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May 4, 2012
Kutsher's Tribeca's Zach Kutsher on Billy Crystal Fart Jokes, the Borscht Belt Part 2
Yesterday, we talked smelly cow's feet and kosher food with Kutsher's Tribeca's Zach Kutsher. Today, we continue by delving into the health advantage, or lack thereof, of using the rendered chicken fat known as schmaltz, his Dirty Dancing childhood, and what the Borscht Belt would be like if gamblin ... More >>
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May 3, 2012
Has Occupy Wall Street Finally Achieved "Joke" Status?
Occupy Wall Street's May Day antics were billed as the resurgence of the Occupy movement. Unfortunately for the occupiers, May Day was widely considered to be a "dud," and has many in the media arguing that the movement has become nothing more than a joke -- just a bunch of "bums" running around New ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
Demonstrators Protest AIDS Inaction, Student Debt and Tuition Hikes
May Day isn't even here yet, and it's already becoming clear that a season of protest and politics in the street is upon us. Yesterday morning saw a substantial demonstration by ACT UP!, other AIDS activists, and Occupiers, marching from City Hall into the Financial District to call for a financial ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
Our 10 Favorite Far Downtown Restaurants
It's generally agreed that the area below Chambers Street is a food no-man's-land. However, take a closer look and you'll find a number of options that don't just fill a void, but are top-notch. We've rounded up our 10 favorites, and lumped Battery Park City and the Financial District together, for ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2012
New York Times Supports NYU Expansion In Editorial
In an editorial published in today's paper, the New York Times throws its weight behind NYU's controversial expansion plan, saying that the project's opponents have "mostly overreacted." Although the paper does honor some criticisms of the plan, their ultimate point is broad. "N.Y.U., along with ot ... More >>
Blogs
March 27, 2012
JP Morgan Chase's Life-And-Death Secret Waterproofing Plan
The ongoing fight to reopen Chase Manhattan Plaza in the Financial District has taken a strange turn. The nation's biggest bank has undertaken a (possibly maginary) waterproofing repair project in the plaza. But this is no ordinary (possibly imaginary) waterproofing repair project; this one is so ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2012
5 Ways to Party on St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day doesn't have to be filled with leprechauns and cheap whiskey. Here are five different ways to celebrate this Irish fest.
Blogs
March 8, 2012
Kevin Amato, Bronx Photographer, On His Show "F*ck the Golden Years"
During Armory Arts Week, Casa De Costa gallery in the Financial District is kicking off Bronx based photographer Kevin Amato's show "F*ck the Golden Years" with an opening reception this evening. We caught up with Amato last month, a friend and sometime collaborator on stories we've reported togethe ... More >>
Blogs
February 20, 2012
Spaceworks Transforms Vacancies Into (Affordable!) Artist Studios
Governors Island just got a little bit cooler. While lots of exciting activities and new projects have been popping up on the little-island-that-could -- which the city finally took over in 2010 -- there are still many unused, vacant spaces on the 172-acre plot of land just south of Manhattan. ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Presenting the Most and Least Compatible New York City Neighborhoods
According to data released to us by OkCupid, some New York City neighborhoods are more likely to make connections on the dating site than others. This may seem intuitive in some ways, but it's better to know these things for sure, right? After all, just like that map that tells us where the single m ... More >>
Blogs
January 23, 2012
5 Pies to Stuff Yourself Silly on Today, a/k/a National Pie Day
Lauren ShockeyNorth End Grill puts out a fine lemon meringue pieToday is National Pie Day, woot woot. While Fork in the Road believes that this holiday should really coincide with the other Pi Day (March 14), any day that celebrates the bounty of baked, filled pastries is still pretty damn a ... More >>
Blogs
December 30, 2011
December's Openings and Closings
The shark-infested waters of New York City's restaurant industry are not for the faint of heart. In case you're into keeping tabs, here is a list of those who took the leap and opened new establishments and those who were forced to bow out this month.
News
December 28, 2011
Occupy the Pulpit
Religious involvement in OWS heads upstream
Blogs
December 27, 2011
New York Neighborhoods Make List Of Top NYE Destinations
Oh, New Year's Eve. The most dreaded of holidays is fast approaching. CBS New York reports that the Times Square Ball is being installed today. But where should you venture come December 31? Luckily Priceline.com made a list of the"Top 50 New Year's Destinations for U.S. Travelers." (Read: "top New ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Say Goodbye to Kenmare Lounge, Milk Street Cafe
It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. Here are some of the dogs who got eaten this week. Know of any restaurants or bars opening or closing? Drop us a line. Kenmare Lounge can't keep up without food service, so its owners have shuttered the Lower East Side venue. They plan to open another restaurant ... More >>
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December 13, 2011
Financial District May Get a 'Tasteful' Nightly Light Show
The Victoria Harbour Light Show.When we think back upon the last few months in the Financial District, one thing we do not think is "Lower Manhattan should have a light show!" Nonetheless, that's what the Economic Development Corporation is after, a lighting initiative that would "transform t ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
Growler Bites and Brews Does It Doggie-Style
Although you may have heard that the Stone Street restaurant the Growler Bites and Brews is geared toward dog owners, don't be surprised when man's best friend isn't allowed inside. Sure, you can tie Buddy up to a post outside and sit in the cold to eat with him, but it's not as dog-friendly as the ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Washington Square Park Musicians Share Their Take on Occupy WSP
Rebecca NathansonSean Daly playing his guitarMuch has been written about the Financial District community's reaction to Occupy Wall Street's continuing occupation of Zuccotti Park, and now that a splinter group from the movement has spread to Washington Square Park, its presence is being felt ... More >>
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November 1, 2011
Earl's Court Courts the Financial District
Lauren BloombergYour order in the court? The food court trend seems to be underway (see: FoodParc, the Plaza Food Hall), and now it's made its way to the Financial District. Enter Earl's Court, which opened Monday, a John Street mess hall with seven branded vendors, including Earl of Sandwich ... More >>
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October 21, 2011
Occupy Wall Street Faces Its Neighbors At Contentious Community Board Meeting
Zoe SchlangerDrumming is one of the biggest problems neighbors have with Occupy Wall Street.Last night, the Quality of Life and Financial District sub-committees of Community Board 1 held a hearing in Lower Manhattan. The topic was Occupy Wall Street, specifically the tense relationship the n ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
If You Want to Cross Wall Street, Get a Corporate I.D.
Rosie GrayBarriers up in the Financial District.It's been over month since the beginning of Occupy Wall Street, and if you've been down to the Financial District lately you may have noticed that on Wall Street between Broadway and William (also on Broad Street and Exchange Place), there are m ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
This Is What the Occupy Wall Street Arrest Pattern Looks Like
C.S. MuncyCops faced off against protesters this morning in the Financial District.A number of Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested this morning during confrontations with the police on various streets in the Financial District. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne puts the number at 14. One man ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
Video: Man Run Over By a Police Scooter This Morning at Occupy Wall Street
As we mentioned earlier, a man was run over by a police scooter this morning during one of the tussles between cops and protesters in the Financial District. Now some unsettling video has surfaced: The man is reportedly a legal observer for the National Lawyers' Guild. C.S. Muncy also snapped so ... More >>
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October 10, 2011
Occupy Wall Street Eyeing Tompkins Square Park
Occupy Wall Street has been camping out in the Financial District for over three weeks now. They're starting to spread out, though; this past weekend they held a rally at Washington Square Park and they're reportedly eyeing Tompkins Square Park as a protesting location as well. A picnic is planned t ... More >>
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September 27, 2011
For 'Luxury Night Out,' Occupy Wall Street Marches in Front of Cameras, Michael Moore
Ari LipsitzProtesters march in the Financial District.The media was the big story last night at Occupy Wall Street. As the protest entered its second work week, renewed media interest coupled with a surprise appearance by filmmaker Michael Moore allowed the protesters some assurance that ther ... More >>
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September 27, 2011
As "Occupy Wall Street" Continues, I Have Other Protest Ideas
Bravo to the "Occupy Wall Street" protestors who've been camped out in lower Manhattan, screaming about how Financial District greed destroyed the economy. While we're at it, let's also rail against...
Blogs
September 27, 2011
Latex-Gloved Man Robs Financial District Bank
DCPIA man robbed a bank on Gold Street in the Financial District on Monday, making a symbolic and probably unwitting stand against the big banks' greed and selfishness but also leaving with a bag of cold hard cash. At around 9 a.m., the suspect went inside the Sovereign Bank on Gold Street, p ... More >>
Blogs
September 19, 2011
Occupy Wall Street, Day Three: Inefficiency Starts to Cripple Protest
This is what democracy looks like.The Occupy Wall Street protest drew thousands of demonstrators to the Financial District this weekend, when the markets were closed and the neighborhood was largely a ghost town. This morning, as the inexplicably-timed protest entered its third day, demonstr ... More >>
Blogs
September 14, 2011
The 'Stephen Aspirinio Brand' Wins Over CB1, Fails to Impress Florida
stephenasprinio.comThis man wants you to swallow his dough.In June, former Top Chef repeat offender Stephen Aspirinio announced his plans to open Pizza Vino Teca, a pizzeria in the Financial District. Thanks to the whims of CB1, he's now one step closer to his goal.
Blogs
August 4, 2011
Introducing Jbird: NYC's Next Super-Secret Cocktail Bar (Or Three)
Jbird hatches."I don't want to spoil the surprise," says Joshua Kaiser, co-founder with Jamie Hinojos of Jbird Cocktails. But then he did. With no shortage of speakeasy-style cocktail lounges around these days, the Jbird team is launching three. The first, opening tonight, can be found hidde ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2011
Potbelly Sandwich Works Spreading Like Wildfire in NYC
Sassycrafter/FlickrPrepare for hot and toasty sandwich dominationPotbelly Sandwich Works, the Chicago-based sandwich purveyor that makes straight-from-the-oven sammies, has opened its second New York City location today at 150 East 44th Street (646-289-4202), not even a month after it set up ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Chelsea Will Soon Be Served Bathtub Gin
Drink like it's 1929.Sean Muldoon just might own this town soon enough. Not only has the noted Irish mixologist just completed the revamp of the cocktail program at Harry's Steak, but he also has several other bars in the pipeline. Next up is a Prohibition era-themed (sigh) cocktail lounge in ... More >>
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June 21, 2011
The East Village Is NYC's Most Popular 'Date Spot'
HowAboutWe, the online dating site based on what you want to do -- how about we wake up early and blog together? -- has pulled together information from the more than 100,000 dates posted on its site to determine the neighborhoods New Yorkers most frequently pick as date spots (at least, acco ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2011
The New World Financial Center Will Be Lousy With Food
A lot to swallow.Brookfield Office PropertiesIt looks like the Milk Street Café won't be the only mega-food hall to make a massive footprint in the Financial District.
Blogs
June 1, 2011
In Case You Haven't Gotten Enough Lobster Roll News
Perhaps because August seems to have arrived two months early, everyone is busy pretending they live in Maine. Or at least that's one way to explain the fact that not a day seems to pass without some sort of lobster roll-related news. And today is no exception.
Blogs
May 26, 2011
The Milk Street Café's Massive Food Hall Will Open on Wall Street Next Month
WikipediaNew York's newest massive food hall.After 30 years as a fixture of Boston's financial district, the Milk Street Café is expanding to New York's financial district with a 23,000-square-foot food hall.
Blogs
May 12, 2011
Fatty Snack Is Now Open and Enjoying the Weather
Fatty CrewThis is what a Fatty Snack pulled pork sandwich looks like.Mother Nature may have a bit of a temper, but she apparently has nothing but love for the Fatty Crew gang: their Fatty Snack kiosk is now open and basking in the sun at the World Financial Center Plaza.
Blogs
April 26, 2011
Luke's Lobster Gets its Claws on Washington, D.C.
Sarah DiGregorioA Luke's Lobster roll, with pen.Having conquered Manhattan, Luke's Lobster is moving farther down the Eastern seaboard and expanding into Washington, D.C., a city known more for crabcakes than lobster rolls.
Blogs
March 25, 2011
Our 10 Best and Cheapest Grand Central Station Eats
Dive into the comparative culinary wonderland! For two railroad terminals only two-thirds of a mile apart as the crow flies, the chow couldn't be more different. Penn Station is awash in cheesy fast-food, and the rancid smell fills your nostrils as you run for the train. By contrast, the cu ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2011
Community Board Says 'Um, No' to DOT's Pop-Up Curb Cafés
Department of TransportationWell, so much for the Department of Transportation's utopian vision of gutter dining in Soho: last night, Community Board 2 voted to reject all but one of the pop-up cafés that the DOT had proposed for the neighborhood. The cafés, which would extend f ... More >>
Blogs
March 24, 2011
Potbelly Sandwiches Will Bring Chicago to Manhattan
Looks like we're getting yet another chain: The folks behind Potbelly, the Chicago-based sandwich chain, have sent out a release heralding the imminent opening of their first NYC location. It'll be located at 2 Gold Street in the Financial District, right alongside fellow chains Pret A Manger ... More >>
Blogs
February 22, 2011
Ed McFarland Has Some Pies He'd Like to Show You
Ed McFarlandIt seems that Ed McFarland, the crustacean impresario behind Ed's Lobster Bar, has been busy working on the pizza parlor he's planning to open in the Financial District sometime in the next few months. Now Zagat Buzz has stumbled across photographic proof of the chef's labors, whi ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2011
Open & Closed: Say Hello to Feed Your Hole; Goodbye to The Pussycat Lounge
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. The Pussycat Lounge has closed after 41 years in business in the Financial District, reportedly by the city for construction without a permit. [Grub Street] Select Burger in the East Village h ... More >>
Blogs
December 9, 2010
Toloache Taqueria Is Open
Julian Medina lets his tacos loose.Yesterday, Toloache's Julian Medina told us about his plans for Toloache Taqueria, his new Financial District fast-casual Mexican spot selling "guacamole and chips, tortilla soup, chicken pozole, and braised pork with noodle soup. And three different salads. ... More >>
Blogs
December 7, 2010
Taïm Mobile's Hummus Sandwich and Split Pea Soup
With the exception of a salad or two,Taïm Mobile doesn't really offer anything different from Taïm, its immobile West Village progenitor. And that's just fine, because it means that customers don't have to go to Waverly Place to find the same excellent food.
Blogs
November 3, 2010
NYU Bigwig's Son Shot in Botched Drug Deal
Police are looking for two "masked bandits" who shot two men in a Greenwich Village apartment Monday night during what investigators think was a botched drug deal. The dealers/victims? A 31-year-old ex-con who served time in Arizona for another pot-related charge and the 24-year-old son of a ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
10 NYC Hotels Better Fitted for Charlie Sheen to Do Blow in Than the Plaza
Home Alone 2. North by Northwest. Crocodile Dundee. Arthur. Eloise and her motherfucking Pet Turtle!* New York City's landmark The Plaza Hotel has been home to many famous scenes over its 103-year history. Yet Charlie Sheen has managed to sully it, as it is now also home to the famous scene that ... More >>
Theater
July 13, 2010
The Demons and Musashi Open the Lincoln Center Festival
Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Eiji Yoshikawa hit the New York stage
Dining
December 15, 2009
New York City Martini Crawl
In which we prowl the city sampling today's take on the most classic cocktail
Blogs
November 6, 2009
Post-Parade Chaos on the Staten Island Ferry
Not necessarily happy with today's Yankee parade: some Staten Island commuters caught in the crush of revelers who were making their way back to the Forgotten Borough afterwards. "'It was chaos,' says commuter who was stuck in overcrowded Whitehall Ferry Terminal," reports the Staten Island Advance. ... More >>
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