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Episode #1034: Hidden Feature
First Broadcast: 10/13/25
The latest entry in the long list of dead establishments in New York City that I will endlessly miss is Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream Parlor on Houston Street and LaGuardia Place, which served its last scoops on Sunday, October 12, 2025. I enjoyed so many cones and cups worth of dessert there, and I can say with certainty that their ice cream was the best in New York while they existed. No doubt my taste buds will continue to pine for their food long into the future, just as I'm constantly jonesing for the cupcakes at Jon Vie, or the steak sandwiches at Zozo's, or the babyback ribs at Georgia's, just to name a few of the many long-gone places that I've missed over the years. While I was talking about that, I found the time to go off about the lack of stores where one can buy new CDs in New York as well, which seems especially weird to me in a time when both vinyl records and audio cassette tapes are currently having a renaissance. I'm glad that physical media and "old school" technology are finding lots of new fans out there, but surely there has to be someplace besides Barnes & Noble where I have a chance to buy a new release in a brick & mortar store when it comes out? After all, it's much more fun to watch a movie off a DVD or a Blu-ray than on your phone, isn't it? (And no one paid me to say that!) By the way, are hidden tracks still a thing? "What year is this?"
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last updated October 5, 2025
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