As New Yorkers, we sometimes take for granted that we are surrounded by some of the best and most varied food in the world. But every now and again we should stop and marvel about our rich and deep...
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The original Nathan's World Famous Frankfurters shack, opened in 1916 on Coney Island, may be threatened by the ever-shifting landscape of Brooklyn zoning. One true Nathan's fan has penned an online petition to assign the building landmark status and save...
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Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut competing in Nathan's Hot Dog-Eating Contest 2008 during overtime. Despite New York City's proposal to crowd Coney Island with high rises, the original Nathan's hot dog stand will remain the venue for this year's...
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The latest in Red Hook vendors world: the tentative start date for the ballfields grand re-opening we gave you last week is official: May 2. Representative Cesar Fuentes just sent out a press release setting that date in stone....
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Last week, director Cesar Fuentes insinuated a third location for the Red Hook ballfield vendors (after the ballfield itself and the Brooklyn Flea), and that appears to be Dreamland amusement park, the new permutation of Astroland on Coney Island....
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Nathan's has stood on the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island since 1916, but according to the Brooklyn Paper, the mustard dispensers might disappear. A new building with a hotel, amusement park, and retail stores may...
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Photograph by luluinnyc Now that Phillips Candy has moved to Staten Island, Williams Candy is the last old candy place near the Coney Island boardwalk. From the looks of this caramel and nut covered mashmallow, maybe one is all...
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Nathan's Famous 1310 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11224 (map); 718-946-2202; nathansfamous.com Of all the New York City lines I've waited in, Nathan's, in Coney Island, has to be the worst. The line at the Shake Shack is long but...
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Meeting up with friends for food and drinks in the city always seems to end with me bemoaning the state of my ATM balance the next morning. Last weekend, my solution to going out without going broke was to skip...
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Capt. Nemo on ConeyIsland.com File under: Ignorance Is Bliss. New York mainstay Nathan's has complied with the Department of Health's mandate that calorie counts be added to the menus of chain restaurants with at least 15 outlets. It's interesting...
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