The Weekender

WE COUNTED WHAT 43 PERCENT TAKES FROM A $1.25 PASTRY

Jul 31, 2026

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2 min read

WE COUNTED WHAT 43 PERCENT TAKES FROM A $1.25 PASTRY

$55M landed. Fordham went dark.

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The Weekender

HUNTS POINT MOVES A QUARTER OF THIS CITY'S PRODUCE

Jul 24, 2026

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3 min read

HUNTS POINT MOVES A QUARTER OF THIS CITY'S PRODUCE

We counted the Bronx entries in a year of New York food coverage. The number is worse than you think.

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The Weekender

WE FOUND THE STORE THE CITY IS STILL TRYING TO BUILD

Jul 17, 2026

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2 min read

WE FOUND THE STORE THE CITY IS STILL TRYING TO BUILD

The South Bronx already built the store. Roosevelt Avenue got swept. Mott Haven feeds itself. Harlem never missed. Seven doors for the weekend.

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The Weekender

FAT JOE FED THE BLOCK. WE HAVE THE RECEIPTS.

Jul 10, 2026

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2 min read

FAT JOE FED THE BLOCK. WE HAVE THE RECEIPTS.

One rapper fed the block this week. A billionaire, a bank, and a delivery app took from it.

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The Weekender

FOUR FIRMS SET THE PRICE ON YOUR PLATE. NOT YOUR SPOT.

Jul 3, 2026

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2 min read

FOUR FIRMS SET THE PRICE ON YOUR PLATE. NOT YOUR SPOT.

A fish market that lends, brisket worth two trains, and one tap before you scroll.

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The Weekender

Jun 26, 2026

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1 min read

WHAT WE FILED THIS WEEK

Fifty rooms on Ninth Avenue went dark this year and not one of them owned their lease.

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The Weekender

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

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.

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The Weekender

THE MOST DECORATED CHEF IN AMERICA JUST LOST TO A LEASE. PLUS...

Jun 12, 2026

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4 min read

THE MOST DECORATED CHEF IN AMERICA JUST LOST TO A LEASE. PLUS...

The city with the best immigrant food on earth agreed to be a drive-thru. Someone picked that menu and the operators who should be feeding the crowd were kept off it.

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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.

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The Weekender

May 29, 2026

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4 min read

THE BROCHURE WILL OUTLIVE THE BLOCK

They're selling Gowanus as the next Amsterdam. Three storefronts are already dark and the rendering still says neighborhood.

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The Weekender

THE BANK NOW DECIDES WHERE YOU EAT. PLUS...

May 22, 2026

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3 min read

THE BANK NOW DECIDES WHERE YOU EAT. PLUS...

The eviction notice that put the racist part in writing. Where to get drunk by noon for under $20. And the essence of a $79 powder your bodega gives away for free.

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The Weekender

$52 MILLION STOLEN FROM WORKERS. $5.6 BILLION TO HUDSON YARDS.

May 15, 2026

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4 min read

$52 MILLION STOLEN FROM WORKERS. $5.6 BILLION TO HUDSON YARDS.

Two numbers from this week's reporting. One is being claimed back. The other is still sitting on the table.

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The Weekender

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

The Weekender

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.

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The Weekender

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.

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The Weekender

Apr 27, 2026

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2 min read

THEY KEEP THE LOGO. THEY LOSE THE COOK.

The press releases will tell you what opened. We're telling you what's actually closing.

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The Weekender

A FISH SANDWICH HOLDS THE LINE, WEED SHOPS ATE THE BODEGAS, AND TOAST COSTS $22

Apr 23, 2026

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2 min read

A FISH SANDWICH HOLDS THE LINE, WEED SHOPS ATE THE BODEGAS, AND TOAST COSTS $22

What's worth protecting, what's being traded, and who's still doing it the hard way.

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The Weekender

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.

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The Weekender

DOGS EAT CLEAN, DINERS EAT ALONE, AND HYPE PAYS NOTHING

Apr 16, 2026

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3 min read

DOGS EAT CLEAN, DINERS EAT ALONE, AND HYPE PAYS NOTHING

The signals were always there. Who gets fed, who gets covered, and what's still standing after the hype moves on.

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The Weekender

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.

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The Weekender

THE TRUMP BILL IS COMING AND YOUR FAVORITE SPOT CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY IT

Apr 9, 2026

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5 min read

THE TRUMP BILL IS COMING AND YOUR FAVORITE SPOT CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY IT

Pricing out regulars with viral takeovers, a failing grid, and drinks engineered to taste like nothing. Is it finally the end?

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The Weekender

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

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The Weekender

Apr 2, 2026

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5 min read

NEW YORK JUST SOLD ITSELF OUT

Are you going to keep paying for it? London bought our “authentic” food tour yet we still have trouble eating outside our comfort zone

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The Weekender

THIS IS WHAT THE STREET IS ACTUALLY SAYING

Mar 30, 2026

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5 min read

THIS IS WHAT THE STREET IS ACTUALLY SAYING

From retail cracks to bar-driven restaurants, useless chambers, street food wars, and the culture behind oversized cookies. This is what New York is actually doing, not what headlines say.

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The Weekender

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.

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