Untold News Founder Marcella Rosen Spotlights Israeli Inventions

Untold News and Tiny Dynamo, the former a non-profit organization/news website and the latter a book spotlighting Israeli inventions, are Marcella Rosen’s antidotes to a serious problem. Namely, that discussions of Israel are clouded by politics and propaganda. All too often, … Read More

Free Kanye West Concert Next to Madison Square Park Requires Big Setup

Kanye West and Kevin Durant are coming to New York City’s Flatiron District for a free concert, the Jay Z-sponsored 1st Annual Rock City Classic, ahead of NBA All-Star Weekend. The neighborhood has no choice but to sit up and … Read More

Gale Brewer: NBA All-Star Concert in NYC’s Flatiron District a Misuse of Public Space

By Eric Shapiro

An enormous concert in honor of NBA All-Star Weekend is coming to the Flatiron District’s North Plaza. Whether you like it or not. Judging by her recent letter to the De Blasio Administration, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer … Read More

A Bloated NBA All-Star Concert in New York City’s Flatiron District Exposes Rift in Public Policy

At first glance, an NBA All-Star Concert at the Flatiron North Plaza sounds like a good idea. What better way to publicize an exciting neighborhood than with a celebrity-laden extravaganza (superstar Rihanna has been tapped to perform) in celebration of basketball, a … Read More

Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Ismaaiyl Brinsley Killed 2 Cops. How Could Anyone Blame Michael Brown and Eric Garner Protesters?

By Eric Shapiro – edited by the Flatiorn Hot! News Editorial Staff

Imagine waking up one morning, checking the news and discovering that you’ve been blamed for the assassination of two people you’ve never met. That’s exactly what millions of … Read More

Flatiron Hot! Pundit: One Week Later: Reflecting on the Experience and Meaning of Millions March NYC

By Eric Shapiro Edited By The Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

There’s something to be said for waiting a few days to write about an experience so profound and emotionally overwhelming as participating in Millions March NYC. It needs time … Read More

New Look for Grand Central and Vanderbilt Ave? CBs 5 & 6 Hold Hearings on Vanderbilt Corridor Proposals at NYPL

By Eric Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

The Flatiron District and Chelsea abound with commuters and visitors who make their way to our friendly environs by way of Grand Central Station.  So, it was with great interest … Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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