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NYC’s beloved dollar slice is back —here’s where pizza lovers can find the bargain
Once again, four quarters can buy you a little slice of heaven. The beloved dollar pizza slice may be a much-missed relic of the recent past, but at least one pizza proprietor’s doing what he can to give his customers more bang for their buck. Sana Ullah is back to selling slices for a buck at his two East Village joints — BD Star Pizza and 99 Cent Pizza — after charging patrons $1.50 starting last spring. “I think one dollar is reasonable” for a slice, Ullah told The Post. “For so many, it’s the same thing. People [are] struggling. Yes, I sell...
North Jersey woman wins big on 'Price is Right,' her second game show appearance
Elmwood Park resident Alessandra Curcio has competed on both “Wheel of Fortune” and “The Price is Right,” and she hopes to conquer other game shows soon. Curcio was on “Wheel of Fortune” in 2019, and now added “The Price is Right” to her resume. ...
Michelin-starred chef James Kent, who spearheaded the FiDi area’s culinary revival, dead at 45
The shocking, premature death over the weekend of Michelin-starred chef James Kent at age 45 cast a pall over Downtown – and the Wall Street area especially. Although Kent had other projects in the works, his Saga Hospitality Group is most closely associated with FiDi. It was announced just last week that the group would oversee five restaurants from Paris-based department store Printemps that will open in 2025 at One Wall Street, the luxury condo conversion of the former Bank of New York tower by Harry Macklowe. Twin-towered residential project 1515 Surf Avenue nears completion in Coney Island Well-liked, Kent spearheaded the FiDi...
N.Y. Lottery: Cash4Life winner scores $1,000-a-week prize
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — One lucky lottery winner is going to be bringing in an extra $1,000 a week. On June 15, a winning Cash4Life ticket was drawn after it was purchased at Brooklyn Famous Deli Grocery I. The customer of deli, which can be found at 4701 Ave. N, will receive a $1,000 a week for life, with “a guaranteed minimum of $1,000,000,” a written statement said.
Teen entrepreneur opening first New Jersey restaurant
EAST ORANGE, N.J. (PIX11) — Seventeen-year-old Ryan Kundan of East Orange is getting ready for the grand opening of his first restaurant, ‘Everything Nice with Spice’ on North Harrison Street in East Orange, NJ. Kundan, a junior at Newark School of Fashion and Design, is opening the Caribbean restaurant Saturday with his mother, Shavana Kundan, […]
What Are 'Dirty Water' Hot Dogs?
Just like Texas barbecue differs from that of South Carolina and Detroit deep dish varies slightly from its Chicago cousin, hot dogs are no strangers to a bit of regional variation. In a diverse metropolis like New York, it's not uncommon to see cultural riffs on hot dogs from spots like Prontito that add some Colombian flare to the classic dish or the fried wagyu beef option at Kings of Kobe.
$5,000 reward for info on dismembered dolphin found in NYC
NEW YORK -- A $5,000 reward is being offered after a dead dolphin missing its fins and tail washed ashore in New York City, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.The dolphin was found on the west side of Beach 8th Street in Far Rockaway, Queens on May 27 by members of the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society. According to NOAA, the marine mammal's dorsal fin, a pectoral fin and tail had been removed. The NOAA Office of Law Enforcement and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said there may be a video of the dolphin being dismembered on social...
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