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Anthony Bourdain Explored NYC's Hidden Corners, Too

Anthony Bourdain, a beloved celebrity chef who took his own life Friday morning, traveled the world looking for the small places, savory tastes, and extraordinary chefs that might otherwise have gone unnoticed. Sometimes his quest to showcase the world's most exotic food took him across the globe.

Other times, it took him to The Bronx.

Here are just a few of the places in New York City, borough by borough, that the late, great Bourdain wanted you to know more about.

Ex-Met Lenny Dykstra Claims He Was 'Kidnapped' By Uber Driver

Mets great Lenny Dykstra held a press conference Friday morning on the Upper East Side of Manhattan to claim that he was kidnapped by an Uber driver on the night he was arrested in Linden, New Jersey. The World Series champion will be seeking damages against Uber in a civil suit and claimed that the driver he allegedly threatened to kill has been charged with false imprisonment in New Jersey, Dykstra and his lawyers announced Friday.

Nutella Cafe To Open Near Union Square

It goes with toast, fruit and now your coffee. Nutella, the cocoa-hazelnut spread that turns breakfast into dessert, will be the centerpiece of a new cafe near Union Square.

Immigrant Pizza Guy's Lawyer Pleads ICE To Delay Deportation

A lawyer for the immigrant pizza man facing deportation after his arrest at a Brooklyn military base pleaded with officials Friday to keep him in the United States.

Brooklyn New School Prof's Accused Killer Indicted: Prosecutors

The man accused of stabbing a New School professor to death in his victim's Ditmas Park home was charged with murder, prosecutors announced Friday. Mirzo Atadzhanov, 29, was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court and charged with killing Jeremy Safran 66, in his home at 155 Stratford Road the evening of May 7, prosecutors said.

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