THE BASEMENT THAT HAS FED CHINATOWN FOR 87 YEARS IS STILL THE BEST SEAT ON MOTT

Off The Menu

May 26, 2026

THE BASEMENT THAT HAS FED CHINATOWN FOR 87 YEARS IS STILL THE BEST SEAT ON MOTT

Three generations, 87 years, and a bill that still comes in under twenty bucks. Most of Chinatown raised prices to survive. Wo Hop did not.

Reagan Payne

THEY BOUGHT YOUR CRM. THEY BOUGHT THE AD ENGINE TWO DAYS EARLIER.

State Of The Street

Jun 5, 2026

THEY BOUGHT YOUR CRM. THEY BOUGHT THE AD ENGINE TWO DAYS EARLIER.

DoorDash now owns the data on every guest who ever booked through SevenRooms. The same company also runs a billion-dollar ad business. The operator built the inventory.

Marco Shalma

NEARLY $8B IN SNAP RUNS THROUGH NEW YORK. WASHINGTON JUST REDREW THE LINE FOR WHO GETS TO ACCEPT IT.

State Of The Street

Jun 1, 2026

NEARLY $8B IN SNAP RUNS THROUGH NEW YORK. WASHINGTON JUST REDREW THE LINE FOR WHO GETS TO ACCEPT IT.

The cut came dressed as a hunger story. Underneath it is a small-business closure program, and the corner store is the target.

Marco Shalma

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The Weekender

THE GREAT NEW YORK COOKIE BOOM IS RUNNING OUT OF DOUGH. PLUS...

Jun 5, 2026

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4 min read

THE GREAT NEW YORK COOKIE BOOM IS RUNNING OUT OF DOUGH. PLUS...

A $7 cookie built a whole category overnight. The line just started shrinking.

New York Eats Here

News Desk

THE NEIGHBORHOOD SHOWED UP. THE RENT SHOWED UP HARDER.

Jun 4, 2026

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3 min read

THE NEIGHBORHOOD SHOWED UP. THE RENT SHOWED UP HARDER.

Cozy Soup 'n' Burger has been feeding Astor Place since 1972. June 21 is the last order. New York has a system for this.

New York Eats Here

Local Operator

OBAMA ATE HERE. SO DID JOHN MCCAIN. SUZANNE VEGA WROTE A SONG ABOUT IT. NASA IS UPSTAIRS. ARE THE EGGS THAT GOOD?

Jun 2, 2026

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2 min read

OBAMA ATE HERE. SO DID JOHN MCCAIN. SUZANNE VEGA WROTE A SONG ABOUT IT. NASA IS UPSTAIRS. ARE THE EGGS THAT GOOD?

Tourists fly in for a red neon sign from a sitcom that ended in 1998. The Zoulis family has been quietly feeding Morningside Heights since the 1940s.

Reagan Payne

State Of The Street

Jun 1, 2026

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5 min read

NEARLY $8B IN SNAP RUNS THROUGH NEW YORK. WASHINGTON JUST REDREW THE LINE FOR WHO GETS TO ACCEPT IT.

The cut came dressed as a hunger story. Underneath it is a small-business closure program, and the corner store is the target.

Marco Shalma

Issues

SIBERIA CUTS CARD FEES, COCKTAIL PREP, AND 200 SEATS.

May 8, 2026

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14 min read

SIBERIA CUTS CARD FEES, COCKTAIL PREP, AND 200 SEATS.

Reagan on the eight-seat bar refusing to scale. Marco on the three agencies bleeding operators. Smorgasburg gets a permit nobody else can. And more.

Reagan Payne, +1

Issues

SMORGASBURG GETS CENTRAL PARK. EVERYONE ELSE GOT DENIED.

May 4, 2026

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2 min read

SMORGASBURG GETS CENTRAL PARK. EVERYONE ELSE GOT DENIED.

Same agency. Same season. Same calendar. Different answer depending on who's asking.

New York Eats Here

Issues

Apr 30, 2026

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2 min read

THE LOYALTY BILL IS DUE TODAY

Edgar's poured its last cup. JPMorgan owns the pizza list. The sad truth about the faux Speakeasy.

New York Eats Here