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Early Addition: The hottest NYC restaurant was a fake steakhouse, for 1 night only
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Emily Nadal
Published Sep 26, 2023
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It’s Tuesday morning in New York City and somehow a group of 20-somethings convinced dozens of people to dine at their fake steakhouse.
The whole event was part of an elaborate inside joke that started with phony Google reviews that had eager diners vying for a reservation at a restaurant that didn’t exist. The friends decided to actually try to run a steakhouse, for one night only. They rented a space and developed a $114 prix-fixe menu that represented the life cycle of a cow. Even though beverage options were slim, consisting of just three red wines and milk, it turned out to be pretty successful, even though there were some skeptical diners.
Here’s what else is happening:
- For a special episode of NYC NOW, we followed 9-year-old public school student Matthew Green and his grandmother as they learned he had dyslexia, a revelation that sent them into a complex world of neuropsychiatrists, lawyers, and private schools.
- There really isn’t an easy or convenient way to commute in and out of City Island in the Bronx. That’s why residents are calling for NYC Ferry to add a stop on the island.
- The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a Freedom of Information Law request last week with the NYC Department of Education for all sex ed curriculum materials currently taught in public schools. The request comes after students claimed they weren’t receiving sex education in school.
- If all of this rain has kept you inside lately, you’re missing out. Here’s a list of the best rainy-day activities in the city.
- The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued a commissioner's advisory about the high number of overdose deaths in the city, which rose 12% in just one year.
- What even is LinkedIn anymore? People have started oversharing about their personal lives in Facebook-style posts on the professional social network, and it’s gotten real strange.
- Several permit applications that would allow street closures for events were turned down by the NYPD’s 70th Precinct in Brooklyn last summer. Precinct officers told Hell Gate this was because the neighborhood was too “violent,” even though one of the applications was for a neighborhood cleanup.
- And finally, at least someone is enjoying the rain:
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