The American Flag Made of Potato Chips – in the Flatiron Plazas

Reported by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

With July 4th coming up, we’re ready for all manner, shape and form of Old Glory to be front and center – but I must admit I did a double take on … Read More

Go West, Young Man – Win a Free Trip to Anaheim if You Can Surf the Flatiron Beach – Today Until 2 PM!

By Tod Shapiro and edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

A sunny Wednesday morning’s stroll to work via 23rd Street and Mad Square Park presented this reporter with the by-now expected “unexpected” PR and publicity media extravaganza of … Read More

“Return to a Burning House” at the Center for Jewish History Highlights the Heroic Role of Haviva Reick in WWII Slovak Uprising

By Tod Shapiro and edited by the Flatiron Hot News Editorial Staff

This past Wednesday evening, the  Center for Jewish History  featured, in conjunction with the Leo Baeck and the Remember the Women Institutes, the debut American screening of a … Read More

New Flatiron Prow Art: Urban Jungle by Hadar Features Intriguing Metallic Forests and Trees

By Tod Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

The newest exhibit in the ever-fascinating Flatron Prow was revealed to viewers this week.  Curator Cheryl McGinnis Projects has put forth an exceptionally appropriate concept for this site right by … Read More

Jewish Boxers, James McDonald, Michael Walzer & More: Center for Jewish History Offers Great Cultural Events and Treasures for Flatiron & Chelsea

By Tod Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

Flatiron and Chelsea residents should check in at the wonderful local cultural resource that is the Center for Jewish History.  Located on 16th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, this … Read More

NYC Seminar Center Soho Annex & Loft at Prince Celebrates Cinco de Mayo

NYC Seminar and Conference Center has a great Annex located down in Soho where it routinely sends clients who might want an upscale change of pace from its Chelsea Center corporate meeting HQ.  The Annex, which resides at the Loft … Read More

Fences Come Down: Shack Shack Renovation Makes Progress in Mad Square Park

A walk through Mad Square Park on Monday morning revealed a welcome sight – the fences around the beloved and sorely missed Shack Shack kiosk at the southeast corner of the park have come down, revealing progress to date on … Read More

Giant Snow Globe in Flatiron Plazas for New Showtime Comedy “HAPPYish”

Reported by Tod Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

Just when when I think I’ve seen it all, the latest far-fetched promotion in the Flatiron South Plaza makes me think again!  Yes, it is a giant “Snow Globe” … Read More

Coming and Going: New Fata Morgana Section Frames Flatiron Building; Globes Say Goodbye

Reported by the Flatiron Hot! News Staff

There was some real action – both coming and going – in Madison Square Park on Tuesday morning. The Madison Square Park Conservancy’s Public Art Program was hopping, as another section in the … Read More

Flatiron, Mad Square Park Restaurant Pergola Hosts “Enchanted Forest” Spring Fling

Reported by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

Popular eatery Pergola again helped usher in the spring weather in the Flatiron and Madison Square Park neighborhoods with a fun and festive sampling of some of its flavorful Mediterranean cuisine, along … Read More