Are Diners Dead?

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jul 18, 2017

Why are diners going the way of automats? 

Adam Platt, chief restaurant critic for New York magazine, has explored the impending extinction of the beloved NYC diner. In his latest piece, “What’ll It Be for the New York Diner?”, Platt examines the many reasons yet another signature place is disappearing in the city. Let us know of your favorite lost greasy spoons!

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