What's Happening New York

Andrew Yang | Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesNew Yorkers are angry about Yang’s questionable choice about what counts as a bodega Andrew Yang, former presidential candidate and current NYC mayoral candidate as of yesterday, is already attracting controversy (again) to his campaign. On Friday morning, the mayoral hopeful tweeted ... read more

President-elect Joe Biden | Photo by Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe president-elect’s COVID-19 relief plan also includes $400 enhanced jobless checks, paid sick leave, rental assistance, and other measures It’s been less than a month since President Donald Trump signed the last COVID-19 relief bill into law, but President-elect Joe Biden has ... read more

A street food vendor in Flushing | Robert Sietsema/EaterPlus, acclaimed chef Mashama Bailey launches three-course, $65 dinners for takeout and delivery at Intersect by Lexus — and more intel Over 150 businesses and organizations sign letter opposing bill that would lift the cap on NYC street food vendor permits A ... read more

Tong looks like it was once an auto garage.The team behind some stellar spots in Queens presents congee with sliced cruller floating on top and exceptional beef sausage I was lucky enough to stumble on the new Thai restaurant Tong — in Wyckoff Heights near the border of Bushwick and ... read more

Banh dap, a central Vietnamese street food Packed barbecue platters, crispy-and-sticky rice cakes, and delicate steamed rice rolls take center stage It started out as a practical idea. Nhu Ton and John Nguyen, the co-owners behind acclaimed Vietnamese restaurant Cơm Tấm Ninh Kiều in the Bronx, decided to first open ... read more

Indoor dining remains closed in NYC | Gary LandsmanThe state made the decision in response to an ongoing lawsuit, but it’s unclear how long this measure will last The governor’s office declared Thursday that all restaurants located within orange zones in the state — except in New York City — ... read more

Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Starwood Preferred GuestThe famed chef received criticism for posting a remembrance of casino magnate and conservative donor Sheldon Adelson Thomas Keller — the famed chef and restaurateur behind New York City restaurants Per Se, Bouchon Bakery, and the now-closed TAK Room — appears to ... read more

Paul Wagtouicz [Official]Restaurants and bars that are “hibernating” until next spring As temperatures drop and coronavirus cases continue to climb nationwide, a growing number of restaurants and bars in New York City are temporarily closing their doors for the winter season. It started with just a few dozen establishments in ... read more

Queens Night Market in 2016 | Queens Night MarketPlus, only 12 percent of eligible businesses in NYC received PPP funding — and more intel Queens Night Market is plotting a spring 2021 comeback The Queens Night Market, popular open-air food bazaar, is making a return in 2021 after being forced ... read more

Shake Shack’s Korean-Style Fried Chick’nRobert Sietsema and Ryan Sutton debate the chain’s contentious new dish Korean fried chicken, typically double-fried to a preternatural crispiness and sauced to order, has functioned as one of the quintessential traditions of the five boroughs since it appeared sometime in the mid-aughts. International chains like ... read more

Tender Greens’s Flatiron location | Liz Clayman/Tender Greens [Official]The fast casual chain has shuttered both of its Manhattan shops Tender Greens, the cheffed-up, California-based fast casual chain that debuted in NYC in 2018, has exited the city during the pandemic. The chain, which once had big expansion plans across the ... read more

Dame’s fish and chips | Robert Sietsema/EaterThe restaurant will live one door down from where the pop-up was located on MacDougal Street Co-owners Patricia Howard and Ed Szymanski of Dame — the summertime English pop-up that captivated the city with highly-praised fish and chips, cocktails, and sellout Sunday guest chef ... read more

Robert Sietsema/Eater NYYou don’t have to be vegetarian or vegan to appreciate NYC’s best tofu dishes Long before meat alternatives funded by tech companies — the Impossible and Beyond Meats of the world — took over, plant-based eating was a lot simpler. Enter: tofu. According to one origin story mentioned ... read more

Diners at the Queens Center Mall | Photo by Richard Levine/Corbis via Getty ImagesPlus, New York City will sever its multimillion-dollar contracts with the Trump Organization — and more intel “Testing is the key to reopening our economy,” Gov. Cuomo says New York plans to dramatically expand its number of ... read more

Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for BlancpainHumm claims that Sydell Group, a boutique hotel operator, never paid up after the two parties severed their working relationship early last year Renowned chef Daniel Humm has filed a lawsuit against Sydell Group — the boutique hotel operator that owns the acclaimed NoMad ... read more