{"id":131323,"date":"2026-02-12T15:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/131323\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:45:22","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a7-scaffolding-collapse-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-44x-new-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/131323\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea7 Scaffolding Collapse + \u2764\ufe0f 44&X New Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Good morning and happy Thursday. We\u2019re starting off with sunshine, but temperatures are still below freezing. By afternoon, we\u2019ll creep into the mid-30s \u2014 though that pesky wind is back to knock it down a good 10 degrees. So, same old winter\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Ramon<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saved from closure, Hell\u2019s Kitchen\u2019s 44&X opens its new chapter with a new owner \u2014 and Valentine\u2019s weekend is already packed. Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Dan<\/a><\/p>\n

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What We\u2019ve Been Reading<\/p>\n

* Stories marked with a \ud83c\udf81 are gift links \u2014 you can open and read those paywalled articles for free.<\/p>\n

The recent cold snap could be bad news for NYC\u2019s rat population<\/a>. (New York Times \ud83c\udf81)<\/p>\n

The number of unlicensed tow trucks on New York\u2019s streets<\/a> is on the rise. (Gothamist)<\/p>\n

NYC\u2019s new housing boss had to make a quick move from NJ to the City<\/a>, How did it go? (THE CITY)<\/p>\n

City data shows 96% of 311 calls<\/a> about the homeless during the freeze did not result in help. (New York Post)<\/p>\n

Remembering Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet\u2019s off-Broadway debut<\/a> a decade ago. (New York Theater)<\/p>\n

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Freeze Frame<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s 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\u2019s Kitchen stables after a shift in Times Square.<\/p>\n

Happy birthday to Tiffany Barrett.<\/p>\n

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