Evette Zayas (right), founder of Cake Burgers in East Harlem, with a regular customer named Ray who won cupcakes in a raffle at the neighborhood store. Photo: Cake Burgers
Evette Zayas (right), founder of Cake Burgers in East Harlem, with a regular customer named Ray who won cupcakes in a raffle at the neighborhood store. Photo: Cake Burgers

Five years ago, Evette Zayas, the owner of Cake Burgers in East Harlem, left her public service job to try her hand as an entrepreneur. She says the help she received from the Small Business Resource Network, helped her overcome some early hurdles.

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10 Apr 2024 | 04:17
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In November 2019, after a long career in public service, I took a leap towards a dream job: running my own eatery. The thought was simple–combine two tried-and-true culinary favorites, burgers and cake, in one place. Out of that dream Cake Burgers was born. While it hasn’t always been easy, we are doing...

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The exterior of the beleaguered Papaya King, an iconic hot dog restaraunt that stood for decades on the corner of E. 86th St. & 3rd Ave. ZD Realty, the developer which now owns the plot, has filed permits to build a 17-story luxury condo building on the site.
The exterior of the beleaguered Papaya King, an iconic hot dog restaraunt that stood for decades on the corner of E. 86th St. & 3rd Ave. ZD Realty, the developer which now owns the plot, has filed permits to build a 17-story luxury condo building on the site. ( Photo by Jack Ahern )

17-Story Luxury Condo Building To Replace Papaya King, Iconic Hot Dog Joint, On E. 86th
18 Apr 2024 | 05:16

The owner of the plot that houses the now-gutted Papaya King restaurant, on E. 86th St. & Third Ave.,...

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