11 theatre hacks for a stress-free evening at the West End
There is no official dress code for a night at the theatre, although smart-casual is the word most often thrown around. Our ...
Norwegian oil fund buys a quarter of Covent Garden from Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury Capital has sold a quarter of Covent Garden to Norwegian oil fund Norges for £570m in the latest bet by Noway’s ...
In the heart of London, this destination is a surprise packet
There’s a scene in the coming-of-a-certain-age novel All Fours when Miranda July describes an exquisite hotel room, the kind ...
I was in Covent Garden as Newcastle United fans took over London but this time it felt different
That was two years ago as tens of thousand of Newcastle United fans descended on London for the Carabao Cup Final against ...
Newsday17d
Grand Penn Community Alliance proposal: Penn Station goes aboveground, Madison Square Garden relocated
A group is proposing that Madison Square Garden ... Penn Station, a beloved beaux arts-style structure that opened around 1910, was demolished starting in 1963 and moved underground due to ...
Commercial Observer18d
Alternative Plan for Penn Station Would Relocate Madison Square Garden
To make the outdoor space a reality, Madison Square Garden would move across Seventh Avenue to ... They state the problem as: How do we build an underground train station? And, worse than that, they ...
The New York Times19d
A New Pitch to Fix Penn Station: Move Madison Square Garden
Now, an influential interest group is proposing a different approach: Move Madison Square Garden, which sits on top of the station, across the street and replace it with a much bigger train hall ...
abc7NY19d
Bold proposal would redesign Penn Station and move Madison Square Garden across the street
NEW YORK (WABC) -- With no movement on plans to redesign and renovate Penn Station, a public interest group is suggesting moving Madison Square Garden across the street and replacing it with a ...
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Two new high-rise blocks to be built above London Tube station
Two new high-rise blocks – one containing council homes and the other comprising student accommodation – will be built above Southwark Tube station. The scheme ... as well as a shared community garden ...
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Man arrested after 16-year-old boy shot dead near south London tube station
Lathaniel Burrell was shot on Paradise Road near Stockwell tube station on Tuesday afternoon. He died at the scene. The Metropolitan Police said the 32-year-old was arrested in Croydon on Friday ...
Londonist23d
In Pictures: The Pioneering Women Of London Transport
Another first: Susan Atyeo — pictured here at work in Covent Garden tube station on 28 Sep 1979 — was the first woman signal operator on the Underground. The roundel that appeared at Covent ...
SquareMeal24d
Best brunch in Covent Garden: 16 places to kickstart your day
Granted though, Covent Garden might not be the first place you think of when it comes to brunch in London. Firstly, very few people actually live in the area (it’s mostly home to offices and ...