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Flatiron Hot! News | November 24, 2024

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New York City E-Cigarette Ban Isn’t Just Bad Policy; It’s Fundamentally Immoral

December 20, 2013 |

Many may call New York the “greatest city in the world.” Alas, that doesn’t mean New Yorkers don’t have to deal with a spate of problems particular to the Big Apple. One of them is the government’s notion that it … Read More

Blue Dog Democrats’ Imperil Themselves, Liberal Agenda With Obamacare Sabotage

December 2, 2013 |

The Republican Party may be easy to hate, but there is perhaps no lower political life form than a Blue Dog Democrat. Actual dogs are loyal, brave, predictable and enjoy pissing all over the place to mark their … Read More

Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Forum at Hudson Guild-Elliott Center shows ALL the Mayoral Candidates

October 31, 2013 |

If you get all your news from mainstream sources, you might assume that there are only two candidates campaigning to become the next mayor of New York. You’d be wrong. In fact, there are actually 15 – and they truly … Read More

Never Mind the Politics: Some Essential Facts About Obamacare

October 1, 2013 |

By Korvin Vicente

This week marks a defining moment for healthcare in America, as the first step in President Barack Obama’s signature health care law is slated for launch. As the biggest part of the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”), the … Read More

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

September 26, 2013 |

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

Stop the Frisking: When Stop and Frisk Crosses the Yellow Line

September 6, 2013 |

By Shaun Persaud – Edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

I would like to begin by saying I respect the right of police officers to search a citizen they believe to be suspicious. The Constitution grants the police … Read More

Flatiron Hot! Pundit: New York Mayoral Candidate Jack Hidary Comes to Flatiron District

September 4, 2013 |

Sometimes the most interesting political candidates are the long shots. Case in point: Jack Hidary, a tech millionaire and the founder of Earthweb, who visited the Flatiron District’s Le Pain Quotidien on Tuesday to promote his campaign for mayor of … 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

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