The Power of Mentoring: Transcending Poverty Through Shared Experience

Flatiron Hot! recently had the privilege of interviewing Danny Tejada  and Gaetan Lamy, authors of Different Families, Still Brothers, a compilation of revealing email correspondences that began when they met through iMentor, one of many programs that pair disadvantaged youth … 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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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

Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Jessica Lappin Opens Campaign Office, Targets Middle Class Voters and Touts Educational, Economic, Land Use Expertise

By Raquel Waite, Tod Shapiro and the NYC Seminar & Conference Center Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

On Wednesday evening, Democratic candidate for Manhattan Borough President Jessica Lappin, accompanied by her senior campaign staff and many eager local supporters, volunteers, … Read More