\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260131_w42st_chez-napoleon-closes_jorge.corona_029.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jorge Corona&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1769928756&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20260131_w42st_chez-napoleon-closes_jorge.corona_029\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260131_w42st_chez-napoleon-closes_jorge.corona_029.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260131_w42st_chez-napoleon-closes_jorge.corona_029.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260131_w42st_chez-napoleon-closes_jorge.corona_029.jpg\" alt=\"Chez Napoleon Closes\" class=\"wp-image-127399\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ad.broadstreetads.com\/zone_static\/93822\/click\/0?ds=1&amp;overflow=0&amp;oc=75&amp;seed=BROADSTREET_RANDOM:*|CAMPAIGN_UID|**|UNIQID|*\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0.jpeg|CAMPAIGN_UID|**|UNIQID|*\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ad.broadstreetads.com\/click\/1332582\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1332582.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever read our coverage of Manhattan Community Board 4 and thought, \u201cwait\u2026 how do I get involved in this?\u201d \u2014 this is your moment. The application window for 2026 appointments is officially open. <a href=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/community-board-applications-open-as-borough-president-invites-new-voices\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/community-board-applications-open-as-borough-president-invites-new-voices\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"409\" data-attachment-id=\"127426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/newsletter\/%f0%9f%91%8b-adieu-chez-napoleon-%f0%9f%8c%87-skyline-sunset\/mcb4-meeting_3351\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MCB4-meeting_3351-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1343&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1343\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1767812875&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998663709&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MCB4-meeting_3351\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MCB4-meeting_3351-scaled.jpeg?fit=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MCB4-meeting_3351-scaled.jpeg?fit=780%2C409&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770047294_702_MCB4-meeting_3351.jpeg\" alt=\"MCB4 Meeting at Pier 57\" class=\"wp-image-127426\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ad.broadstreetads.com\/zone_static\/93822\/click\/1?ds=1&amp;overflow=0&amp;oc=75&amp;seed=BROADSTREET_RANDOM:*|CAMPAIGN_UID|**|UNIQID|*\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1.png|CAMPAIGN_UID|**|UNIQID|*\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ad.broadstreetads.com\/click\/1334679\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1334679.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What We\u2019ve Been Reading<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/flu-cases-are-down-in-nyc-but-health-officials-say-flu-season-is-far-from-over\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Flu cases are on the decline<\/a>, but the season is far from over in NYC. (Gothamist)<\/p>\n<p>How exactly did the <a href=\"https:\/\/nyc.streetsblog.org\/2026\/01\/30\/the-streetsblog-angle-the-70th-street-bike-lane-is-in-the-epstein-files\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">70th Street bike lane<\/a> end up in the Epstein Files? (Streetsblog)<\/p>\n<p>Apparently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/politics\/what-to-know-partial-government-shutdown-impact\/4052147\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">we are in a \u201cpartial\u201d government shutdown<\/a> \u2014 here\u2019s what it means for us. (NBC)<\/p>\n<p>Amtrak <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chelseanewsny.com\/news\/mta-turns-down-byford-bid-to-be-full-partner-in-penn-rebuild-ED5522978\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">offered full partnership to MTA for Penn Project<\/a>, but they turned it down. (Chelsea News)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-18-episode-5-the-rate-a-queen-talent-show-part-1-mtv.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drag Race\u2019s \u201cRate-A-Queen\u201d talent show is back<\/a>, with dancing divas and a killer lipsync. (Vulture)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ad.broadstreetads.com\/zone_static\/93822\/click\/2?ds=1&amp;overflow=0&amp;oc=75&amp;seed=BROADSTREET_RANDOM:*|CAMPAIGN_UID|**|UNIQID|*\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2.png|CAMPAIGN_UID|**|UNIQID|*\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Freeze Frame<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"477\" data-attachment-id=\"127423\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/newsletter\/%f0%9f%91%8b-adieu-chez-napoleon-%f0%9f%8c%87-skyline-sunset\/sunset-over-manhattan-skyline\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sunset-over-manhattan-skyline-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1565&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1565\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 16&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1769966749&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.960000038147&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0098039215686275&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sunset-over-manhattan-skyline\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sunset-over-manhattan-skyline-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sunset-over-manhattan-skyline-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C477&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sunset-over-manhattan-skyline.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127423\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I hopped the L train to Ridgewood to talk trash with some documentary filmmakers and caught a beautiful pastel sunset over Manhattan. Even from across the East River, the Empire State Building and Hudson Yards are instantly recognizable. Living in Hell\u2019s Kitchen, it\u2019s easy to forget that we don\u2019t just admire that skyline \u2014 we live in the thick of it.<\/p>\n<p>Happy birthday to Sharon Pandolfo Perez, Enrico Livanos, Fred Kinney and Todd Sears.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading. If you can support our ongoing work to keep Hell\u2019s Kitchen connected, updated and upbeat \u2014 please hit the button below.<\/p>\n<p>Did someone forward you this email? Want your own copy? <a href=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/sign-up-w42st-newsletters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ad.broadstreetads.com\/zone_static\/93822\/click\/5?ds=1&amp;overflow=0&amp;oc=75&amp;seed=BROADSTREET_RANDOM:*|CAMPAIGN_UID|**|UNIQID|*\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5.png|CAMPAIGN_UID|**|UNIQID|*\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Happy Monday \u2014 and happy Groundhog Day! Moments ago at the Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island Chuck unsurprisingly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":120112,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-120111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}