{"id":59761,"date":"2025-12-03T16:16:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/59761\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:16:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:16:07","slug":"%f0%9f%8f%a2-w52nd-housing-boost-%e2%9d%84%ef%b8%8f-weather-whiplash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/59761\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfe2 W52nd Housing Boost + \u2744\ufe0f Weather Whiplash"},"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\/2025\/12\/1764778564_515_W42ST_nyc_logo_RGB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4802\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/547west47.com\/?utm_source=42ndst&amp;utm_medium=42ndst_newsletter_banners&amp;utm_campaign=may_2022\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"195\" data-attachment-id=\"83442\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/newsletter\/pretty-dapper-barber-frena-nears-opening\/the-west-new-1600x400\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-West-NEW-1600x400-1.gif?fit=1600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,400\" 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=\"The West NEW 1600\u00d7400\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-West-NEW-1600x400-1.gif?fit=300%2C75&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-West-NEW-1600x400-1.gif?fit=780%2C195&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-West-NEW-1600x400-1.gif\" alt=\"The West 547W47 Advert\" class=\"wp-image-83442\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good morning and happy Wednesday. The day is off to a chilly start, with a real-feel of 29 degrees and a black ice advisory after yesterday\u2019s rain. Things inch warmer this afternoon \u2014 but not by much \u2014 with a high of 40 degrees as the sun tries (and mostly fails) to cut through the wind.<\/p>\n<p>A longtime Hell\u2019s Kitchen office building is set for a big residential glow-up \u2014 108 new apartments are on the way at 333 W52nd. <a href=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/office-building-goes-residential-as-w52nd-street-conversion-moves-forward\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" data-attachment-id=\"120330\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/office-building-goes-residential-as-w52nd-street-conversion-moves-forward\/img_1093-olde-good-things-building\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1093-Olde-Good-Things-building-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1764353997&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2200000286119&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.11111111111111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1093 Olde Good Things building\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1093-Olde-Good-Things-building-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1093-Olde-Good-Things-building-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C585&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1093-Olde-Good-Things-building.jpg\" alt=\"Olde Good Things W52nd St Building\" class=\"wp-image-120330\"  \/><\/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\/2025\/12\/0|CAMPAIGN_UID|**|UNIQID|*\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SPONSORED POST<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/547west47.com\/?utm_source=42ndst&amp;utm_medium=42ndst_newsletter_banners&amp;utm_campaign=may_2022\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"38993\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/newsletter\/grubhub-free-lunch-fail-amazon-hand-pay\/547w47-eblast_1080x1920-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/547W47-Eblast_1080x1920-1.gif?fit=1080%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1920\" 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=\"547W47-Eblast_1080x1920\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/547W47-Eblast_1080x1920-1.gif?fit=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/547W47-Eblast_1080x1920-1.gif?fit=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/547W47-Eblast_1080x1920-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38993\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A revised Council bill would give housing groups a first shot at buying troubled buildings to keep them affordable \u2014 a move praised by tenant advocates and opposed by landlords. <a href=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/council-revamps-bill-giving-housing-groups-first-dibs-to-buy-and-landlords-still-object\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Report via THE CITY\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/council-revamps-bill-giving-housing-groups-first-dibs-to-buy-and-landlords-still-object\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"121488\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/council-revamps-bill-giving-housing-groups-first-dibs-to-buy-and-landlords-still-object\/120225_distressed_buildings-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/120225_distressed_buildings-3.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" 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=\"120225_distressed_buildings-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/120225_distressed_buildings-3.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/120225_distressed_buildings-3.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764778566_604_120225_distressed_buildings-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121488\"  \/><\/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\/2025\/12\/1|CAMPAIGN_UID|**|UNIQID|*\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What We\u2019ve Been Reading<\/p>\n<p>The MTA says it is going \u201cEuropean style\u201d to shake up how it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/news\/fare-evasion-nyc-buses-european-agents\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">enforces fare evasion on city buses<\/a>. (amNY)<\/p>\n<p>As temperatures drop in the city, <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2025\/12\/03\/rising-utility-bills-deepen-city-s-affordability-crisis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Yorkers are turning up the heat and getting bigger bills<\/a>. (NY1)<\/p>\n<p>Instacart is going to court to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/delivery\/2025\/instacart-sues-new-york-city-to-block-new-grocery-delivery-laws\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">block new grocery delivery laws<\/a>. (PYMNTS)<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn man who piloted <a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/brooklyn-man-who-championed-bike-parking-pods-says-he-was-iced-out-of-city-contract\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">free secure bike storage<\/a> at Port Authority Bus Terminal has been cut out of a deal to install 500 more. (Gothamist)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/02\/health\/world-record-holder-swims-29-miles-around-manhattan-in-handcuffs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man swims 29 miles around Manhattan in handcuffs<\/a>, earning two Guinness World Records. (New York Post)<\/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\/2025\/12\/2|CAMPAIGN_UID|**|UNIQID|*\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Freeze Frame<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/worlds-largest-kachina-doll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" data-attachment-id=\"121449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/newsletter\/%f0%9f%8f%a2-w52nd-housing-boost-%e2%9d%84%ef%b8%8f-weather-whiplash\/kachina-tonto-hills\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kachina-Tonto-Hills-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 16&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1764501266&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2200000286119&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00032195750160979&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kachina-Tonto-Hills\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kachina-Tonto-Hills-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/w42st.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kachina-Tonto-Hills-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C585&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kachina-Tonto-Hills.jpg\" alt=\"World's Tallest Kachina\" class=\"wp-image-121449\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The weather whiplash is real: on Monday afternoon I was poolside in Arizona, and by the time my redeye landed in Newark early Tuesday, there was already talk of snow. (None actually showed \u2014 though my mom insists she saw a few flakes from the airplane window.) Anyway, here\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/worlds-largest-kachina-doll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World\u2019s Largest Kachina<\/a>, catching the late-morning sun at the edge of Tonto National Forest \u2014 a 39-foot, 14.5-ton landmark standing watch over the entrance to a residential subdivision near Cave Creek, AZ. <\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/ad.broadstreetads.com\/zone_static\/93822\/click\/3?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\/2025\/12\/3|CAMPAIGN_UID|**|UNIQID|*\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/author\/catie-savage\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Catie Savage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-Catie-Savage-80x80.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-80 photo\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a Hell&#8217;s Kitchen resident since 2005, I have lived in both the W30s and W50s. After a 15 year career in the luxury fashion industry, I made a pivot to community advocacy in 2020. In addition to my role as Deputy Editor at W42ST, I am founder of the local non-profit cleanup group Litter Legion, co-chair of HK49-54 Block Alliance and a member of Manhattan Community Board 4. I\u2019m deeply committed to improving my neighborhood and serving the people who call it home.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/w42st.com\/post\/author\/catie-savage\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tMore by Catie Savage\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning and happy Wednesday. The day is off to a chilly start, with a real-feel of 29&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-59761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59761","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=59761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}