Midtown Will Get Its Own Hawker Center

It’s been in the works for a while, but Urban

Hawker (135 W. 50th St., nr. Seventh Ave.) is on track to open in late September. The 11,000-square-foot complex is modeled on the open-air bazaars of Singapore, featuring 11 of that country’s vendors, all of whom have thriving food stalls back home, offering specialties such as soto ayam, a comforting chicken soup; flaky roti prata, a late-night favorite; and white bee hoon, wok-fried rice noodles simmered with an eight-hour chicken stock that can be loaded with shrimp and squid, if you’d like.