...it was being served.”99¢ Fresh Pizza, 151 E. 43rd St. 212-922-0257 and 569 9th Ave. 212-268-1461. 2 Bros Pizza 32 St Marks Place, 212-777-0600 and St...

Published by New York Times on October 8, 2008.

AT the Manhattan Plaza Health Club, on West 43rd Street near 10th Avenue, members often discuss the peculiar challenges of living in a neighborhood that also happens to...

Published by New York Times on October 4, 2008.

...my big concern on Monday when I walked to one of my favorite diners, at West 40th Street and Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, only to learn that it was no more. The dearth of...

Published by New York Times on October 2, 2008.

An entity called 400 Times Square Associates, affiliated with the Landis Group, snagged the buildings, at 571 and 573 Ninth Avenue, between 41st and 42nd streets, from the Washington Beef Company of New York in August -- way before the credit crisis paralyzed the commerical real estate market.

Published by The New York Observer on October 2, 2008.

A 40-story office tower under construction by SJP Properties 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue for the past 18 months still does not have a tenant.

Published by New York Times on October 1, 2008.

A 40-story office tower under construction by SJP Properties 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue for the past 18 months still does not have a tenant.

Published by New York Times on October 1, 2008.

Next door, at 605 W. 42nd St., another mixed rental-condo building is slated to open in 2010. And construction has begun...

Published by New York Post on September 29, 2008.

On a smaller scale, the nine-story Deuce (534 W. 42nd St.) enters the market with just seven condo units - all 1,148-square-foot one-bedrooms...

Published by New York Post on September 29, 2008.

...W. 43rd St., 212-564-7272) is hard to beat, but (pictured) Crave on 42nd (650 W. 42nd St., 212-564-9588), with "Top Chef" finalist Dave Martin at the helm, is carving out...

Published by New York Post on September 29, 2008.

...building is slated to open in 2010. And construction has begun on the Silver Towers (600 W. 42nd St.), two 60-story residential towers created by Silverstein Properties, which already constructed the 40-story...

Published by New York Post on September 29, 2008.

Back in 2006, the 550-unit, Centra Ruddy-designed Orion (350 W. 42nd St.) was one of the first luxe condos to open in Hell's Kitchen in a...

Published by New York Post on September 29, 2008.

...luxe condos to open in Hell's Kitchen in a decade. Soon after came Atelier (635 W. 42nd St.), a 46-story, 478-unit condo that has gained a measure of fame for having...

Published by New York Post on September 29, 2008.

For fine dining, David Pasternack's seafood-heavy menu at Esca (402 W. 43rd St., 212-564-7272) is hard to beat, but (pictured) Crave on 42nd (650 W. 42nd...

Published by New York Post on September 29, 2008.

Persuading passers-by to buy umbrellas isn’t always a cinch, though, said Oumar Diallo, who sells Hanan’s products from a blue metal cart at Seventh Avenue and West 40th Street.

Published by New York Times on September 27, 2008.

The exhibition can be seen at Hunter’s Leubsdorf Art Gallery, at the same intersection, through Dec. 6 and at the college’s Times Square Gallery, 450 West 41st Street, through Nov. 15.

Published by New York Times on September 25, 2008.

...rise concrete contractor, DFC Structures, which was building the twin 58-story residential towers at 600 West 42nd Street. But the charges did not raise any questions about his conduct...

Published by New York Times on September 24, 2008.

"This is the extension of Midtown, the preeminent business district in the world," said Weisbrod.

Published by New York Post on September 22, 2008.

Early plans called for the project to also include a station 10th Avenue and 41st Street but as cost estimates rose, the station became expandable in the eyes of the city — and it became increasingly clear, by last fall, that financing for the new station was unlikely.

Published by New York Times on September 19, 2008.

According to Mr. Powers, none of the 10 landlords that control 42 percent of the Midtown office market are overleveraged, which should have a stabilizing effect.

Published by The New York Observer on September 19, 2008.

In these fleeting moments, the clouds caught the shimmering light of day’s end and the streets began to glitter with street lights and neon signs. Framed by the canyons of Midtown, these ephemeral effects, highlighted by a black border on each print, take the shape of upside-down skyscrapers.

Published by New York Times on September 19, 2008.

The city's hitting an affordable-housing roadblock in Hell's Kitchen.

Published by The New York Observer on September 19, 2008.

For nearly 30 breathtaking minutes, New Yorkers stared upward in disbelief as two men hung, trapped, on a scaffold that partially collapsed. The scare happened 70 stories above the ground in midtown.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 18, 2008.

A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday claims the four officers, who patrol midtown streets for the Grand Central Partnership, are victims of religious discrimination.

Published by New York Daily News on September 18, 2008.

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Published by NY1 on September 18, 2008.

A nonprofit group that spruces up Midtown is violating the civil rights of four Rastafarian workers by ordering them to hide their dreadlocks under their uniform caps, the feds charged yesterday.

Published by New York Post on September 18, 2008.

More than a week after Upp vanished, she was spotted checking her e-mail twice at an Apple store in midtown Manhattan. She showered eight times at several city New York Sports Clubs, where she had a gym membership, police said.

Published by amNY.com on September 16, 2008.

As part of the deal, Barclays would get Lehman's Seventh Avenue office in Midtown Manhattan, with more than one million square feet of office space. Two data centers in New Jersey will also be part of the transaction.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 16, 2008.

The incident on East 51st Street, in busy midtown Manhattan, was one in a wave of fatal construction mishaps in the city dating back to last year. On May 30, another tower crane broke apart and fell on an apartment building, killing two workers. Other crane operations were suspended temporarily.

Published by New York Post on September 15, 2008.

Now, seeking to implement the plan in Hell's Kitchen, the city is clashing with the community and elected officials, who claim the city reneged on a promise to build middle- and moderate-income housing.

Published by The New York Observer on September 15, 2008.

The midtown Manhattan incident was one in a wave of fatal construction mishaps in the city dating to last year. On May 30, another tower crane broke apart and fell on an apartment building, killing two workers. Other crane operations were suspended temporarily.

Published by WNBC on September 15, 2008.

They said the worker summoned the elevator to the fifth floor of the midtown building around 3 p.m. Friday. He stepped in when the doors opened, but the elevator wasn't there.

Published by WNBC on September 13, 2008.

Quick action by a veteran subway operator helped save the life of a man who had fallen onto the tracks and wound up under the train at a busy Midtown station during yesterday's morning rush hour.

Published by New York Post on September 13, 2008.

On Center Boulevard, where the Eastcoast is located, the sidewalks are wide, the streets are quiet, and the buildings are glassy residential high-rises. Mr. Cvengros used to live in Hell's Kitchen, but now he has a more suburban lifestyle just a few subway stops away. He works at a law firm in Midtown, comes home, sleeps, works, sleeps, works, and strolls the boardwalk on the weekends.

Published by The New York Observer on September 12, 2008.

Supporters of the High Line cheered last May when Related Cos. was designated to develop the sprawling Hudson Yards site on the far West side. They noted that the big developer had pledged to maintain the portions of the elevated freight rail line that ran along the site’s perimeter. The entire line is in the process of being turned into a park.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 12, 2008.

...Off-Broadway production of “Five Seconds to Air” at The Studio Theatre at Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street, this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. with matinees on Saturday and Sunday...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 11, 2008.

Instead of direct NJ Transit service to the Meadowlands from the Port Authority Bus Terminal, several thousand Giants and Jets fans now have to take a train from Penn Station in Midtown to Secaucus, NJ - then hop on a shuttle bus to finish the ride to the game.

Published by New York Post on September 10, 2008.

Walk to Broadway and down two blocks south to the Crossroads of the World. Unsurprisingly, a lot of drinking history occurred at this intersection. On the southeast Seventh Avenue and 42nd Street, you can still see the Mansard-roofed beauty that once was the Knickerbocker Hotel.

Published by New York Sun on September 10, 2008.

A Brooklyn federal judge handed down the saucy verdict saying that the two battling Patsy's will have to be separately named eateries - Patsy's Pizzeria in Harlem and Patsy's Italian Restaurant in midtown.

Published by New York Daily News on September 10, 2008.

He devoted much of his speech to a recitation of the state’s economic woes and the need for spending cuts, not tax increases, as a first line of defense, to the pleasure of the more than 300 business executives and elected officials who gathered in the ballroom of a Midtown hotel.

Published by New York Times on September 9, 2008.

Midtown South's vacancy rate was nearly 10 percent in August, its highest in years, driven up by vacancies in Chelsea and the Flatiron.

Published by The New York Observer on September 8, 2008.

In early June, two men in one day – one a skilled climber, another reportedly raising awareness for malaria – scaled the New York Times building.

Published by Gotham Gazette on September 8, 2008.

The three lots, at the corner of Grand Street, will eventually be used to expand the museum to a planned 10,000 square feet. The museum, which first opened in June 2001, was originally situated in a Midtown office building on West 44th Street, until closing in June for the relocation.

Published by New York Times on September 8, 2008.

The Port Authority has drastically cut police patrols around its Midtown bus terminal to pre-9/11 levels - including removing officers from three booths erected after the attacks to thwart terrorism.

Published by New York Post on September 8, 2008.

Midtown's vacancy rate was 8.1 percent in August, down slightly from July and up from 6.3 percent a year ago.

Published by The New York Observer on September 8, 2008.

"It was my goal to be a home-owner in my 30s," said Pagan, 35, a legal secretary in midtown. Jimenez, 33, is a staffer at Brooklyn Law School's career services office.

Published by New York Daily News on September 7, 2008.

Officials say a construction worker's rigging license has been suspended and he's facing administrative charges after a worker plummeted 40 stories to his death at a midtown Manhattan skyscraper.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 6, 2008.

What caused Esposito, 43, of Baldwin, L.I., to plummet from a walkway linking the crane to gigantic Silver Towers W. 42nd St. and Eleventh Ave. wasn't immediately clear, but officials said his safety harness wasn't connected to the building.

Published by New York Daily News on September 6, 2008.

The accident, which occurred at Silver Towers on the River, a 58-story residential project at 600 West 42nd Street between 11th and 12th Avenues, was the third fatal crane accident in the city in six months.

Published by New York Times on September 6, 2008.

On Wednesday night, at a meeting of Community Board 5 to discuss the matter, one man denounced the hotel as “a behemoth on our streets.” Most of the 70 residents attending, though, were dismayed at how little notice they said they had had of the plan.

Published by New York Times on September 6, 2008.

...prestigious careers and educational credentials. And they live at tony addresses like the Atelier at 635 West 42nd Street, the Ansonia at 2109 Broadway, Worldwide Plaza at 350 West 50th Street and the Philippe...

Published by New York Times on September 5, 2008.