Pharmacies Fold, Food Cart Fire | Midtown Week In Review

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Miss any headlines in Midtown this week? Patch's week in review has you covered for the neighborhood's top news.

String Of Hell's Kitchen Pharmacy Closures Rattle Residents

HELL'S KITCHEN, NY — Another drugstore is shutting its doors in Hell's Kitchen — the latest in a series of such closures that have whittled down residents' pharmacy options in recent years.... Read more

Midtown, Hell's Kitchen COVID Rates Drop Steeply As Omicron Slows

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — More than a month after the contagious omicron variant began sweeping the city, COVID-19 rates in Midtown and Hell's Kitchen are moving in an unmistakable direction: down.... Read more

4 Midtown, Chelsea Spots Make 'Most Anticipated' Restaurant List

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Just a few weeks into 2022, the city's gourmands are already clamoring for seats at some of the restaurants planning to open before the year is done — including four spots... Read more

Midtown Food Cart Fire Sends 1 To Hospital: FDNY

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — A Midtown food cart caught on fire Thursday morning, sending one person to the hospital, according to authorities. A food cart parked near East 57th Street and Madison... Read more

These Midtown Subway Stops Could Have Platform Barriers: MTA

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Only a fraction of Midtown's many subway stations could accommodate protective platform doors, according to a newly released study by the MTA. The MTA shared the enormous,... Read more

'He Was So Young': Officer Jason Rivera's Funeral Held In Midtown

NEW YORK CITY, NY — Hundreds of people made their way into St. Patrick's Cathedral and filled out the surrounding area outside the church to pay their respects Friday at the funeral for Jason... Read more