The Pancake Battles

About this episode

The episode discusses a developer's attempt to build an IHOP on a potentially historic site in Fishkill, New York, leading to a local controversy.

A developer named Domenic Broccoli wanted to build an IHOP in Fishkill, New York. But after it was discovered that the plot of land he was planning to build on may have been a Revolutionary War grave site, he became embroiled in a war of his own. You can read Reeves Wiedeman’s New York Magazine story “The Battle of Fishkill” here: https://www.curbed.com/article/ihop-fishkill-ny-domenic-broccoli-revolutionary-war.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Joel Stein

Topics covered

• development
• historical sites
• local controversy
• business
• community impact

Keywords

• IHOP
• Fishkill
• Domenic Broccoli
• Revolutionary War
• grave site
• local news
• New York Magazine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Magazine, Curbed

Books & works: The Battle of Fishkill

Places: Fishkill, New York

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