What we see in the city
State Of The Street
Dec 15, 2025
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6 min read
A city obsessed with progress still can’t figure out how to feed its people or stop wasting food
Dec 12, 2025
5 min read
I use Instacart. I like Instacart. But after years in food and hospitality, I can’t ignore how convenience quietly became a tax on everyday New Yorkers.
4 min read
The city promised a boom. The lists went viral. The hashtags ran laps. The businesses never got the infrastructure needed to turn momentum into money.
Dec 11, 2025
DoorDash just turned from delivery platform into reservation gatekeeper and the city’s options may start disappearing under convenience.
Every promise sounded like a fresh start. Every ribbon-cutting said “revitalization.” The map tells a completely different story.
Dec 8, 2025
Vendors across NYC are working harder than ever, facing systems built decades ago for a different city. Their stories reveal pressure points the city must fix, fast.
Dec 7, 2025
Dominicans didn’t “influence” New York. They rebuilt its appetite, rewired its flavor logic, and dragged this city out of the beige-bowl era by force.
Dec 6, 2025
They say they’re the voice of the city’s mom-and-pops. In reality, most small businesses aren’t even in the building, and the people who are in the building look nothing like the larger community.
Dec 4, 2025
City regulators say they want transparency. Restaurants say they need flexibility. Customers say they’re tired of mystery fees. So what’s actually fair, and who’s crossing the line?
Dec 3, 2025
3 min read
Three new mega-casinos just got the green light but this isn’t about gambling. It’s about who owns food, real estate, nightlife, and the guts of what defines New York.
Dec 1, 2025
New York didn’t lose flavor. It got boxed in by a system that rewards safe bets over real builders — and the city is paying for it one bland concept at a time
