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THE CITY MONETIZES SCARCITY. SAMMY'S PUTS FREE CHICKEN FAT ON YOUR TABLE.

Off The Menu

Jun 16, 2026

THE CITY MONETIZES SCARCITY. SAMMY'S PUTS FREE CHICKEN FAT ON YOUR TABLE.

112 Stanton St, Lower East Side · Open Wed–Sun · Go this week

Reagan Payne

Off The Menu

Jun 18, 2026

FREEDOM EATS IN EVERY BOROUGH.

A Juneteenth map of twelve Black-owned houses, and the plain economics of keeping them alive.

Reagan Payne

ONE NEW YORK FEEDS THE CITY. THE OTHER ONE CHARGES $385 TO WATCH.

State Of The Street

Jun 15, 2026

ONE NEW YORK FEEDS THE CITY. THE OTHER ONE CHARGES $385 TO WATCH.

There are two New Yorks. You can find the split anywhere you look, but the kitchen shows it fastest.

Marco Shalma

Daily Articles

Off The Menu

Jun 18, 2026

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3 min read

FREEDOM EATS IN EVERY BOROUGH.

A Juneteenth map of twelve Black-owned houses, and the plain economics of keeping them alive.

Reagan Payne

Local Operator

THE UPTOWN NIGHT MARKET IS NOW HARLEM SUMMER NIGHTS.

Jun 18, 2026

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2 min read

THE UPTOWN NIGHT MARKET IS NOW HARLEM SUMMER NIGHTS.

AMERICA'S BIGGEST BLACK AND BROWN FOOD FESTIVAL OPENS JULY 10.

New York Eats Here

THERE IS NO INCENTIVE TO DO THE RIGHT THING IN NEW YORK ANYMORE

Jun 17, 2026

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3 min read

THERE IS NO INCENTIVE TO DO THE RIGHT THING IN NEW YORK ANYMORE

You notice it in small, repeated moments.

Marco Shalma

Local Operator

Jun 16, 2026

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2 min read

THE CITY MONETIZES SCARCITY. SAMMY'S PUTS FREE CHICKEN FAT ON YOUR TABLE.

112 Stanton St, Lower East Side · Open Wed–Sun · Go this week

Reagan Payne

State Of The Street

Jun 15, 2026

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4 min read

ONE NEW YORK FEEDS THE CITY. THE OTHER ONE CHARGES $385 TO WATCH.

There are two New Yorks. You can find the split anywhere you look, but the kitchen shows it fastest.

Marco Shalma

State Of The Street

Jun 15, 2026

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4 min read

THE THIRD ROUND IS GONE

How GLP-1s rewrote NYC restaurant unit economics while the hospitality industry stayed silent.

Marco Shalma

News Desk

THE CITY BUILT A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SMALL BUSINESS. 137 OWNERS SAY THEY CAN'T FIND THE DOOR.

Jun 12, 2026

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3 min read

THE CITY BUILT A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SMALL BUSINESS. 137 OWNERS SAY THEY CAN'T FIND THE DOOR.

We surveyed 137 New York small business owners about the help that is supposed to exist for them. Not one reported a good experience. Here is what they told us.

Marco Shalma

The Weekender

THE MOST DECORATED CHEF IN AMERICA JUST LOST TO A LEASE. PLUS...

Jun 12, 2026

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4 min read

THE MOST DECORATED CHEF IN AMERICA JUST LOST TO A LEASE. PLUS...

The city with the best immigrant food on earth agreed to be a drive-thru. Someone picked that menu and the operators who should be feeding the crowd were kept off it.

Sidewalk garbage is piling up while chain pharmacies lock everything down. Together they signal an even more frustrating shift in how this city is starting to work.

New York Eats Here