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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

NEW YORK CHARGES $385 TO WATCH. THE CART STILL FEEDS YOU FREE. PLUS...

The Weekender

Jun 19, 2026

NEW YORK CHARGES $385 TO WATCH. THE CART STILL FEEDS YOU FREE. PLUS...

Two New Yorks, a map to celebrating Juneteenth, 137 owners locked out, and the carts that crowned the Knicks first.

New York Eats Here

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

The Weekender

Jun 19, 2026

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2 min read

NEW YORK CHARGES $385 TO WATCH. THE CART STILL FEEDS YOU FREE. PLUS...

Two New Yorks, a map to celebrating Juneteenth, 137 owners locked out, and the carts that crowned the Knicks first.

New York Eats Here

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

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

Issues

THIS CITY MAKES ITS BIGGEST MOVES WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE

Apr 20, 2026

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2 min read

THIS CITY MAKES ITS BIGGEST MOVES WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE

$30M, no leverage, and nothing but a salsa cup holding us all together.

New York Eats Here

Issues

BAD FOOD, BORROWED VIBES, AND A CITY EATING ALONE

Apr 13, 2026

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4 min read

BAD FOOD, BORROWED VIBES, AND A CITY EATING ALONE

Five stories about what NYC food culture reveals when nobody's trying to make it look good.

New York Eats Here

Issues

YOUR CITY RUNS ON SYSTEMS YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO NOTICE

Apr 6, 2026

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4 min read

YOUR CITY RUNS ON SYSTEMS YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO NOTICE

From World Cup money whereabouts to racists hosting your restaurant tables, who benefits is clear, and it’s not who the city claims it serves

New York Eats Here

Issues

THEY ALREADY CONTROL YOUR TIME YOUR RENT YOUR OPTIONS; DON’T HAND OVER YOUR FOOD TOO

Mar 26, 2026

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4 min read

THEY ALREADY CONTROL YOUR TIME YOUR RENT YOUR OPTIONS; DON’T HAND OVER YOUR FOOD TOO

What you order matters more than what you say online.

New York Eats Here

Issues

NYC HAS A TRASH PROBLEM AND IT’S NOT JUST SANITATION

Mar 23, 2026

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5 min read

NYC HAS A TRASH PROBLEM AND IT’S NOT JUST SANITATION

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.

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