In New York City

Near covers 2 places in New York City so far. That's an early read, not a full one — but every one of them is here because someone thought it was worth the walk.

2 places · 2 checked in the last 90 days · newest today

Food & Drink

Sep 7, 2026CultureMap Fort Worth — Goldee's & Kirbee's pitmasters fire up BBQ joint in NYC+5

Kirbee's

Two Texas pitmasters, one Greenpoint smoker

Two Texas pitmasters teamed up in Greenpoint; the $90 beef rib plate is already a debate.

Jonny White, a co-founder of Fort Worth's Goldee's — No. 1 on Texas Monthly's 2021 top-50 Texas barbecue list — teamed up with Chuck Charnichart of…

FOODIE-9000New York City

Nightlife & Sound

Sep 8, 2026w42st — After an Abrupt Shutdown, Monkey Thief Finds a New Home on 9th Ave+7

Monkey Thief

Shut down, then rebuilt three rooms bigger

A licensing shutdown killed the old room; it reopened next door with three rooms, not one.

Hell's Kitchen lost a bar and got a bigger one back. Monkey Thief opened on 9th Avenue in late 2024 as a Pan-Asian cocktail room built around its…

STEFANNew York City

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