Supper Series: St. Sebastian Church and Donovan’s Pub Stand as Pillars
August 14, 2026By Katie Vasquez and Paula Katinas WOODSIDE — They stand across a narrow, one-way street from one another as two pillars of the […]
Topic: Restaurants
NYC Restaurateur Offers Overnight Shelter in Freezing Weather
March 18, 2026By Katie Vasquez and Bill Miller MIDTOWN MANHATTAN — On a bone-chilling winter night in 1986, a 20-year-old immigrant from Ankara, Turkey, who arrived just three days earlier, stumbled through the streets of a New Jersey town, lost and unable to speak English. […]
Former Vatican Chef Serves Divine Dishes at Soho Restaurant
October 3, 2025By Katie Vasquez and Bill Miller SOHO — Chef Salvo Lo Castro made a career preparing exquisite meals for popes and other […]
Queens Restaurant Partners with Saint Teresa Church to Feed the Hungry
February 29, 2024by Katie Vasquez Seven days a week, the “Bolivian Llama Party” crafts modern dishes like salteñas and silpancho. But one of these […]
Yer Man’s Irish Pub Fights to Stay Open Through Omicron Surge
January 6, 2022By Jessica Easthope Everything’s stocked and ready for a full house – but it’s not likely that there will be more than […]
An Inspirational Restaurant in Queens Gives Back to Their Community Despite Pandemic Struggles
April 29, 2021By Emily Drooby Sangria Tapas Bar & Restaurant has been a staple of the Jamaica, Queens neighborhood for 17 years. They’re located […]
Impending Snow Storm Has New York City Restaurants Fearing Business Will Suffer During Pandemic
December 15, 2020By Jessica Easthope “Do you feel like small businesses at this point are being targeted,” Anthony Marsillo, the owner of Gino’s Restaurant […]
Seven Months Into Pandemic, Parishioners in Brooklyn Diocese Are Still Grappling With Unemployment
October 20, 2020By Emily Drooby Many New Yorkers are still struggling, especially when it comes to stable work. Across the state, unemployment rates are […]
Owner of Buckley’s Restaurant in Brooklyn ‘Red Zone’ Feels Blacklisted by NYC COVID-19 Map
October 15, 2020By Jessica Easthope Over the last seven months, Jimmy Buckley’s family business Buckley’s in Marine Park, Brooklyn has gone from booming to […]
For Il Bacco’s Ongoing $2B Lawsuit on NY Indoor Dining, Cuomo’s Move to Open Restaurants Is Too Late
September 9, 2020By Jessica Easthope The usually booming dining room at Il Bacco Ristorante in Little Neck, Queens has been empty for six months. […]