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Flatiron Hot! News | November 24, 2024

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Opinion and Commentary

New Republic Editors Foer, Hertzberg and Publisher Hughes Discuss 100 Years at NY Public Library Panel Discussion

October 28, 2014 |

By Tod Shapiro, with reporting and research by Eric Shapiro.  Copy edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

The New Republic, one of the leading progressive opinion journals of this age, or any other, celebrated its long and storied … Read More

Conference Hall Renovations at 71 W. 23rd Street Now Complete: Sneak Preview!

October 21, 2014 |

By Tod Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

Flatiron Hot! News got a sneak preview of the brand new remodeling of some of the conference and meeting rooms at 71 West 23rd Street, home of Flatiron Hot! News’ … Read More

Saxon/Hart Raises Money for Beloved NYC CrossFit Trainer Stricken With Cancer

October 15, 2014 |

October may officially be Breast Cancer Awareness month, but it also provides us with the opportunity to combat other forms of cancer that are not as well known but can be just as devastating. Saxon/Hart, a unique, inspirational cause marketing … Read More

NAMI Rallies NYC Bands for #IWillListen Campaign Against Mental Illness

October 11, 2014 |

It is estimated that one in four Americans suffer from mental illness in a given year; many struggle with it for their entire lives. Yet, even as we learn more and more a about the devastating cost of psychiatric disorders, … Read More

Blondie Marks 40th Anniversary With Debbie Harry Photo Exhibit in Chelsea

September 26, 2014 |

By Eric Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

Anyone familiar with punk/new wave band Blondie knows that guitarist Chris Stein and lead singer Debbie Harry produce great music. What they might not know is that the one-time couple … Read More

People’s Climate March Mobilizes Massive Crowd to Fight Climate Change

September 22, 2014 |

By Eric Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

The conventional wisdom was that 100,000 people would participate in the People’s Climate March. The conventional wisdom was wrong. 400,000 people showed up to march in the largest ever event … Read More

Flatiron Partnership and Van Alen Institute Declare INABA Winner of Holiday Design Competition

September 17, 2014 |

The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership and the Van Alen Institute have announced INABA’s New York Light as the winner of its first Flatiron Plaza Holiday Design Competition. The installation will go on display shortly before Thanksgiving at North Public Plaza at Broadway, Fifth Avenue … Read More

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer Speaks in Flatiron District at TD Bank

September 16, 2014 |

By Eric Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

On September 16th beginning at 8:30 AM, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer kicked off the Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership’s fall 2014 Speaker Series. The event consisted of a speech and a … Read More

Cragg’s “Walks of Life” Taking Shape in Madison Square Park

September 11, 2014 |

By Tod Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

It’s always exciting to watch for the latest iteration of Mad. Sq. Art to take shape in the Park. This terrific program, courtesy of the Madison Square Park Conservancy, puts … Read More

In Critiques of Obama, John McCain Reveals Willful Ignorance on Iraq

August 10, 2014 |

When Obama announced limited air strikes against ISIS, his goals were very specific. The first was to protect U.S. facilities and personnel at Erbill, the “capital” of a semi-autonomous Kurdish region.  The second goal was to prevent a “potential act … Read More