5 Affordable Restaurants in the Flatiron District

Edited and Compiled by the NYCSCC Flatiron Hot! Editorial Staff

It’s difficult to pick just one positive aspect to Flatiron, a neighborhood equally loved for work and play, but the majority of people praise this little area of New York … Read More

Holocaust, Genocide & Raphael Lemkin’s Legacy: A Panel Discussion at the Center for Jewish History

By Tod Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

On September 24th at the Center for Jewish History, a panel discussion explored the legacy of one of the 20th century’s great unheralded notables: Raphael Lemkin. The Polish-Jewish intellectual and … Read More

Noted “ilili” Opens Madison Square Public Plaza Kiosk, Offers Eastern Mediterranean Cuisine

By Tod Shapiro and Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

The latest addition to the Madison Square Park Public Plaza’s growing wealth of international fun and fancy eating opportunities is famed ilili’s new “Box”, which will feature some of their … Read More

Shake Shack Shaking Up Burger List

By Louis Huneke

Madison Square Park’s favorite burger spot is now ranked number 1 with the most check-ins of any burger chain in the U.S. Famous. Known for long lines that stretch around 23rd Street at all hours of the … Read More

Kellogg’s Promotes ToGo Breakfast Shake Outside Madison Square Park

The 23rd Street public plaza seems to be the hot spot for promotional events in the Flatiron District, so much so that even Tony the Tiger wants in on the action.

Well, O.K., maybe not the big feline himself. But … Read More

Free Seminar Series in Flatiron: Jump-Start Your Web Marketing with Google Analytics

By Tod Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot News! Editorial Staff

The NYCSCC Flatiron Hot! News staff peaked in and got a taste of the last of the excellent series of free seminars sponsored by the Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership and … Read More

From the Mouth of a Dying Breed: The Well-Earned Elitism of a Native New Yorker

By Richard Schaefer

Growing up in Brooklyn, it seemed like everyone around me was a native-born New Yorker. We all knew what a cannoli and a Manhattan Special was. We all knew the best pizza place and the best spots at Jones Beach. Things sure have changed since then, and I would say drastically. Today, I’m usually the only guy at the party or on the job who can actually say that I am New York born and raised, and proudly as hell. No, I didn’t arrive 3 months ago, renting a bathroom in Williamsburg for $1,500 a month. Within the last 10-15 years, NYC has seen a huge influx of people from such states as Oregon, Colorado, Utah, and of course California. Why? What’s wrong out west? Too dry? Ironically, after 9/11, people started pouring into NYC in even greater numbers.

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From Eyesore to Landmark: A History of the High Line

By Korvin Vicente and Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

Last week the NYC Seminar and Conference Center interns took a break from their comprehensive summer program to explore a gem in the Chelsea landscape – the famed High Line Park. … Read More

Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Manhattan Borough Candidates Debate at Waterside Plaza – Fate of Sanitation Garage at Hunter Site Frames Discussion

By Tod Shapiro and the NYC Seminar Center Flatiron Hot! Editorial Staff

Flatiron Hot! News dispatched its reporters to hear what the four candidates for Manhattan Borough President had to say about pressing local issues on a warm summer night … Read More