Midtown

The Herald Center's owner wants a zoning change for a 2,333-square-foot ad sign across from Macy's. The community board and Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal say no, citing light in nearby homes.

On a Friday site tour, Port Authority officials said the deck over the Dyer Avenue approach roads will store buses during construction, then turn into a park. Commuters say the work is already slowing some trips.

The forward played eight of his 12 NHL seasons in New York, became a Garden favorite skating without a helmet, and later spent 12 years as a Rangers analyst on MSG Network.

The first Broadway revival of Jon Robin Baitz's family drama, with Ed Harris, Allison Janney and Lily Rabe, has its opening night Sunday at the Hudson Theatre on West 44th Street. It runs through Jan. 17.

Nicholas Fuelling advertised both bedrooms of a West 47th Street apartment on Facebook Marketplace in August 2025 and kept the deposits. He faces six months in jail and must repay about $50,000. Some victims were left effectively homeless, prosecutors said.

Firefighters pulled two men from the fifth-floor fire late Saturday morning. One of them, 36, died; police said the other, 31, was in stable condition. The cause is under investigation.

The free-admission rink, The Lodge and about 180 Holiday Shops return to Midtown in 11 days. Here are the dates, hours and what skating costs if you rent.

Police arrested the teen Thursday, five days after Darrel Rodriguez, 26, was shot in the chest on the northbound E platform. Investigators say Rodriguez had asked him to stop smoking marijuana.

The rings and the 2025-26 banner came before tipoff at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 20. Philadelphia, led by Tyrese Maxey's 28 points, won the opener after a cold Knicks third quarter.

The hand roll, temaki and sake bar from chef Georgie Castillo opened Oct. 13 at 344 W. 46th St., with a 20-seat counter and sets from $22 to $40.

The city approved a plan to slowly lift floors that sagged when two steel columns buckled in July at 235 E. 42nd St., the city's largest office-to-housing conversion. Work is set to begin next week.

The Midtown complex will get four elevators and a step-free link to the 5 Av 7 platforms. Work has also started at Kingsbridge Rd, 167 St, Gates Av, Briarwood and Parsons Blvd.

Fairmont, which operates the Fifth Avenue landmark, says the 18-story hotel will shut for a multiyear repair of its protected facade. Palm Court and event spaces will close with it.

Chefs Tadaaki Ishizaki and Shuji Furukawa lead the kaiseki flagship in the old Aureole space at 135 W. 42nd St., with a 14-seat sushi counter alongside. A relocated Kappo Sono follows in November.

Day one: ABC7 says ramp removal and the West 39th Street bus bypass are underway. Riders should allow extra time; the morning exclusive bus lane is not affected.