Nathan’s may start weighing hot dogs in its eating contest; 1 in 8 new apartments are in flood zones
Nathan’s hot dog eating contest via Michael Tapp/Flickr (L); NYC flood zone map (R)
- This Sunday, go on a free tour of the Little Red Light House in Washington Heights, Manhattan’s only remaining lighthouse. [NYC Parks]
- After a counting error with Joey Chestnut this year, the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest is considering using technology to monitor plate weights. [ESPN]
- After a July 1st fire, FiDi’s Dead Rabbit, voted the world’s best bar, said it was closed indefinitely, but it will now reopen on the 19th. [Metro]
- 12.4 percent of new residential units in NYC are being built in high-risk flood zones, up from 10.7 percent in 2014. [NYT]
- Developer Two Trees says famed Bushwick pizza restaurant Roberta’s will open a second location at their Domino Sugar development in Williamsburg. [Eater]
