Empire Diner: When the Chrome Tarnishes Upward
The Empire Diner at 210 Tenth Avenue fed cabbies and cops. Then it fed art dealers. A structural breakdown of how Chelsea’s chrome landmark got priced out of its own identity.
Le Crocodile — 80 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Beneath double-height ceilings that once watched German immigrants bend white oak staves into sugar barrels,…
Lilia — 567 Union Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Ten years into its existence, Lilia still fills every seat by 6:45 on a Monday…
Trattoria L’incontro — 21-76 31st Street, Astoria, Queens (Now L’incontro by Rocco, 1572 Second Avenue, Upper East Side)
Somewhere between the hand-painted murals of Orsogna and the earpiece-wearing waitstaff reciting thirty daily specials…
Laser Wolf — 97 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Charcoal smoke lifts from a rooftop grill and drifts across the Williamsburg waterfront, carrying with…
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Somewhere between the thunderclap of a grilled octopus tentacle hitting a white-hot plancha and the…
