Opinion and Commentary
Center for Book Arts Exhibit Showcases Sublime Symmetry of Books
March 20, 2014 | Kristin TravaglineThe Center for Book Arts is a hidden New York City gem. Located in Chelsea, a stone’s throw away from the Flatiron District at 28 West 27th Street, the Center is discreetly tucked away on the 3rd floor where the … Read More
Paid Sick Leave in New York: What Employers & Employees Need to Know
March 7, 2014 | Eric ShapiroThe New York City Council expanded last year’s Earned Sick Time Act on February 26th to require all businesses with five or more employees to grant employees up to five sick days annually. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s initiative has generated controversy in the business community. … Read More
Corey Johnson, Progressive Wunderkind, Meets Chelsea at TD Bank-Flatiron 23rd St. Partnership Open Meeting
March 6, 2014 | Eric ShapiroEdited by the NYC Seminar & Conference Center’s Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
Bill de Blasio wasn’t the only bold progressive to take New York City by storm last November. Along with him came a surge of fresh Democratic faces … Read More
Flatiron Foodie: Pergola Restaurant Offers Mediterranean Cuisine With a Distinctive Twist
February 28, 2014 | Eric ShapiroWhen you go to a restaurant that just opened, sometimes you’re taking a gamble. After all, how can you assess its quality when it’s only been in business for a short time? In the case of Pergola, a Mediterranean restaurant that … Read More
Madison Square Park Hosts Ivan Navarro Water Towers Installation
February 27, 2014 | Eric ShapiroSometimes objects are so common that you stop noticing them. This is especially the case in New York City, where the fast pace, neurosis and stress of urban life cause the mundane features of the physical world surrounding us to … Read More
B Corps: The Conscience of Capitalism
February 3, 2014 | Louis HunekeBusiness as we know it today may change forever in the coming decades, as companies take into account the impact of climate change. Many businesses big and small are beginning to see the dangers pollution and climate change pose to … Read More
Keystone XL: the Moment of Truth for President Obama’s Climate Change Legacy
January 31, 2014 | Eric ShapiroOil pipelines are a lot like entitlement programs: once they’re in place, they never go away. O.K., so this is a flawed comparison, but in one key way, it touches on an important truth: what may start out as something … Read More
Obama Talks Marijuana, Lighting up Legalization Debate
January 20, 2014 | Eric ShapiroAmericans should be proud of their president today. No, he didn’t fix the Obamacare website. No, he didn’t convince Iran to give up its nuclear aspirations. No, he didn’t craft comprehensive regulations to curb Wall Street abuses. All he did … Read More
Anarchy or Oligarchy? Finding a Reasonable Middle Ground on Internet Policy
January 17, 2014 | Shaun Persaud“Global electronic, unmediated communication, often masked by encryption, has collapsed time and space. Global communication and organization by non-elites is stimulating a reaction by elites. Powerful institutions cannot ignore the threats that open, anarchistic systems seem to present. Thus reactions … Read More
Revolution Books to Host Discussion on Novelist Colum McCann’s “TransAtlantic”
January 15, 2014 | Eric ShapiroOn Sunday, January 26 at 1:30 PM, Revolution Books, located at 146 W. 26th Street between 6th and 7th Aves. will host a book club discussion on Colum McCann’s new novel TransAtlantic, McCann, author of several other notable books such as 2009 National … Read More