How Green is the Greenmarket?
The Times has an article about the arcane and contradictory rules governing what can and can’t be sold in the Union Square farmer’s market. Bottom line: it’s a mess.
Coming to 39 East 13th St., the former home of Spice Thai restaurant, is Moja, which will offer: “The juicy, hard-seared satisfaction of an American smash burger. The flaky, buttery, laminated layers of a South Asian paratha, rolled into a coil and griddled until the layers pull apart. Put one inside the other and the brioche bun starts to look like a compromise. Not a trend. A texture upgrade.”
The New York Times has the details on copper thieves who are systematically stripping the facade of the old Zen Palate on Union Sq. West, which has been vacant for over a year. Is this the beginning of the end?