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Last week, the New York Times reported that the East Village was emphatically protesting an incoming 7-Eleven. The Slurpee giant is worming its way right to the trendy core of the neighborhood, renovating a storefront on Avenue A and East 11th Street. The neighbors are worried that the snack chain w ... More >>

Shoplifter Ripped Off Brooklyn 7-Eleven. So Employees Ripped Off His Pants *VIDEO*

When you work at a convenience store in Brooklyn, you have to learn to pick your battles. For example, candy bars are going to get stolen every once in a while. When this happens, you can do one of two things: ignore it and take the loss, or drag the shoplifter back into the building kicking and scr ... More >>

Lawsuit Filed Against The Soda Ban

The soda ban has generated a lot of controversy and in an unsurprising move, a lawsuit led by the American Beverage Association and the National Restaurant Association was filed against the city on Friday. Backed by a group of businesses and trade associations, the suit challenges the New York Cit ... More >>

7-Eleven Predicts President Obama Will Defeat Mitt Romney

It may be utterly unscientific, but it hasn't been wrong yet. 7-Eleven's "7-Election Presidential Coffee Cup Poll" invites customers to vote by selecting specially marked coffee cups. Blue cups are for President Barack Obama and red ones are for former Governor Mitt Romney.

7-Eleven's Italian Sausage: It Couldn't Be Any Good, Right?

A sign in the window flogs 7-Eleven's Italian sausage, part of an aggressive fast-food campaign at area stores. As I was walking past the 7-Eleven -- one has just gone in across from the Voice offices just south of Cooper Square -- the Italian sausage caught my eye and my hackles were raised. How ... More >>

Pastrami Evolution: Tacos, Ramen, Kung Pao

I have a real soft spot for the oddities of modern fusion, or whatever you want to call it. For those hybrids built in the name of deliciousness. When a chef puts things together in a non-traditional way because it makes sense to her, because it might taste awesome, I like to cheer her on. Maybe it ... More >>

New York City Health Board Passes Bloomberg's Soda Ban Proposal

[See More: Robert Sietsema Gives 13 Reasons Why Banning Pig Gulps Is A Good Idea] UPDATE: The ban does not include convenient stores. 7-Eleven will not be affected and Big Gulps will still be sold. The New York Board of Health has passed Mayor Michael Bloomberg's soda ban proposal today. The Bo ... More >>

I Just Drank 100 Ounces Of Mt. Dew In 90 Minutes. Screw You, Mike Bloomberg

Mayor Mike Bloomberg's dopey "Big-Gulp Ban" was approved by a city health council this morning -- which means one thing: a sophomoric, unhealthy and immature gesture needs to be made on someone's part.That said, I have just finished my 100th ounce of Mt. Dew in roughly 90 minutes. I'm pretty sure my ... More >>

Unhappy With the Shape of Your Hamburger? Or the Taste of Your Hot Dog?

If you want a hot dog, why don't you just eat a hot dog? [See More Annals of Absurdity: Rats for Dinner: Don't Worry, They're Gourmet | Open A Watermelon Using Rubber Bands] Nobody, it seems, is happy with how things taste or what they look like anymore. Here are two cases in point. From Herr's - ... More >>

Rats for Dinner: Don't Worry, They're Gourmet

[See More Annals of Absurdity: 7-Eleven Has Mashed Potato Vending Machine | Open A Watermelon Using Rubber Bands] Brooklyn artist Laura Ginn served up a $100 per head dinner for a Lower East Side Gallery show on Wednesday. Doesn't sound like anything out of the ordinary... except for the fact that ... More >>

7-Eleven Has Mashed Potato Vending Machine--In Singapore. When Do We Get Ours?

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Say Hello to Dudley's, Siggy's Good Food

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13 Reasons Why Banning 'Pig Gulp' Sodas in NYC Isn't Such a Bad Idea

I'm not a fan of Mayor Bloomberg. In fact, I'm often heard railing against the mayor's real estate policies, which have seen ugly condo towers soaring around the city at random, granted huge subsidies and tax abatements, disfiguring historic neighborhoods. The same policies have driven homegrown ma- ... More >>

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Time for a Sugar High: 7-Eleven Giving Out Free Slurpees Today, 7/11

7-ElevenA cold drink for a hot day​Summer just isn't summer unless you're chugging on a big, frozen, sugary drink and staining your teeth electric red or blue. Fortunately, today is July 11, also known as 7-Eleven-Day, the convenience retailer's unofficial birthday. And to celebrate, partici ... More >>

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7-Eleven Taking Manhattan; Restaurants Seeing Red

​Lucy Cabrera is retiring from her post as the chief executive of the Food Bank for New York City after 23 years. [Crains] A new study out of Montreal, Canada reveals that we get the same chemically induced pleasure from listening to music as we do from delicious food or drugs. [Guardian] ... More >>

Silly Bandz Are So Over; Sales Way, Way Down

​"Kids move on to the next fad," Captain Obvious told USA Today, but in the case of Silly Bandz -- the wild rubber bands that make a shape when you take them off, loved by kids and awkward adults alike -- the drop off in their popularity has been precipitous. The toy expert went on to say that ... More >>

7-Eleven Courts the Vegans

​7-Eleven has proven itself a leader in the fight for equality, if equality means having the freedom to eat the same shit as everybody else: at some of its locations in Manhattan and Philadelphia, it is now selling vegan products.

Murder Inside the Good Stuff Diner on West 14th Street — Updated, With Video

​The scene outside the diner at 9 a.m. on Saturday as CSI investigators comb the interior of the restaurant and a cop stands guard. Corey Scott, a/k/a Young Classik​Sunday morning update: Police have identified the victim as Corey Scott, 28, of Flatbush, Brooklyn. He was shot two times ... More >>

The Last Icy Treat of Summer: Kelvin Slush

​Somber and scientific Kelvin Slush recently parked at 22nd Street and Fifth Avenue, but today, who knows? Over the last summer we've seen a race to develop new types of frozen treats pursued with as much fervor as the American-Russian Space Race of the 1960's. We've seen the popsicle invente ... More >>

Taco Bell Linked to Salmonella Outbreak; Thomas' English Muffins Go to Court

​Some people in L.A., where restaurant letter grades have existed for some time, apparently seek out eateries with a B or C grade, as that usually means great, authentic ethnic food. [NY Daily News] Just as Taco Bell launches its new Carnitos Tacos, the chain is being linked to two multi-stat ... More >>

Food at Dragon Boat Festival in Flushing Meadows Mildly Disappointing

​Dragon Boat afloat in Flushing Meadows Pond. I went expecting to find a food scene something like the Red Hook soccer fields or the Labor Day parade in Brooklyn, and indeed there were tents, pavilions, and penants galore at the north end of the lake, like some medieval jousting match. Most o ... More >>

Ways to Stay Cool: New, Fancified Slushies, Shaved Ice

Thrillist​This summer may break high temperature records, and just in time for the heat wave that never seems to end, there are some new icy desserts in town. Last week, we told you about the new shaved ice available at Hanover Cafe on St. Mark's, and now we hear of fancified shaved ice at Oce ... More >>

Lush Life Exhibit, Chapter 3: First Bird (A Few Butterflies), on Display at Invisible-Exports

​The third exhibit based on Richard Price's 2008 novel, Lush Life, is now open at Invisible-Exports gallery on the Lower East Side. It follows Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of the nine-part project curated by Franklin Evans and Omar Lopez-Chahoud, in which each gallery interprets a chapter of the cr ... More >>

7-Eleven's New 12-Pack

​In a bid to have even more drunk teenagers congregate outside their stores, 7-Eleven has launched its own beer, Game Day, which comes in both "light" and "ice" variations. 7-Eleven is actually the third-biggest beer retailer in the United States, and they've been seeing an uptick in budget ... More >>

Booze News: Two-Buck Chuck Gets Served; Fruit Flies Help Fight Alcoholism

​What does your beer say about you? According to recent research, people who prefer domestic beers over craft beers or imports are generally middle of the road in their politics. People who don't drink beer at all tend to be conservative. [AdAge] Look out, Two-Buck Chuck. The 7-Eleven conveni ... More >>

Sensa Makes Food Smell Better, More Satisfying; US & Canada Reach Organic Trade Agreement

Before you drop a dollar in that busker's open guitar case, be forewarned: Dunkin' Donuts has hired a dozen street musicians to play around Manhattan. The faux buskers are making $20 per hour in the "Breakfast NOT Brokefast" campaign, which promotes eating a Dunkin' Donuts breakfast instead of donat ... More >>

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