Flatiron Prepares for Casino Boom with First Casino School

What’s the Big Deal?

The Flatiron District has been known for it’s concentration of “coding academies” and tech schools in recent months, with the district being perceived as a mecca of high-tech and digital commerce – but the … Read More

Whistle Sports and Nothing But Nets Join Forces in Campaign Against Malaria

Sports isn’t just about winning and losing. On March 17th at South by Southwest, the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign joined forces with the Flatiron District-based Whistle Sports, a digital sport network boasting 2.7 billion views and 64 … Read More

National Park Service Hits Flatiron Plazas to Pitch “Find Your Parks” with Giant Interactive Sign and Compass

The latest exhibiting group to show up in the Flatiron Public Plazas is none other than the National Park Service. A fitting exhibit for the season, as New York (finally!) is experiencing some spring-like weather, and with it, the desire … Read More

Jaguar Hits the Concrete Jungle – XF Model Struts Its Stuff in Flatiron Public Plazas

By Tod Shapiro – Edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

It’s spring at last, and the Flatiron Public Plazas are again the perfect stage to feature the latest and greatest efforts of Madison Avenue to promote and highlight … Read More

First Section of Fata Morgana Public Art Exhibit Rises in Mad Square Park

Flatiron District residents and others visiting the neighborhood eagerly await the unfolding of the exciting “Fata Morgana” exhibit as it slowly comes to life along the paths of Madison Square Park. Over the last two weeks, construction workers have been … Read More

Citizens Union Hosts Forum on Albany Corruption at NY Law School; AG Schneiderman Lays Out Reform Agenda

Every few years, a new scandal brings New York State’s endemic political corruption to the public’s attention. Sheldon Silver’s recent arrest on corruption charges regarding alleged improper use of his position as Assembly Speaker is only the most recent example of … Read More

What Makes You Happy? Tell Your Fellow New Yorkers in the Flatiron Public Plaza!

What makes each of us happy?  Good food?  Great sex?  A good movie, show or play?  World peace, or saving the planet?  Well, if you ever wondered, or were too shy to ask, head to the Flatiron Public Plaza South, … Read More

NYCSCC Staff Helps Gem Hotel Chelsea Celebrate the Opening of their Remodeled Lobby and Hotel Bar!

By Tod Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

The Gem Hotel in Chelsea, located at 300 West 22nd Street, recently put the finishing touches on their grand new lobby and lounge, and invited over the staff of fellow … Read More

Madison Square Park Art – Fata Morgana by Teresita Fernandez

A new Madison Square Park art installation, Fata Morgana by artist Teresita Fernandez, will bloom in one of NYC’s most beloved public park from April 30th, 2015 through January 10th, 2016. The Madison Square Park Conservancy’s 30-second art exhibition is a sprawling sculpture … Read More

Out of the Closet: Special Old Converse Sneakers Turn Up in the Flatiron Public Plaza

By Tod Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

Old sneakers never die – when they are worn to tatters, they may actually end up as cutting edge, avant garde works of art in the most unlikely places!  If … Read More