State Of The Street

Investigative reporting on policy, power, money, and decisions shaping how New York eats, works, survives, and who really pays the price when the city changes.

State Of The Street

THE OLDEST SCAM IN THE KITCHEN IS THE PAYCHECK THAT IS ALWAYS COMING NEXT WEEK

Aug 24, 2026

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THE OLDEST SCAM IN THE KITCHEN IS THE PAYCHECK THAT IS ALWAYS COMING NEXT WEEK

The state charged a Washington Heights restaurant with grand larceny for it, and eleven years later a separate order still sits uncollected.

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The Tip Screen Made You The Villain And New York Just Stopped Playing The Part

Aug 21, 2026

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The Tip Screen Made You The Villain And New York Just Stopped Playing The Part

The revolt at the register is real, and it is aimed at a machine, not a person.

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A Million Meals In Ten Years And The East Village Lease Did Not Get Renewed

Aug 19, 2026

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A Million Meals In Ten Years And The East Village Lease Did Not Get Renewed

Ladybird closes at the end of 2026, and the reason on the record is not rent.

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The World Cup Filled New York, and the Immigrant Blocks Promised a Boom Mostly Got Their Regulars

Aug 17, 2026

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The World Cup Filled New York, and the Immigrant Blocks Promised a Boom Mostly Got Their Regulars

For a month the city wore match colors and the crowds were real. But the money ran down predictable channels, past the immigrant blocks that were told to expect it.

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The State Funded a $6 Million World Cup Legacy. The Operators Who Ate the Closures Got a Grant Form

Aug 16, 2026

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The State Funded a $6 Million World Cup Legacy. The Operators Who Ate the Closures Got a Grant Form

The state put six million dollars into a World Cup legacy fund and threw a free final in Central Park. The operators who absorbed the closures were routed to a grant application instead.

New York Eats Here

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The City Locked Delivery Trucks Out of Midtown and Told Almost No One Who Runs a Kitchen There

Aug 14, 2026

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The City Locked Delivery Trucks Out of Midtown and Told Almost No One Who Runs a Kitchen There

For eight match days the city sealed Midtown blocks to trucks for hours at a time. The restaurants inside learned about it from their suppliers, not the city.

New York Eats Here

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THE NORTH SHORE FED ITSELF WHILE SIXTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS WENT TO THE FERRY

Jul 30, 2026

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THE NORTH SHORE FED ITSELF WHILE SIXTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS WENT TO THE FERRY

Public capital concentrated at a single Staten Island address, and the kitchens a mile away are the ones still open.

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THE $28 LUNCH IS NOT WHY YOU CAN'T AFFORD NEW YORK CITY

Jul 30, 2026

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THE $28 LUNCH IS NOT WHY YOU CAN'T AFFORD NEW YORK CITY

The advice is meal prep. In this city, the grocery aisle got more expensive than the restaurant did.

State Of The Street

THE OLDEST SCAM IN THE KITCHEN IS THE PAYCHECK THAT IS ALWAYS COMING NEXT WEEK

The Tip Screen Made You The Villain And New York Just Stopped Playing The Part

A Million Meals In Ten Years And The East Village Lease Did Not Get Renewed

The World Cup Filled New York, and the Immigrant Blocks Promised a Boom Mostly Got Their Regulars

The State Funded a $6 Million World Cup Legacy. The Operators Who Ate the Closures Got a Grant Form

The City Locked Delivery Trucks Out of Midtown and Told Almost No One Who Runs a Kitchen There

THE NORTH SHORE FED ITSELF WHILE SIXTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS WENT TO THE FERRY

THE $28 LUNCH IS NOT WHY YOU CAN'T AFFORD NEW YORK CITY

Fifty Years On, Sybil's Still Sells Breakfast For A Dollar And A Quarter

TWO APPS DECIDE WHO DRIVES IN NEW YORK, AND THEY CAN END YOUR CAREER

THE 45-DAY CLOCK: WHAT MAMDANI'S SMALL BUSINESS ORDER CAN AND CANNOT FIX

TAYLOR SWIFT IS A BILLIONAIRE. THE DELIS SHE CLOSED FOR HER WEDDING LOSE MONEY EVERY DAY

FOUR FIRMS SET THE PRICE ON YOUR PLATE, NOT YOUR FAVORITE SPOT

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

THE THIRD ROUND IS GONE

THEY'RE FLYING IN A MILLION PEOPLE TO EAT MCDONALD'S

NEW YORK IS SPENDING BILLIONS ON HOMELESSNESS AND GETTING PERMANENCE IN RETURN

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

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

THE GREAT NEW YORK COOKIE BOOM IS RUNNING OUT OF DOUGH

THE RESTAURANT LABOR PIPELINE COLLAPSED. NOW EVERYONE IS ASKING WHO WILL WORK THE KITCHEN.

THEY'RE SELLING GOWANUS AS THE NEXT AMSTERDAM. THE BLOCK THAT MADE IT IS GOING DARK.

INFLUENCERS ARE NOW SHARING POSTS ABOUT PEOPLE HATING FOOD INFLUENCERS. MAKE THAT MAKE SENSE

WHEN A BANK BUYS FOOD MEDIA, IT IS NOT BUYING JOURNALISM. IT IS BUYING THE MOMENT BEFORE THE SWIPE.

BLACK-OWNED BAR EVICTED BECAUSE JIMMY'S CUSTOMERS "DON'T LOOK LIKE" THE OTHER TENANTS