Hill Country Chicken (1123 Broadway at 26th Street) has a community bulletin board for the neighborhood where you can find neighborhood specialists and events, or post one of your own card or flyer. It’s free and a great resource for the neighborhood. Find a photographer, a dentist, a cleaner, a dog walker, a tutor, an acupuncturist, etc.
And pick up some amazing fried chicken while you are there.
Blue Smoke combination
Mailing list members already got a sneak peak at the winners of this year’s Best Food in the Neighborhood Awards, but for everyone else, we will announce one winner every day at 4pm. Remember, these awards are based on total votes by readers and are not chosen by MadParkNews.
Next up is Best Southern or BBQ in the Flatiron District?
The winner this year is Blue Smoke (116 East 27th Street b/w Park and Lex) , with Hill Country BBQ Market coming in second place, and Hill Country Chicken coming in 3rd place. You can’t go wrong with any of these spots!
DNAinfo reports that the MoMath (Museum of Mathematics), which is opening this year on the north side of Madison Square Park (11 East 26th Street), did get approval by the City’s Landmarks Commission for their proposed front entrance and window facade. The design was originally called ‘too modern’ and denied by the Community Board 5 Landmark committee, but the official New York City Landmarks Commission has the final word on such matters.
The state of the art museum is slated to open in the fall of 2012 and will feature dozens of math related exhibits ‘that will showcase the beauty, creativity, and real world applications of mathematics’. In concept it has been compared to San Francisco’s amazing Exploratorium.
Photo via http://thestoryhousenyc.com
We all know the Flatiron District historically was, and currently is, one of the hubs of book publishing in the world. One such building is 36 East 22nd Street, in the heart of the Flatiron between Park Avenue South and Broadway. The address was the US home of British publishing house Frederick Warne and Company, best known as the publisher of 23 Beatrix Potter children’s books (including The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902, and 22 others). The publishing house was acquired by Penguin in 1983, and more recently the building has been converted to 8 beautiful full floor condo residences.
The residences are all now on the market, and you can check them out out both at http://thestoryhousenyc.com or in person this Sunday at an open house from 1-3pm at 36 East 22nd Street.
Signage is up for a new Tumi store at 125 5th Avenue in the Flatiron located between 19th and 20th Street and next to Intermix.
Tumi specializes in high-quality, contemporary luggage, as well as bags for business and every day use.
Official word is that the store will open in Spring 2012.
Tumi Store 125 5th Avenue
Mailing list members already got a sneak peak at the winners of this year’s Best Food in the Neighborhood Awards, but for everyone else, we will announce one winner every day at 4pm. Remember, these awards are based on total votes by readers and are not chosen by MadParkNews.
Next up is Best takeaway lunch spot?
The winner this year is… the Shake Shack (in Madison Square Park)!
Again voting was very very tight and No 7 Sub came in second place, followed by neighborhood newcomer Shorty’s. Congratulations to all winners!
Jobs in the Flatiron
