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New York Post
3 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
NYC fast-casual lunch spots offer refuge from the 'sad salad'
These take the 'mid' out of Midtown. With NYC workers flocking back to the office in record numbers, working stiffs are seeking quick and tasty lunch options without paying through the nose. More often than not, they end up with the ubiquitous 'sad' salad, an expensive amalgam of cold rabbit foods crunched catatonically at one's desk while one scrolls social media. Hawked at such hotspots like Sweetgreen and Chopt, these soulless roughage bowls have inundated Midtown, offering little sustenance for the ever-growing throngs of desk jockeys in NYC, where post-pandemic visits to office buildings in April were just 5.5% below 2019 levels — a national record, according to the platform. 12 A mixed bowl with purple rice, soy eggs, kimchi, steak and more at SOPO, the hot new fast-casual Korean concept in Midtown. Stefano Giovannini '[It's] hard to find food that actually tastes good [and] that's not just rushed,' Sade Quianes, who works for a streaming company in the city, told The Post. The '$20 salad' was notably lampooned on TikTok by singer 'Awkward' Marina Sneider, who crooned in her viral ditty, 'it isn't even good and you're not even wealthy, but you need all your coworkers to think you're super healthy.' Thankfully, there is a growing fraternity of Midtown fast-casual restaurants that provide convenience without sacrificing flavor — and they're increasingly eating 'sad' salads for lunch. As a service to hangry workers, here are five of the best, because Gotham deserves a better class of midday meal. Seoul food at SOPO SOPO achieves the difficult task of condensing Korean staples like beef bulgogi and crispy scallion dumplings into one convenient takeout dish. Opened with the intent of bringing 'Michelin-quality Korean food to Midtown,' SOPO (whose name means 'Parcel' in Korean) is helmed by co-founder Tae Kim and Chef Dennis Hong, an alum of Michelin-starred Le Bernadin. 'We wanted to do a well-executed version that's very delicious, but it's also hassle-free,' Kim told The Post. He was inspired in part by his years working at a Tribeca bank where he'd have to scrounge up edible eats off Seamless on a $25 stipend. 12 'You can come here and get authentic Korean food and still very affordable,' gushed SOPO customer Sade Quianes. Stefano Giovannini 12 'I want a variation in the texture and flavor of the different things rather than having a lot of the same,' said SOPO co-founder Tae Kim while describing how he planned to distinguish himself from the typical fast-casual spot. Stefano Giovannini To order, customers select their bases ranging from salad to Korean purple rice (a mix of black and white rice), proteins such as steak or chicken, garnishes like crispy seaweed and sides including kimchi and soy-dipped eggs. These can be topped with a palette of sauces ranging from a Korean chili paste to one with perilla leaves, tarragon and coconut yogurt. Total price for a Seoul Steak Signature Plate: $16.48 'You can come here and get authentic Korean food and still very affordable,' gushed Quianes while toting a dish of dumplings and rice, which is cooked on-site in olive oil and giant sheets of Korean kelp for maximum umami. 12 SOPO co-founder Tae Kim said the goal was to allow customers to build their own bowls but ensure that every possible 'permutation' makes sense culinarily. Stefano Giovannini One difference is that SOPO doesn't 'mix' anything together to avoid discordant flavor combos. 'It's intended that everything is had separately as its own gourmet dish, because I feel like that's the only way that every permutation really works,' said Kim. Those who want their lunch in wrap form can opt for the kimbap, Korean 'sushi rolls' featuring chicken, beef, tofu and more fillings ($13.49) that are hand-rolled in front of customers and swaddled in foil to go — essentially SOPO's answer to Chipotle. SOPO, 463 7th Ave. between 35th and 36th Streets The Toast Of Mid-town 12 A sprawling Spicy Crab toast at Toastique. Stefano Giovannini 12 Toastique at 445 5th Ave near Bryant Park. Stefano Giovannini Healthful toast and juice bars have become almost cliche in NYC, but this newly-opened Washington D.C.-based transplant elevates the well-trodden concept with responsibly-sourced and unqiue accouterments. Some of the Gourmet Toasts, which are served atop bloodcurdlingly-crunchy bread as big as a battle cruiser, include Spicy Crab ($17) with lump crab, melted Swiss and Fontina cheese, tomatoes and more — like a jumbo crostini. Other toppings include avocado mash — the millennial catnip — prosciutto and even peanut butter and berry jam that's made in-house sans preservatives. Those looking for something lighter can opt for their fruit and granola bowls and wash it down with their all-natural smoothies or cold-pressed juices. Toastique, 445 5th Ave. near East 39th Street Dim sum and substance 12 Roast pork and duck over rice at Dim Sum Sam. Stefano Giovannini With its tiny breakfast baskets of chicken feet and lotus-wrapped sticky rice, dim sum might not seem like office-friendly fare. Thankfully, Dim Sum Sam makes the traditional Cantonese sit-down brunch to go and at any time of day — like China's version of Denny's all-day breakfast but high quality. They boast four locations across town in Fidi, Chinatown, the Flatiron district and a newly-opened branch in Times Square. Unlike many fast-casual options, Dim Sum Sam also notably hand-crafts each piece of dim sum fresh by hand. 12 Dim Sum Sam customers Miranda (left) and Andrea posing with a roast pork and duck rice bowl. Stefano Giovannini Along with bamboo basket standbys like chicken feet, shrimp dumplings and Portuguese egg tarts, the dim sum depot also hawks portable bowls. These include BBQ roast pork over rice ($11.95), shrimp and pork wonton soup ($8.95) and even a speedball of roast duck and pork over rice ($13.95). 'If you can't find your Chinese aunt or mom in the morning, I know where they are,' quipped frugal foodie @ in a video review of Dim Sum Sam. Dim Sum Sam, 240 W 40th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues Midtown Eastern 12 A Chicken Shawarma bowl at NAYA, which condenses vibrant and diverse Lebanese cuisine into convenient to-go bowls. Stefano Giovannini This Lebanese juggernaut offers the same choose-your-own-adventure format as its 'sad' salad counterparts, but with vibrant toppings like beef shawarma and lamb kebab over vermicelli rice that's adorned with yogurt, hummus and paired with pita (for around $13.99) — they're not selling glorified airplane food here. Founder Hady Kfoury told The Post that NAYA distinguishes itself via quality components like tahini and pickles sourced from Lebanon and hummus that's soaked for 24 hours, boiled all day, blast chilled and whacked with tahini and lemon. 12 The line at NAYA near Bryant Park. Stefano Giovannini He also said that the chain makes food that's hard for the average cook to recreate. 'During the pandemic, everybody baked bread at home, everybody created salads,' Kfoury said. 'You're not able to replicate NAYA at home because of the ingredients.' Kfoury said he hopes to have 45 branches by the end of this year with the latest one opening near Rockefeller Center on June 11 if all goes well. NAYA, 9 W 42nd Street near Fifth Avenue Treasure of the Sierra Madras 12 A dosa without filling at Madras Dosa, a South Indian chain that originated in Boston. Stefano Giovannini 12 Customers Raj Srinivas Krishna Srinivas at Madras Dosa. Stefano Giovannini Also ideal for casual fry-day is this Boston transplant, which recently opened a new branch in Times Square and specializes in dosas, a parchment-thin South Indian savory rice and lentil crepe. They have around 30 customizable options, ranging from savory options like spicy potatoes ($16.33), Lays' Indian-flavored chips and lamb to unorthodox sweet versions such as strawberry jam and Nutella. Other notable lunchable fare includes chaats, fried dough topped with various herbs and chutneys, best washed down with a tangy, creamy mango lassi. Madras Dosa, 30 Rockefeller Center, Concourse Level
New York Post
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Equinox's new class has fitness freaks running up the Vessel
For tourists from around the world, the Vessel in Hudson Yards is a main attraction. They pay $10 a visit to climb to the top of the 16-story structure —which features 2,500 steps across 154 zig-zagging flights of stairs — and take in views of the city from 80 different landings. But for some local New Yorkers, the Vessel is just a huge piece of gym equipment. A just-launched Equinox workout class has fitness freaks paying $55 to run up and down the honeycomb-shaped structure four times in 45-minutes and complete a grueling upper body strength workout at the top. It's no walk in the park. Advertisement 9 A new Equinox class has fitness freaks running up and down the Vessel four times. Stefano Giovannini 'It was more challenging than I thought it would be,' said Edgar Irizarry, 32, who works in tech, lives on the Upper West Side and did the class Tuesday morning. 'You think you are full of energy but then when you start getting closer to the top your legs just start hurting and feel really heavy and you still have two flights to go.' The classes take place on Tuesday at 7 a.m. — for Equinox members only — and Thursday at 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. for the general public. Reservations must be made in advance. Advertisement Andrew Slane, one of the instructors, said the class is even difficult for those already in good shape. 'It's very humbling,' he told The Post. 'Many of the people taking the class run marathons and they were like, 'This is hard.'' Christopher Vo, Director of Group Fitness Programming for Equinox, said it's uniquely challenging because of the climbing aspect, which strengthens the glutes and legs. 9 The 16-story Vessel has 2,500 steps across 154 zig-zagging flights of stairs. Stefano Giovannini Advertisement 9 'It's very humbling,' an instructor told The Post of the challenging class. 'Many of the people taking the class run marathons and they were like, 'This is hard.'' Stefano Giovannini 'A lot of times when we are in a group fitness environment we are able to do things front to back or side to side but rarely do we get to go vertical,' said Vo. 'It's also a great cardiovascular workout.' Equinox has been wanting to do a class at the Vessel since it reopened last October, following a three-year closure necessitated by a string of suicides. Vo said it's a truly unique fitness venue. 'To be in it and have the structure swirl around you, it's really special,' said Vo. Advertisement The class, which has 20 to 25 people, starts with a stretching session at the base. Then participants rum up the Vessel, back down, and up again. At the top they do upper body resistance movement with arm bands for about 10 minutes, before running down again and doing more exercises, such as mountain climbers and planks, at the base. Then they repeat the entire process — or at least some do. 9 The class, which has 20 to 25 people, starts with a stretching session at the base. Stefano Giovannini 9 At the top of the Vessel, participants do a grueling strength workout with bands. Stefano Giovannini 9 Back down at the base, participants do exercises such as mountain climbers and planks. Stefano Giovannini 'Some of the runners come down and never go back up,' said someone who works at the Vessel and has observed early classes. Shahar Ifrah, 24, who lives in the city and works at the Israeli consulate, said one of the advantages of the class is that you get to be at the Vessel hours before it opens to the public at 10 a.m. 'It was crazy intense, amazing, and so much fun to get to experience this without any tourists around,' said Ifrah, who participated in Tuesday's class. 'I absolutely want to do it again as many times as I can sign up.' Another advantage: she recorded herself running up the structure on her phone. Advertisement 'I'm definitely going to post these videos,' she said. 'Everyone is going to see that I did this.' 9 The class takes place in the early morning, before the Vessel opens to the public. Stefano Giovannini 9 Equinox's Nora Bisharat (left) and Andrew Slane lead the class. Stefano Giovannini 9 'To be in it and have the structure swirl around you, it's really special,' said Equinox's Christopher Vo. Courtesy of Vessel Advertisement But she had her limits. At the end of the class the instructors wanted to take a group photo back at the top of the Vessel. Although they told the group they could walk, not run, even that seemed like a stretch. Ifrah asked, 'Isn't the elevator working?'
New York Post
20-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- New York Post
Teeny martinis are here: Tiny Ozempic cocktails in NYC cost $10 now
When entering one of New York's many cocktail cathedrals — say the King Cole or Bemelmans — it's likely the icy, textbook martini is shaken the same way it was when your great-granddad gargled them. But if you're starting to think 'this certainly is a lot of liquor,' and 'Wow, there's a whole sidecar more chilling,' you're not the only one stirred. Now, drinkers are motioning for a cocktail reformation — specifically, smaller aperitifs suitable for shrinking stomachs and the health-conscious in the post-Ozempic world. Advertisement 'There was a generation that really liked to booze it up,' Jason Hedges, beverage director at LT Hospitality, which handles the menus at the Kimpton Hotel Eventi in Chelsea, told The Post. 'They liked their martinis extra dry with no vermouth in those massive martini glasses, the ones you still see in steakhouses. They liked their three-martini lunches. That culture has changed. Millennials and certainly Gen Z want low ABV or even no ABV, but they also want quality.' 8 The mini Lemongrass Daiquiri at Back Bar at Hotel Eventi. Stefano Giovannini for Advertisement Hedges' Back Room at the Eventi is joining the dozens of bars across the city giving their customers the ability to swill small. He's adding a menu of mini cocktails — served as half portions — in the coming weeks that will include Lilliputian libations like martinis, daiquiris and Negronis. 'There's a trend toward moderation,' he said. 8 Mini martinis at the Fleur Room, atop the Moxy Hotel in Chelsea, begin at $9. Tao Group Hospitality But it's not just a youth fad for kids who traded cocktails for ketamine. Millions of Americans are drinking less — thanks to the appetite-curbing effects of the 'fat shot.' Advertisement As of last year, 1 in 8 adults in the US had used a GLP-1 drug like Ozempic or Mounjaro, which is now known to reduce alcohol cravings. That's about 15 million skinny, sober citizens — a number that is growing rapidly. 8 Back Bar's Sour Attitude cocktail, in mini and regular-sized. Stefano Giovannini Hedges witnessed the impact the drink-no-more drug can have firsthand, when his morbidly obese uncle got the jab and stopped the sauce. 'He was about 500-plus pounds, and he was a big boozer. Now, we go out and he'll drink a little bit because he likes the social aspect, but I've seen how that drug can affect someone's desires.' Advertisement 'Ozempic is having an impact for sure,' added Nikki McCutcheon, senior Director of Beverage at TAO Group, which runs the Fleur Room, an after-hours hot spot atop the Moxy hotel in Chelsea. 'As an industry, we are seeing people eat less, drink less — and maybe doing other extracurricular activities — before heading out to the bars and restaurants. That's definitely a big trend.' 8 The Fleur Room is keeping the small sips on the permanent menu. Tao Group Hospitality At the Fleur Room, they rolled out a menu of mini mixed drinks as a happy hour attraction for the predinner, pre-party set. At $9 a pop, compared to $21 for the full-strength slug, they proved so popular that the club is cementing them into the menu. Now, they've added price-wise Cosmos and espresso martinis in micro variants, served in Instagrammable glassware. 'There's a lot of office workers and a lot of companies around here,' said José María Dondé, head mixologist at The Bedford Stone Street in the Financial District, which has $10 pocket potions. 'People ask for the mini martini, because they are trying to take it easy. But in the end, they end up drinking four of them — which is like two full-sized ones.' 8 Bartender Kevin Alvarez of the Bedford Stone Street in FiDi with the $10 mini martini with a twist. Stefano Giovannini for But bantam beverages aren't just about doing your liver good, they're about superior flavor and aesthetics, too, the pros say. Advertisement 'That first sip is often the best,' said Charlotte Voisey, a mixologist and bar consultant, who was named 'UK Bartender of the Year' and is a big fan of the teeny 'tini trend. 'It's that moment where you're like, 'Ah, a cold, crisp, balanced martini — perfect.' Sometimes that's enough. Sometimes just having that one small taste of something perfect is actually more powerful than overdoing it. It's the idea of quality as a quantity.' 8 'People ask for the mini martini, because they are trying to take it easy. But in the end, they end up drinking four of them,' said José María Dondé, head mixologist at the Bedford Stone Street. Stefano Giovannini for At Little Fino, the newly opened bar and cafe at the William Vale in Williamsburg, compact choices include the 'Mole Martinez,' the 'Lemongrass Vesper,' the 'Dill Turf Club' and the 'A Solid Dirty Martini' — ranging in price from $7 to $10. Advertisement The bar's director Daryll Chan calls them the new 'sip-able shot' — investing in gorgeous mini glassware that makes his drinks too cute not to post. 'I just went down to Mexico [City] to Handshake Speakeasy and they have a list of mini martinis,' said Chan. 'There were six of us and we were able to have 10 drinks without going totally crazy. They lend themselves to being fun and communal.' 8 'Ozempic is having an impact for sure,' said Nikki McCutcheon, senior Director of Beverage at TAO Group, which runs the Fleur Room. @fleurroomny/instagram Even old-school boozers appreciate that a smaller cocktail lets you try before you buy, and get a better taste for the menu, said Chan. Advertisement And for purists who are wary of anything followed by the word 'trend,' there is actually historical precedent for drinking small and often. 'In the beginning, cocktails were definitely smaller,' said Voisey. 'One of the origins of the word cocktail, coquetier, means 'egg cup.' They were small serves. The next time cocktails were appreciated was the 1950s and that's when we started to see vodka replace gin and martinis that were shaken. Glasses got bigger, until you got to that cliche 1980s steakhouse martini, which is huge, way too big. You get halfway through and it's too warm already.' 8 Not everyone is buying into the teeny 'tini trend, like best-selling author Gary Shteyngart, who still wants his drinks supersized. Advertisement But not everyone is buying it. Head to Donohue's on the Upper East Side, say around 10 p.m., and you'll find the likes of writer Gary Shteyngart armed with a fat martini in one hand — and a double sidecar loaded with two more in his holster. 'Gary drink only big martini,' he told The Post.
New York Post
12-05-2025
- General
- New York Post
Here are NYC's worst litterers — the generation, gender may not surprise you
Gen Z men are leaving their mark on the city — and leaving their trash. The city's worst litterers are men from the Bronx and Queens between the ages of 18-34 — even though the litterbugs claim immense pride in their home city, a new survey found. The age group — which also includes some litterbugs of the Millennial generation — admitted their messy ways and were dubbed 'chronic litterers' in a survey by the Sanitation Foundation shared with The Post. 6 Young men from the Bronx and Queens are the most chronic litterers, according to a new survey. Stefano Giovannini Their excuse: there wasn't a trash can close enough or they were in too much of a hurry, the survey said. Even though they admitted they were contributing too the problem, those same litterers view their fellow trash tossers as 'lazy' and claim they're the ones who give the Big Apple a bad reputation. Roughly eight in 10 New Yorkers believe the city has a trash problem — but 38% of people admit to tossing their garbage in the street every once in a while, the survey said. Only 29% claim they have 'never littered' before, according to the results. 6 Most New Yorkers agree that the city has a huge littering problem. Stefano Giovannini Women 45 and above were least likely to say they were litterbugs. Nearly 85% of everyone surveyed — both litterers and not — said they were proud to be New Yorkers. 'It's depressing,' said Anthony, a Queens resident in his 80s who has to clean up other people's litter from his own Whitestone property between two and four times a week. 'I pay high taxes and it's sort of disappointing. It gets you upset also to see that nobody does nothing about it.' 6 Brooklyn has racked up the most 311 complaints for littering and garbage over the last 17 months. Stefano Giovannini Brooklyn has the most litter and trash complaints of all five boroughs, notching over 30,000 complaints with 311 since January 2024. Queens followed closely behind with 20,900 complaints, while Manhattan — sometimes maligned as the borough most plagued by litter — had 17,000. The Bronx racked up 13,200 complaints in the past 17 months while Staten Island had just 6,700. 6 Chronic litterers say they tossed trash in the street because there wasn't a bin nearby. Stefano Giovannini 6 New Yorkers believe more trash bins, especially in the outer boroughs, would help quell the trash problem. Stefano Giovannini Carlos Amaya of Astoria theorized that some participants were fudging the truth — as a 32-year-old, Amaya said he and other people his age are anti-litter and routinely clean up trash they spot on the street. One thing he does agree with, however, is that Queens is turning into a trash heap 'There's trash everywhere — everywhere!' Amaya said, pointing to Corona as the worst neighborhood he's seen. Amaya is in the process of moving to a home in Northpoint, Long Island, to escape the issues he put up with over the last seven years. 6 Carlos Amaya is ditching Queens for Long Island after getting sick of dealing with litter and loud neighbors. Stefano Giovannini 'I don't like Queens for all these reasons: the littering, people around screaming and shouting, loud speakers. I don't want my kid to grow up like that,' Amaya said, adding that he'll be commuting an hour and a half to Flushing each day, a sacrifice he's willing to make for a cleaner life. The Big Apple's trash problem has been one Mayor Eric Adams has been fighting to solve, with City Hall announcing last week it would boost the Sanitation Department's funding by $32 million to help clean the streets and would expand the amount of city workers cleaning city parks during evenings and weekends. The Sanitation Foundation, which works in conjunction with DSNY, is launching Monday the Don't Do NYC Dirty campaign, to push New Yorkers to pick up after themselves. 'The Don't Do New York City Dirty campaign taps into what makes this city great—our fierce pride as New Yorkers. There's a real disconnect when 83% of us say we love New York, yet nearly 4 in 10 admit to littering,' the Sanitation Foundation told The Post. 'By encouraging each other to show respect for New York by 'trashing your trash,' we're turning that pride into action. From sidewalks to stoops, street corners to crosswalks, when each of us steps up, the difference is visible and powerful. Our love for New York should be reflected in how we care for it – starting with keeping it clean.'
New York Post
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Inside the quirky pink bus spotted all over NYC, as its loudly dressed owner runs for office on ‘Party Party' line
A bright pink school bus covered in stickers has become a common scene on the streets of New York City — with partiers dancing on its handmade bamboo rooftop. 'Hello, we've got some celebrities here we are passing through!' Glinda the Good Bus' loudly dressed owner Michelle Joni Lapidos said as The Post rode tagged along through Manhattan with some college-aged curiosity seekers. Self-described 'social savant' Lapidos brainstormed the bus in 2019 and has been zipping bridal parties, birthday celebrations and more throughout the city since — but this year is bringing the bus back to its roots as a campaign trolley. 8 Michelle Joni Lapidos, with Luna März and Addison Dreher, take partiers on tours of the Big Apple aboard Glinda the Good Bus. Stefano Giovannini Lapidos is trying to launch the aptly-named 'Party Party' line in a longshot bid for Brooklyn borough president, a job she said will help her 'bring the New York spirit back.' 'I truly see people right for their magic and I want to activate that and people,' Lapidos told The Post. 'Radical inclusion — I want everyone to win. We can all win. We have a society built around competition and divisiveness, and the 'Party Party' offers the viewpoint that we can all win.' 8 Lapidos spiritually ran for President of the US in 2020. Stefano Giovannini Dressed in a blue flight attendant suitdress and red pilot cap, and flanked by her two co-pilots, Lapidos scooped up a party of the New School graduate students while blasting 'Empire State of Mind' — and Lapidos played karaoke with the vehicle's sound system. While the group dined and drank on the couches on the bus' roof, co-pilot Addison Dreher tossed out glitter, stickers, bubbles, party hats and more. Whenever the bus slowed down, co-pilot Luna März danced in the open doorway of the bus and encouraged rush hour passersby to join in on the party. 'It's very much that feeling of people being taken out of their element of like, 'Oh, what that!' I don't know if I'm addicted to it for personal reasons, but it's needed and people are ready,' Lapidos said. 8 Birthday girl Ren Hasuda, in center, said spending her 32nd birthday on the bus felt 'meant to be.' Stefano Giovannini 8 The Post joined Hasuda's birthday celebrations and witnessed the Glinda magic. Stefano Giovannini This spring marks a return to form for Glinda the Good Bus, which is named in honor of the equally bright and pink witch from the 'Wizard of Oz.' Lapidos said she originally bought the vehicle as a campaign vehicle for a bid for president in 2020. As far as the city Board of Elections would be concerned, the campaign was an informal one. But Lapidos ordered license plates that said 'JONI2020' and put out her dreams of being president into the universe. 'There's the spiritual belief that intention is creation, so each little bit as intention is actually creation,' she explained. When her mission to become the first female commander-in-chief didn't pan out, Lapidos found ways to community organize in other ways. She founded a skipping club — which is exactly what it sounds like — and helped brainstorm the Metro Gala, an annual 'underground' version of the elitist fashion party. 8 Lapidos bought Glinda in 2019 as a campaign bus. Stefano Giovannini 8 The inside of Glinda the Good Bus is colorfully decorated. Katherine Donlevy/NY Post Plus, Glinda the Good Bus boarded thousands of customers — including many who were picked up off the street. Birthday girl Ren Hasuda watched the spectacle breeze down the street one evening and knew it would be the perfect spot to host her first-ever birthday in America. 'It's fantastic! It's super unique. I wanted to do something special and then saw this on the street — it feels meant to be,' Hasuda told The Post as she sat atop Glinda to celebrate her 32nd birthday. The environment is an attempt to replicate the 'vibes' of Burning Man, an event that Lapidos said changed her life and opened her eyes to a new form of self-expression and community. 8 She is running for Brooklyn Boro President on the 'Party Party.' Stefano Giovannini Now, Lapidos is attempting to expand the party even further by throwing her hat into the race for Brooklyn borough president. Lapidos failed to provide a valid cover sheet with her paperwork, technically bumping her out of the race to unseat incumbent Antonio Reynos but the determined bus driver plans to run as an independent on her own line: the 'Party Party.' Her main mission, she explained, would be boosting businesses and nightlife so that Brooklyn is keeping the lights on 24/7. Shouldn't there be a cocktail hour for the waitresses who work the typical cocktail hour, she asked 8 März danced in front of the open door and encouraged passerbys to join the party. Stefano Giovannini Lapidos also hopes to place an even stronger emphasis on the arts, something that has been an integral part of the city, and especially Brooklyn's, identity for generations. 'Art as inherent is the kind of party that we want to bring. That's creativity, expression and community,' Lapidos said. 'I also have a vision for the world. I ride around in the driver's seat of my bus — this is my corner office. I see the world. I see the streets.'
