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[REPOST] All In NYC: Love Your Local Newsstand

2026-01-23T12:00:00-05:00

Meet the tight-knit team keeping the doors open at beloved West Village newsstand Casa Magazines.

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[VIDEO] This Upper West Side Rock Shop Lets You Crack Geode Open With a Massive Machine

2025-10-17T12:00:00-04:00

Astro West is an Upper West Side shop near the American Museum of Natural History that has been selling rocks, gems, minerals, fossils, meteorites and crystals since 1961. Inside the shop, there is a special machine which uses a heavy-duty chain to crack open geodes, revealing the crystals inside. Check it out in this video from our friends at Insider.

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[WATCH] I Explored the High-Stakes World of NYC's Flower Market

2025-07-30T12:28:00-04:00

New York City buys more fresh-cut flowers than any other U.S. city—and meeting that demand requires a chaotic, high-stakes supply chain most people have never heard of. At the center of it all is a little-known flower market on 28th Street, where vendors and suppliers depend on everything running smoothly. But what does the future hold for New York’s flower industry and the 28th street flower market?

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[WATCH] Find Candy From Your Childhood in New York City's Oldest Candy Shop

2025-07-29T12:00:00-04:00

Opened by Morris Cohen back in 1937, beloved Lower East Side candy store Economy Candy started as a hat and shoe repair shop with a small candy pushcart outside. During the Great Depression, business dried up for the repair shop, but the inexpensive candy treats sold well, pivoting the business into what it is today. In this short episode of the excellent Neighborhood Treats series from our friends at ABC 7, watch as 3rd-generation owner Mitchell Cohen talks about the store and its history.

Step inside the oldest candy store in New York City - filled with sweets from your childhood.

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[WATCH] Find Candy From Your Childhood in New York City's Oldest Candy Shop

2025-07-02T12:00:00-04:00

Step inside the oldest candy store in New York City - filled with sweets from your childhood.

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[VIDEO] Meet Imad Khachan, Owner of the Last Chess Shop in New York City

2025-06-07T12:00:00-04:00

King of the Night is a fantastic short film from Lonelyleap that gives a touching profile of Imad Khachan, owner of the last chess shop in New York City: Chess Forum in Greenwich Village. Check it out!

“I came here to get a PhD in American literature, and here I am, with pictures of American writers on the wall—a chess vendor.”

That’s Imad Khachan, owner of Chess Forum, the only remaining chess shop in New York City. A Palestinian refugee with no family of his own, Khachan has become “the father of everybody” to a community of chess enthusiasts, those curious to learn more about the game, and those whom Khachan describes as the city’s “invisible people.”

“When no other place will welcome you, you have a seat [here],” Khachan says in Molly Brass and Anne Hollowday’s short documentary, King of the Night. The film depicts the chess shop as more than a home for chess players; Khachan’s open-door policy has provided refuge for many patrons with difficult lives at home. According to Brass, some Chess Forum regulars have no home at all.

“There are very few places in New York that accept and welcome anyone—really anyone—to sit and spend as many hours as they want to, at negligible or no cost,” Brass told The Atlantic. “It's almost a revolutionary idea at this point.”

"King of the Night" was directed and produced by Lonelyleap. It is part of The Atlantic Selects, an online showcase of short documentaries from independent creators, curated by The Atlantic.

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[VIDEO] Meet the Father/Daughter Duo Behind One of New York City's Last Independent Hot Dog Carts

2025-02-18T12:00:00-05:00

Danny and Elizabeth Rossi, a father-daughter duo, run a hot dog cart outside New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. As disabled veterans, they are given a special permit for their cart, yet there have been issues with non-vets getting their hands on these permits, allowing illegal businesses to flourish and causing overcrowding. In this video, Danny and Elizabeth share how they manage to survive in this oversaturated and harsh working environment.

You can find the Rossi family and their hot dog cart outside of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Upper East Side.

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[SHORT] How Does This NYC Rubber Stamp Store Stay in Business?

2024-07-11T12:00:00-04:00

Casey Rubber Stamps is the last of its kind in NYC. Watch the full video by clicking the video link. Check out the store at: www.CaseyRubberStamps.com

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[VIDEO] Women Take Over NYC’s Diamond District

2024-04-03T12:00:00-04:00

In the cutthroat world of selling and buying diamonds and watches in NYC’s Diamond District, Kerri Lavine and Julia Azeroual show us what it’s like making an impact in the male-dominated field.

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[WATCH] How a Legendary NYC Deli and Grocery Store Sells 4,000 Pounds of Fish per Week

2024-03-18T12:00:00-04:00

Zabar’s first opened in 1934, serving New Yorkers deli classics like smoked fish, bagels, and incredibly popular coffee. Take a look inside the operation with Scott Goldshine, who has been managing the shop for the past 30 years.

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