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Flatiron Hot! News | November 24, 2024

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Opinion and Commentary

Why It Was a Mistake to Shut Down Electric Zoo

September 1, 2013 |

The deaths of two people at Electric Zoo (or “Ezoo”) is obviously tragic, but closing down the festival due to the danger of drug overdoses makes about as much sense as closing down a highway because of a fatal car … Read More

A Four Course Peruvian Meal at Raymi

August 28, 2013 |

By William Chen and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

Not too long ago, Flatiron Hot received an invitation to attend a dinner event at Raymi, a Peruvian restaurant located at 43 West 24th Street. Like any food … Read More

The Power of Mentoring: Transcending Poverty Through Shared Experience

August 22, 2013 |

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

August 20, 2013 |

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

August 2, 2013 |

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

George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin and Where to Go From Here

July 18, 2013 |

Take a step back from the national outrage over the killing of Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of his killer, George Zimmerman, and it’s easy to wonder just what it is about the event that has provoked such a visceral … Read More

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

July 12, 2013 |

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

Derek Jeter Sighting in Scranton, PA – He’ll be Back in Yankee Stadium Soon!

July 9, 2013 |

By Korvin Vicente, Tod Shapiro, Rick Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

An NYCSCC Flatiron Hot! News reporter just happened to be in the mountains of northeastern PA celebrating the 4th of July weekend, taking in a … Read More

Wimbledon Comes to Flatiron – Tennis Court at 5th Ave & 23rd?

June 26, 2013 |

By Korvin Vicente and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

 

No, your eyes do not deceive you – the reporters of New York City Seminar and Conference Center’s Flatiron Hot! blog found a tennis court abutting busy mid-morning traffic … Read More

Barney Frank Talks Drones, Military Spending and Budget in Lecture at New School

June 5, 2013 |

Yesterday evening in the New School’s John Tishman Auditorium, former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank delivered a free lecture on domestic and foreign policy to an audience of students, faculty and other New Yorkers. Frank cultivated a substantial reputation with his no-nonsense, … Read More