Cheaper Greek Food
Astoria gets a new Greek taverna.
Posted 10/15/08 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood Watch
Smelly Astoria Sewage Plant Yields Plummy Trove of Rich Imagery
‘It smells like a thousand dogs have done their business in your yard.’
Posted 10/02/08 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood Watch
Ever-Growing Sinkholes Threaten to Swallow Up Astoria
‘There’s the possibility of a young child falling in.’ Can we pick the child?
Posted 08/26/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
New Dessert Bar on Clinton Street; Kurve’s Menu Incomplete
Toloache's $1 tacos are going fast in Times Square, and the East Village gets a new Thai restaurant, in today's neighborhood news roundup.
Posted 08/14/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
Free Ribs Tonight in Midtown; $1 Tacos at Toloache
A new chocolate happy hour in the East Village, and Astoria's version of Miami cool, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 08/08/08 in Grub Street
Openings
New Restaurant Opens in Little Egypt: No Hookahs Allowed
Eastern Nights Café adds a next-door dining room.
Posted 08/07/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
The Return of Aquavit’s Crawfish Week; BYO Toppings at South Brooklyn Pizza
A pizza truce in Sunset Park, and more evidence to suggest Veselka's burger is serious, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 07/25/08 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood Watch
Battle Over the Brooklyn Flea Goes to the Religion Place
The real nannies of Park Slope, Roosevelt Island's Animal House potential, the great Fort Greene flea smackdown, and a few bits more in our (whew!) week's-end hood-scanner.
Posted 07/24/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
Food-Cart Turf Wars; Wii at Wildwood
Astoria: Restaurant Week is happening in Queens too, you know. Among others, the superexpensive Water's Edge is participating. [Joey in Astoria] Gramercy: A weekly Wii boxing tournament will begin next month at Wildwood Barbeque. The gig will play to their...
Posted 07/22/08 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood Watch
Chelsea Hotel Bars Right to Peaceably Assemble
Illegal and blatant fruit stands in Brooklyn Heights, Donatella in the Clock Tower building, and maybe even rats on a beach (awesome potential metal-band name, right?) in Staten Island: That wackness and more, in today's neighborhood report.
Posted 07/18/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
Cafe Zaiya to Open Real Restaurant; Williamsburger on its Way
Bobby Flay on Bobby's Burger Palace, and an umami-ful dinner in the West Village, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 07/14/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
Patsy’s Pizza for 60 Cents in Harlem This August; Fresher Isn’t Always Better in Sushi
Frank Bruni picks restaurants for their looks, and Craftbar has some standout cocktails, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 07/10/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
Alain Allegretti to Possibly Open New Restaurant; Rayuela’s Street-Food Spot Opens Tonight
The cool Greenmarket and the secret of the Spotted Pig burger, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 07/01/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
Bruni Way Skeptical of Country Steak; Clover Club Reactions
Sexy Brooklyn-pizza pics and hard frozen yogurt, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 06/27/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
Merkato 55 Has a Notable Fan; Get a Look at Artichoke Pizza’s Crab-Dip Slice
Mimi Sheraton likes Merkato 55, and a self-proclaimed Danny Meyer veteran has opened a restaurant in Cobble Hill, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 06/26/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
Food Vendors Back at South Street Seaport; First Word on 5 Napkin Burger
Milk samples, a "snakejaw" burger, and more local food news, in our daily roundup.
Posted 06/25/08 in Grub Street
NewsFeed
Astoria’s Hell Gate Social Adds Sandwiches
One of the neighborhood's loveliest bars has just gotten better.
Posted 06/16/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
The Return of NYC ICY; Chelsea's Latest Wine Bar
Matsugen serves a wide range of Japanese treats, and not all best-sliders lists are equal, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 06/12/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
Sapa to Get Latin Makeover; Dorrian’s Inspires Preppies to Sing
Where you can now find Vietnamese sandwiches in Tribeca and watching the Euro Cup at a beer garden, in today's neighborhood food news.
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