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Arby’s Opens New Location in Flatiron: Fans Can Enjoy Roast Beef and Other Favorites!
March 8, 2017 | Tod ShapiroReported by Tod Shapiro for Flatiron Hot! News
Flatiron continues to be a locus for the latest and greatest food and dining offerings, with the 23rd Street corridor between Madison and 5th Avenues welcoming another fast food option to the … Read More
Flatiron/Chelsea Yoga Studio Contributes to World Peace: Stand on Your Head!
March 4, 2017 | Tod ShapiroReported by Tod Shapiro for Flatiron Hot! News
As Flatiron and Chelsea denizens know, our neighborhood is home to all kinds of businesses and operations – tech, digital media, restaurants, you name it – and they all use the most … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: The Truth About Donald Trump
February 17, 2017 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Max Shapiro
Well, our dear leader Donald Trump has been in office for under a month now, but I think we’ve got a pretty good idea of what we’re in for these next four years—assuming he isn’t thrown out … Read More
Light at the End of the Tunnel: A Chance for a Better Penn Station at Last?
January 23, 2017 | Tod ShapiroReported by Tod Shapiro for the Flatiron Hot! News
As a Community Board 5 member, I had a chance to attend a special seminar and panel discussion last Thursday sponsored by CB5 and the Regional Planning Association that discussed some … Read More
Flatiron Gets Another Mideast-Style Lunch Destination – Verts Mediterranean Grill
January 12, 2017 | Tod ShapiroReported by Tod Shapiro for the Flatiron Hot! News
Flatiron hummus lovers – tomorrow will see the grand opening of Verts Mediterranean Grill’s first NYC site at 23rd Street and Madison – 24 E. 23rd Street, to be exact. Verts … Read More
New Year for Flatiron, NoMad, Union Square Features Sculptures and Public Events!
January 11, 2017 | Tod ShapiroReported by Tod Shapiro for the Flatiron Hot! News
It’s a new year, and that means Flatiron and the nearby environs adjacent to NYC Seminar and Conference Center will shortly be sporting some new public art and sculptures and a … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Gamer: Is the Nintendo Switch Destined to Succeed or Doomed to Fail?
December 29, 2016 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Max Shapiro
Watch the Nintendo Switch reveal trailer here and a live demonstration of the system on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon here.
Two months ago, Nintendo finally pulled back the curtain on their upcoming video game … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Standing Rock Triumph: The Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Make History
December 7, 2016 | Eric ShapiroBy Eric Shapiro
On Sunday, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that it would halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which threatened the water supply and burial sites of the Standing Rock Sioux in South Dakota. This decision on … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Populism vs. Identity Politics is a False Choice; Dems Need Both to Win
November 30, 2016 | Eric ShapiroWith identity politics currently in some disrepute, economic populism is ascendant in the Democratic Party. The conventional wisdom goes that Donald Trump’s upset Electoral College victory over Hillary Clinton derived in part from his strong right-wing populist appeal to white … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Unqualified Praise of Castro Undermines the Credibility of the Progressive Left
November 27, 2016 | Eric ShapiroThe unqualified praise of Fidel Castro from some on the left risks undermining our moral authority (not to mention ideological consistency) at the worst possible moment. Fidel Castro, a repressive totalitarian dictator, habitually violated basic liberal and democratic principles to stay in … Read More