Giuseppe Penone “Ideas of Stone” Tree Sculptures Sprout in Madison Square Park

By Eric Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

Perhaps you were walking in New York City’s Madison Square Park after taking a break at your event at NYC Seminar and Conference Center,  and you noticed more trees … Read More

Holocaust, Genocide & Raphael Lemkin’s Legacy: A Panel Discussion at the Center for Jewish History

By Tod Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

On September 24th at the Center for Jewish History, a panel discussion explored the legacy of one of the 20th century’s great unheralded notables: Raphael Lemkin. The Polish-Jewish intellectual and … Read More

Noted “ilili” Opens Madison Square Public Plaza Kiosk, Offers Eastern Mediterranean Cuisine

By Tod Shapiro and Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

The latest addition to the Madison Square Park Public Plaza’s growing wealth of international fun and fancy eating opportunities is famed ilili’s new “Box”, which will feature some of their … Read More

Pie Face Brings Coffee, Baked Goods and Quirky Sensibility to Chelsea

Flatiron Hot News recently had the opportunity to speak with Tennille Scicluna, the Senior Marketing Manager of the Pie Face that just opened on 23rd Street and 7th Avenue, in the heart of Chelsea and a few blocks away from … Read More

Chelsea Best Buy to Sell Grand Theft Auto V at Midnight

To call Grand Theft Auto V an eagerly anticipated video game is an understatement. Despite (and perhaps owing to) the tremendous controversy the series has stirred up over the years, the release of a new Grand Theft Auto title is … Read More

Stop the Frisking: When Stop and Frisk Crosses the Yellow Line

By Shaun Persaud – Edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

I would like to begin by saying I respect the right of police officers to search a citizen they believe to be suspicious. The Constitution grants the police … Read More

Why It Was a Mistake to Shut Down Electric Zoo

The deaths of two people at Electric Zoo (or “Ezoo”) is obviously tragic, but closing down the festival due to the danger of drug overdoses makes about as much sense as closing down a highway because of a fatal car … Read More

Flatiron McDonald’s on 23rd & Madison Reopens With Trendy Makeover

By Louis Huneke

Longtime residents of the Flatiron District may remember that several years ago, a McDonald’s located at 23rd Street and Madison Avenue closed due to construction, leaving one less fast food establishment to feed our cravings. With the … Read More