Posts By Flatironhot Contributor
Wimbledon Comes to Flatiron – Tennis Court at 5th Ave & 23rd?
June 26, 2013 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Korvin Vicente and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
No, your eyes do not deceive you – the reporters of New York City Seminar and Conference Center’s Flatiron Hot! blog found a tennis court abutting busy mid-morning traffic … Read More
Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Hosts Annual Meeting for 2013
June 13, 2013 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Korvin Vicente & the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
Last Monday evening, members of the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District (BID) convened for their sixth annual meeting at the Town Hall space on the second floor of Grey … Read More
The 2013 NFL Draft at NYC’s Radio City: An Outsider’s Perspective
April 29, 2013 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Samantha Weiss
For three days in April, the area surrounding Radio City Music Hall becomes a sea of jersey-clad football fans, anxiously waiting for their chance to watch the NFL Draft. The congregation of die-hards is forced to wait … Read More
Five Reasons the New York Knicks Face a Steep Climb in the NBA Playoffs
March 20, 2013 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Brendan McNamara
With a little over a month remaining in the 2013 NBA season, the New York Knicks have had a tremendous year, making basketball relevant while making their way to a championship. MVP discussions surround Carmelo Anthony and the team as a whole.
Making Nets Again: A Recent History of the Team From the 1990s – Today
February 5, 2013 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Wyatt Erchak
1997 marked the beginning of a new era for the Nets, and in 1998 the Nets returned to the playoffs after several disappointing years and Jayson Williams made the All-Star game. That year also saw the beginning of YES, the television network shared with the Yankees which still serves as the Nets’ primary broadcaster.
Brooklyn Nets Turn Up The Heat: A History, Part 2
January 29, 2013 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Wyatt Erchak
After joining the NBA in 1976, the New York Nets lost their star player, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, to heavy-handed association politics (some would say extortion). In their first season in the new organization, the team finished with the worst record in the league after their other big player, Nate Archibald, was injured. Fortunately, new talent, particularly in the form of European star Dražen Petrović, would help the Nets reclaim some of their former glory.
Rap Retrospective: The Best Hip-Hop Tracks of 2012
January 23, 2013 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Brandon Sanders
10. No Lie (Feat. Drake) – 2 Chainz: Many thought 2 Chainz leadoff single would be a smash and once this hit the airwaves, they were proven right. With Drake on the … Read More
Nothing But Nets: Brooklyn Nets’ History & Why Knicks Rivalry is More Than Clash of Boroughs
January 21, 2013 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Wyatt Erchak
Where Brooklyn at? It’s BK, all day, currently in Nets Nation. As Barclays would have you know, sports and entertainment have been brought back to the borough after 55 long years, following the legendary Brooklyn Dodgers’ sad departure. As someone who would be a Dodgers fan if they were still residents of the Empire State, it warms my heart to see a team take up the mantle.