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May 25, 2012
Come Rain or Shine, A Few Eating Options For Memorial Day Weekend
Hopefully this rainy week will turn into a stunningly sunny weekend. No one wants a washed out Memorial Day weekend, so we'll keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best as we make our plans. We're mostly half-glass-full types anyway. With that in mind, we'll offer up a few outdoor eats for the c ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2012
North End Grill's Floyd Cardoz Talks Top Chef Masters and Reality TV, Part 2
Yesterday, we chatted with North End Grill's Floyd Cardoz about his new Battery Park City restaurant and his old one, Tabla, in Madison Square Park. Today, we touch upon the ever evolving nature of restaurants then delve in to the world of reality television, Top Chef Masters, and the PBS show that ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2012
OWS Free University Rocks Madison Square Park, Draws Bigger Crowd Than Shake Shack
Somewhat ironically, it's the Occupy Wall Street May Day event that is the least controversial that is most reminiscent of the best of Zuccotti Park's heyday. The Free University of New York -- largely sponsored by CUNY students and faculty who chose to take their classes into Madison Square Park to ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2012
U.S. Soldier Shoots Afghan Civilians; Two Children Found Dead In Bronx, Brooklyn; Japan Mourns At One Year Anniversary Of Quake, Tsunami
A U.S. soldier killed 16 Afghan civilians in their homes when he walked off base. Following the attack he turned himself in. The reports of the number of casualties have been varied. In addition to the at least 16 dead, five were wounded. The victims include girls aged 6 or younger. "We don't know w ... More >>
Blogs
February 22, 2012
Shake Shack, Yelped
This week, the Times' Pete Wells reviewed Danny Meyer's Shake Shack chain and gave it one star, writing that its food is inconsistent and its burgers unremarkable. Most Yelpers would beg to differ. They have come out in numbers (2,548 reviews have been posted for the Shake Shack in Madison Square Pa ... More >>
Voice Choices
December 28, 2011
HOLIDAYS ON WHEELS
Get in shape for 2012!
Blogs
November 28, 2011
Conor Tomás Reed, CUNY Teacher and PhD Student, On Being Arrested for Protesting Tuition Hikes
City University of New York students will be protesting tuition hikes this afternoon, and all classes at Baruch's Newman Vertical Campus have been cancelled. It will be déjà vu for Conor Tomás Reed, a CUNY PhD student and a graduate teaching fellow at Baruch College. He was one of five people a ... More >>
Blogs
November 7, 2011
Junoon's John Filby On Indian Cocktails, Unruly Customers and New York's Drinking Scene v. London's
Junoon's John FilbyIf you thought fancy cocktails were something to be sipped only with housemade charcuterie, local cheese and other dressed-up bar bites, you were sorely mistaken. Junoon, the nouveau Indian that opened off Madison Square Park last December, has just re-launched its bar as a ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2011
Our 10 Best Cocktails to Drink Now
Keith WagstaffNice shot For the past couple of years, The Daily Shot, FitR's inappropriately named weekly cocktail feature, has scoured the city for the tastiest cocktails it could find. Straight up, on the rocks, with a twist, rimmed, and even on fire. You name it: We've knocked it back. Now ... More >>
Blogs
September 10, 2011
Smoke Billowing From 25th and Madison
A large, dark plume of smoke billowed out of a building near Madison Square Park around 3pm this afternoon. The FDNY told us it was from a "defective oil burner" located in a building at 25th Street and Madison Avenue. Given the recent terror threat and significance of the weekend, an inciden ... More >>
Blogs
July 18, 2011
Here's an Easy Way to Profit From the Shake Shack Line
In retrospect, it's amazing that it took this long, but someone has come up with a way to make money off of the Shake Shack's constant and interminable lines.
Blogs
April 14, 2011
Tonight, CB5 Will Hold a Public Hearing on the Fate of the Big Apple BBQ Block Party
Last month, two committees of Community Board 5 voted in favor of expelling the annual Big Apple BBQ Block Party from its home in Madison Square Park. Their beef, as it were, is that the event, which is organized by the Union Square Hospitality Group, is just too much for the park and its gre ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
Checking Out the Upper East Side Shake Shack
Is that butter on the Shack Burger's bun? When the first Shake Shack opened in Madison Square Park in 2004 - with some grumbling about public space being appropriated for private uses - it was a revelation and an instant hit. Burgers, fries, hot dogs, frozen custard, all like you might find ... More >>
Dining
March 16, 2011
The John Dory Oyster Bar Resurrection
A noted seafood restaurant returns from the deep
Blogs
March 7, 2011
CB5 Tells Big Apple BBQ to Get Off Its Yard
Sarah DiGregorioNo Big Bob Gibson's pulled pork shoulder for you.Now that the flames of controversy surrounding the San Gennaro Festival have died down, they've been ignited by another open-air festival of hedonistic consumption, the Big Apple BBQ Block Party.
Dining
January 19, 2011
Junoon--the Fancy and the Beige
Decent cooking but little spirit at an upscale Flatiron Indian restaurant
Blogs
January 19, 2011
Manhattan Grimaldi's Is 'Hoping' to Open by Next Monday
arnoldinuyaki/FlickrAfter months of delays, the Manhattan outpost of Grimaldi's may finally open as early as next week.
Blogs
December 27, 2010
People Who Love Meat and Frostbite Now Converging at Shake Shack
For those who are both carnivorous and impervious to the cold, here's some timely news: at 1:30 p.m. today, the Polar Brrrger Club will convene at the Madison Square Park Shake Shack to eat burgers and dress up in Hawaiian shirts and other weather-inappropriate garb. The above video was shot at th ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
Dorky Tech Snowball Fight Today at Madison Square Park
via ceonyc on Four SquareIn news of extreme things that nerdy people like, New York's tech elite will be gathering at Madison Square Park today at 2:30 p.m. for an old fashioned snowball fight (#techsnowball) to be followed by a group meal at Shake Shack. We can't wait to see how many iPhones ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
Fat Pants Friday: Shake Shack's Salted Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate is a beverage that inspires fierce and unshakable allegiances. The thick-and-sludgy vs. thin-and-milky debate shows no signs of abating, just as the comparative merits of bittersweet vs. milk chocolate are one of the dessert world's hoariest old chestnuts. And now, we can now ... More >>
Blogs
December 16, 2010
The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday
Welcome to The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday, where we endeavor to remember the very best thing we stuffed down our gullets over the past 24 hours. Why? Because the only thing better than enjoying a meal is wallowing in the memory of one savored in the recent past. Today's fond reminiscences ... Vic ... More >>
Blogs
November 29, 2010
Small Dairies Thriving Once Again; Food Trucks as Marketing Stunts
Decades after many small dairies were forced to close, new boutique dairies, like Finger Lakes Dexter Creamery and Heamour Farm in Madison, N.Y., are on the rise. [Wall Street Journal] Ever wonder why you overeat around the holidays? Neuroscientists say the stomach and intestines detect the ... More >>
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November 12, 2010
Open & Closed: Say Hello to Weather Up Tribeca, Goodbye to the Navy Yard Cocktail Lounge
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. The Navy Yard Cocktail Lounge, which has been called the "Scariest Bar in Brooklyn," has closed, and the space appears to have been taken over. [Brownstoner] Moe's bar, a Fort Greene mainstay, ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
Tabla Will Close on Dec. 30
Photo courtesy of Tabla.Well, this is sad but not entirely surprising: Tabla is closing.
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September 27, 2010
Fatty Crab & 'Cue, Roberta's, ilili Among Vendors Slinging Snacks at Mad. Sq. Mark't
OMG: Mad. Sq. Mark'tThe Mad. Sq. Mark't, in all its abbreviated glory, returned to Madison Square Park this past Saturday for the second year in a row. It will run through Saturday, October 23.
Blogs
August 30, 2010
Mad. Sq. Mark't Returns With Fatty 'Cue, Hill Country, and Roberta's
Robert SietsemaFatty 'Cue's coriander bacon.On September 25, Mad. Sq. Mark't is returning, sans useful vowels, to the west side of Madison Square Park for its second year. While the vegan handbags and cotton tunics on sale will undoubtedly be an attraction for some, we're more interested in w ... More >>
Blogs
August 13, 2010
New York's Missing Restaurant Chains; Irrational Fear of Peaches
This week in food blogs... Eater rounded up the top 10 restaurant chains it wishes would set up shop in New York City. Grub Street had a run in with a furry little crumb thief outside Shake Shack in Madison Square Park. Feast listed its favorite pasta places, including Scarpetta, Marea, and Convi ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2010
We Experience Every Public Bathroom in New York City, So You Don't Have to
Here at the Voice, we care about the state of the public spaces where we shit and piss. There are roughly 78 New York City public restrooms in Manhattan, and we want to know how well they're kept up and stocked, which attract things that fly and crawl, the general culture surrounding them, an ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2010
Latest "Take Back the" Cause Involves Lunch
Well, if you're looking for a good cause but protesting BP or getting involved with PETA or, say, human rights or something seems a little excessive, you can always start a little closer to home. Like, with your lunch. The Energy Project, which "offers organizations and individuals a ground-b ... More >>
Blogs
June 10, 2010
Where Can I Eat Out With My Dog?
Jacket magazineWelcome to this week's installment of Ask the Critics. If you have a question you'd like answered in a future column, email us or leave the query in the comments. Today, we deal with a question that always comes up with the advent of warm weather: Which restaurants will allow ... More >>
Blogs
June 3, 2010
Video: The Most Epic Marriage Proposal Ever, Starring Madison Square Park, a Chorus Line, Clowns, Cameras, and That "Shake Shake" Song
Game. Changed. All of us who have yet to propose to our One and Only are very, very unlikely to step it up to a level of production you're about to see. Some people just have talent, and you can't teach that kind of thing. This is incredible.
Blogs
May 4, 2010
'Digital Playground' in Madison Square Park Going Soon -- Don't Miss It, Burger Lover!
New York is a city of ephemeral monuments. There's only until next Friday, May 14, to see the four-channel "digital playground" that avant-garde filmmaker Ernie Gehr has fabricated in Madison Square Park. Four high-def, flat-screen video monitors ring the Shake Shack in the park's southeast c ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2010
New York Parks Have Gotten Too Fucking Nice
via CresnyA few years ago, I started noticing that Central Park was getting too, you know, nice, with its perfectly groomed flora and flawless looking landscaping.
Blogs
March 27, 2010
Things to Do This Weekend for (Mostly) Free
Macy*s flower show opens Sunday, opening with the Petacular Fair, featuring Lady Bunny and a pet runway show. Also Sunday: this year's grand opening of the Cyclone in Coney Island.
Blogs
February 22, 2010
Big Apple Barbecue Will Return: Crowds, Meat, Madison Square Park
Pulled pork from Big Bob Gibson The Eighth Annual Big Apple Barbecue Block party will return to Madison Square Park this summer, on June 12th and 13th. The event has become so crowded that it feels like a sauce-splattered cattle drive, but it remains one of the best food events in the city f ... More >>
Blogs
February 19, 2010
Our 10 Best Hot Chocolates
MarieBelle's hot chocolate will coat your stomach like it coats the side of this cup. With the snow that's still festering on the ground about to be augmented by another deposit from the heavens, it seems an ideal time to consider the merits of hot chocolate. The cups available in New York a ... More >>
Blogs
October 5, 2009
Zak Pelaccio Will Pop Up in Madison Square Park
As part of the Madison Square Park market that will take place from October 9 until November 1, Zak Pelaccio will be providing grub from Fatty Crab and Cabrito. Expect chorizo tacos, chicken satay skewers, taco el carbon, and the signature Fatty Dog, as well as a lot of beer and wine and lines to ri ... More >>
Blogs
September 11, 2009
Yet Another Hotel Coffee Bar Comes to the Flatiron District
Per Madison Square Park Neighborhood, Stumptown's going to be getting another hotel coffee bar neighbor a few blocks to the east. Birch Coffee is under construction at the Gershwin Hotel and will open sometime this fall. According to the Birch blog, which includes painstaking descriptions of all of ... More >>
Blogs
September 3, 2009
Stumptown Opening on Monday
Madison Square Park brings news that Lower Midtown caffeine fiends have been waiting for: Stumptown's opening in the Ace Hotel this Monday. Though the Portland import is sold at an increasing number of coffee shops throughout the city, this will be its first dedicated location in the city.[Via Eater ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2009
Tonight! Regina Spektor, Loudon Wainwright III, Tinted Windows, and Raekwon
Next week, Regina Spektor will release her first new album in three years. What we've heard of Far is more cinematic than her often bare 2006 breakthrough, Begin to Hope, which may or may not be a good thing. Take a peek at the Beacon tonight. Loudon Wainwright III, patriarch of the venerated Wai ... More >>
Voice Choices
June 10, 2009
Loudon Wainwright III
Next week, Regina Spektor will release her first new album in three years. What we've heard of Far is more cinematic than her often bare 2006 breakthrough, Begin to Hope, which may or may not be a good thing. Take a peek at the Beacon tonight. Loudon Wainwright III, patriarch of the venerated Wai ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2009
Sikh Day Eats
This is a PSA, calling your attention to Joey DiStefano's fantastic coverage of the Sikh Day parade and associated enormous buffet of free food to serve 50,000 in Madison Square Park. I really wish I could have been there myself to sample those roti and pakoras--although the heat and the large crowd ... More >>
Blogs
March 20, 2009
Shacking Up For Spring
This is a PSA, calling your attention to Joey DiStefano's fantastic coverage of the Sikh Day parade and associated enormous buffet of free food to serve 50,000 in Madison Square Park. I really wish I could have been there myself to sample those roti and pakoras--although the heat and the large crowd ... More >>
Columns
October 15, 2008
The Best Places To Find '80s Prices!
Great deals on illicit sex, waffles
Art
August 21, 2007
Rust Never Weeps
Recommendations by R.C. Baker
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June 8, 2007
This Weekend: Eat Pig and Garlic
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Blogs
May 10, 2007
Now Hiring: A Guy Named Lorenzo, and Some Brats
Recommendations by R.C. Baker
NYC Life
May 16, 2006
Pitcher Perfect
Outdoor drinking and grilling courtesy of a bar near you
NYC Life
July 26, 2005
Flippin' Out
What does the collar on a summer shirt signify? Interpretations go neck and neck.
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November 3, 1998
Eyewitness News
Cops, Clubs, Chaos, And Camaraderie At The Vigil
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