Retro Analog Campaigning: Sheryl Orin “I Wish to Say” Campaign in Mad Square Park Today

Reported by Tod Shapiro for the Flatiron Hot! News

Flatiron and its environs are New York City’s digital hub, with its conglomeration of top digital media, internet companies, and tech startups, so we tend to assume that everything has to … Read More

Proposed Midtown Zoning Changes Being Rolled Out to Public – Pay Attention, Flatiron Citizens!

Reported by Tod Shapiro for the Flatiron Hot! News

The long-awaited rezoning efforts by the city to allow for the redevelopment of midtown, with the de Blasio administration picking up where Bloomberg’s left off, are being rolled out as the … Read More

My Experience as a High School Intern at NYCSCC

Written by Max Shapiro and Edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

My name is Max Shapiro, and I am entering my sophomore year of high school. This summer, I worked as an intern at NYC Seminar and Conference … Read More

Why Bernie or Bust is Ridiculous and Progressives Must Unite Against Trump

Ever since Sanders delegates succeeded in adding a $15 minimum wage to the party platform, the DNC and the Clinton campaign have not prioritized winning over the Democratic Party’s restive left flank. First, there was VP nominee Tim Kaine. Then, … Read More

Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Dissing the Sanders Wing – More Trouble with E-Mails for the Dems!

Reported by Eric Shapiro and Edited by the Flatiron Hot News Editorial Staff

Ever since Sanders delegates succeeded in adding a $15 minimum wage to the party platform, the DNC and the Clinton campaign have not prioritized winning over the … Read More

Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Meditations & Ruminations on Black Lives Matter – A New Strategy

Edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

Black Lives Matter has reached an ironic turning point. On one hand, it has brought considerable public attention to police brutality. The deaths of police officers in multiple incidents have apparently resulted … Read More

“The Last Days of Stalin” at the Center for Jewish History

Reported by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

The Center for Jewish History offered another in its excellent series of public events this past week, this time featuring a lecture and multimedia presentation inspired by the recent book “The Last … Read More

Flatiron BID celebrates 10th Anniversary; Recounts Contributions to Flatiron Growth as a Neighborhood

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

I had the opportunity to represent Flatiron Hot! News and the NYC Seminar Center at the Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership Annual Meeting, which marked 10 years of efforts to … Read More

New School Public Progam Highlights Syrian Civil War Book by Journalists Al-Shami, Yassin-Kassab

Reported by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

Our neighbor, The New School, has terrific public programs open at no charge to all of us in Flatiron and Chelsea, and I took some time on a Friday afternoon to attend … Read More

Flatiron Pundit: Pranna Restaurant Lives on in Flatiron Thanks to Ill-Considered Court Decision

Reported by the Flatiron Hot! News

Pranna Restaurant, the dining and drinking establishment that has been a source of problems and controversy in the Flatiron District, got an unexpected – and undeserved – last-minute reprieve from closing thanks to a … Read More