last updated August 23, 2026Comments? Send email to: fny@freenewyork.net
Episode #1062: Diner Enthusiast
First Broadcast: 8/24/26
I hope you were fortunate enough to eat at least one meal at the Pearl Diner at some point, because you'll never get another chance now that it's closed permanently. It's become the latest entry in a long list of defunct diners (looking at you, Jones Diner, Odessa, Market Diner, Star on 18, Astor Riviera Café, and Cozy Soup 'n' Burger!) and other restaurants that I reminisce about in this episode--an activity that feels like it's becoming more frequent as time goes on. Maybe the new legalization of year-round roadway dining in New York City will give more restaurants a new chance at longevity? I shudder to think about which restaurants I eat at now will crumble into the dust and leave me literally hungering for food I can't eat for the rest of my days in the future... but that's just making my stomach growl. 'Scuse me, I need a snack!
So, what is Free New York anyway? The simple answer is that it's a
this neat little
public access TV show on
Manhattan Neighborhood Network which I co-produce with the
tremendous help of my camerawoman/editor/everything else,
Kim. The complicated answer
is that it's a project of mine to broadcast opinions and events which
don't always appear within "the mainstream media" (like The New York Times,
the major networks, local radio, etc.), and so far I think it's been working.
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last updated August 23, 2026
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