Gothamist

A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.

Gothamist

Listen Live

Donate

News

Early Addition: You can't always get the croissant you want

By

Emily Nadal

Published Aug 15, 2023

Share

FacebookTwitterRedditEmail

Never miss a story

 Email address

By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .

Sergio Arze/Unsplash

By

Emily Nadal

Published Aug 15, 2023

Share

FacebookTwitterRedditEmail

We rely on your support to make local news available to all

Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today

Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations

It’s a rainy Tuesday morning in New York City where bakeries are purposely depriving us of croissants (allegedly).

In a tactic the Wall Street Journal dubs “The Croissant Theory,” bakeries are luring us to their sweet storefronts with the promise of a tasty specialty good, only for us to learn it’s sold out, and we’ll have to try again tomorrow, which we inevitably will. And then we’ll post about the delicious treat on Instagram, leading our followers toward the same cycle. A risky practice that bakeries are willing to try in a struggling economy.

Here’s what else is happening:

• Speaking of baked goods, Nestlé issued a voluntary recall of their Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough “break and bake” bar because of potential wood pieces in the dough.

• Somehow I simultaneously want to know about local rat activity with this new rat tracker and I'm also happy being blissfully unaware of it.

• In a truly wild change of narrative that what was not on my 2023 Bingo card, Michael Oher, the man whom the movie “The Blind Side” was based off of, now claims he was never actually adopted, but was coerced into a conservatorship.

• The heat is still bumping outside and yet it’s only going to get worse, according to NASA, who says we should expect an even hotter 2024.

• With the Redbury Hotel in Manhattan being used as a migrant shelter, two restaurants run by Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group housed inside of it will be closing.

  • Danny Meyer is just one person who has been advocating for work authorization permits for migrants. Mayor Eric Adams recently called federal barriers to obtaining work permits “anti-American,” and the restrictions on legal work is forcing some migrant women and children to resort to selling candy in the subway.

• The Bronx’s Huntington Free Library is undergoing a massive restoration, the first since of any kind since it opened in 1891.

• And finally, time for a walk sign:

Tagged

early addition

Emily Nadal

Read more

Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations

Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations

MORE news

Legal 'loophole' helps NY Gov. Kathy Hochul, Bruce Blakeman raise millions

In theory, New York's gubernatorial candidates can accept donations of up to $9,000. In practice, it’s way higher.

By

Jon Campbell

Published Oct 6, 2026 at 12:54 p.m. ET

Police identify 2 men wanted for stabbing an off-duty NYPD officer

D’Angelo Caraballo and Sneider Mejia are wanted on several charges, including attempted murder.

By

Ben Feuerherd

News

Police identify 2 men wanted for stabbing an off-duty NYPD officer

D’Angelo Caraballo and Sneider Mejia are wanted on several charges, including attempted murder.

By

Ben Feuerherd

NYC’s autumn foliage will be a fall feast this year

By

Rosemary Misdary

NY officials worry migrants will skip healthcare amid fed policy change

By

Caroline Lewis

Early Addition: Spy magazine is doing a Substack pop-up

By

James Ramsay

Never miss a story

Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.

Sign upEmail address

By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .