NYC Restaurants: Uncut Compost, Says 'Uncut Gems' Director

NEW YORK CITY — "Uncut Gems" director Benny Safdie wants the city to uncut compost.

Safdie joined Council Member Shaun Abreu on the steps of City Hall this week to call for the restoration of cuts to community composting programs.

"Hands off our green jobs," Abreu tweeted. "Hands off our future."

The rally came after a popular New York City farmers market composting program filed a notice that it would lay off 60 workers.

The reason: Mayor Eric Adams' budget cuts that slashed $3 million to local groups that established a taste for composting across the city.

The cuts were one of many foodie scraps covered by Patch's small newsroom this past week.

Here's the latest, and come back next week.

• Farmers Market Compost Layoffs Loom In NYC Budget Scrap

New Yorkers won't get to roost at the city's newest Chick-fil-A.

A much-anticipated Chick-Fil-A on the Upper East Side is set to open next week — and it will be the first of its stores in the city to exclusively offer mobile app pick-up and delivery only.

And Upper East Siders will also get a taste of the South with a new spot: Hollybrook Lane.

The eatery opened this week and offers a pairing of a state-of-the-art sound system with food inspired by restaurateur and owner Cedric Sanders' upbringing in 1980's Houston.

• New UES Chick-Fil-A Opens This Month As Delivery, Pick-Up Only Concept
• New Eatery Hollybrook Lane Brings Southern Comfort, Music To UES

Not all was swell Uptown.

Health inspectors temporarily shut down H&H Bagels because of violations, along with nine other eateries across the city.

• UES H&H Bagels Store Closed By City Health Inspectors
• NYC Restaurants Ordered Closed March 8 - 15