Block Talk

Neighborhood-first stories about how different blocks, boroughs, and communities really eat, move, and live, told without tourist framing or influencer distortion.

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NY EATS THE WORLD: The Paris Croissant in NYC

Jan 14, 2026

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4 min read

NY EATS THE WORLD: The Paris Croissant in NYC

Skip the $950 flight. Avoid the jet lag. Get the high-fat butter, the three-day ferment, and the perfect shatter for the price of a movie ticket.

leila Molitor, +1

Block Talk

Jan 6, 2026

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5 min read

DESTINATION: OAXACA IN BROOKLYN

Forget the $600 flight to Mexico, experience the seven legendary moles and hand-pressed masa of Oaxaca right in the heart of Brooklyn.

New York Eats Here

Block Talk

Dec 30, 2025

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4 min read

DESTINATION: MANILA IN WOODSIDE

Trade the 17-hour flight for a 20-minute 7-train ride—feast through the heart of NYC’s Filipino capital with this all-day Queens crawl.

leila Molitor, +1

Block Talk

Dec 23, 2025

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5 min read

DESTINATION: HONG KONG IN MANHATTAN

Ditch the $1,200 flight, save your wallet and feast like it's 1980s Kowloon with this $41 all-day Chinatown crawl.

New York Eats Here

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DESTINATION: NAPLES... WITHOUT LEAVING NYC

Dec 16, 2025

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6 min read

DESTINATION: NAPLES... WITHOUT LEAVING NYC

Naples-level pizza without the flight. Four spots, real certification, blistered crusts, and the closest NYC gets to Italy.

leila Molitor, +1

Block Talk

Dec 12, 2025

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5 min read

DESTINATION: MUMBAI (INDIA) IN NEW YORK

Bollywood shoots scenes in Jackson Heights for a reason. If you’re craving real Mumbai street food without crossing an ocean, 74th Street delivers.

New York Eats Here

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NEW YORK EATS THE WORLD: MEXICO CITY WITHOUT LEAVING NEW YORK

Nov 28, 2025

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4 min read

NEW YORK EATS THE WORLD: MEXICO CITY WITHOUT LEAVING NEW YORK

For anyone craving CDMX flavor while sitting on the train wondering why their PTO vanished again.

New York Eats Here

Block Talk

NY EATS THE WORLD: The Paris Croissant in NYC

DESTINATION: OAXACA IN BROOKLYN

DESTINATION: MANILA IN WOODSIDE

DESTINATION: HONG KONG IN MANHATTAN

DESTINATION: NAPLES... WITHOUT LEAVING NYC

DESTINATION: MUMBAI (INDIA) IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK EATS THE WORLD: MEXICO CITY WITHOUT LEAVING NEW YORK

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