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The Weekender

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.

New York Eats Here
New York Eats Here

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.

New York Eats Here
New York Eats Here

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.

New York Eats Here
New York Eats Here

The Weekender

THE BROCHURE WILL OUTLIVE THE BLOCK

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.

New York Eats Here
New York Eats Here

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.

New York Eats Here
Reagan Payne
New York Eats Here, +1

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.

New York Eats Here
Reagan Payne
New York Eats Here, +1

Issues

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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
New York Eats Here
Reagan Payne, +1

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