By Drew Grant 4/23 5:54pm

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Ronald McDonald’s First Televised Appearance Culled Directly From Your Nightmares (Video)

Back in 1963, Willard Scott was not yet the famous weatherman of The Today Show; the predecessor to Al Roker. He was just a guy looking for a gig…any gig, as this newly unearthed McDonald’s commercial reveals. Brought to the light of day for the burger joint’s 50th anniversary, this television spot featuring Mr. Scott as Ronald McDonald raises way more questions than it answers. Mostly “How is that even a clown?”, “Is that a cup on his nose?” and “Will I ever sleep again?” Read More

By Jessica Schultz 3/30/12 5:29pm

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McDonald’s Makes It an Extra Value Meal with a Side of Security

It’s been a site of scorn from residents and politicians for a series of violent episodes that have rocked the neighborhood.  Police have said it needs as much security as a rowdy bar. Except its not a rowdy bar, it’s Greenwich Village’s local Mickey D’s.

The fast-food chain, which is located on West 3rd Street, has been the site of three violent incidents in the past year, compelling City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to launch a boycott of the restaurant until they buff up security on Monday.­­Quinn — along with support from Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Community Board 2 and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer — are calling for the chain to hire an off-duty cop to police the restaurant at times when there is a potential for trouble.

“The first thing this McDonald’s needs to do is engage better security through the paid detail option that our police department offers,” Quinn said outside the restaurant Monday. “Those are off-duty police offcers trained in how to do this type of security. This will be a huge step forward, make a difference and a show of good faith.” Read More

By Drew Grant 1/26/12 5:52pm

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Not-So-Breaking News: McDonald’s Consumed in the Dead of Night (Video)

Changing tactics after the abysmal failure of their sponsored hashtag campaign on Twitter, McDonald’s has now released their quarterly reports that indicate that most people consume their burgers and fries between midnight and 5 a.m. It’s a brilliant statistic to release, since it’s basically McDonald’s gloating that despite what everyone says about them, they’re still the go-to meal for late-night drunks. Read More

By Drew Grant 1/18/12 5:00pm

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McDonalds worst idea yet: social media

The Best Tweets from ‘McDStories’ Hashtag Disaster


You’d have thought that Taco Bell’s tweet on Martin Luther King Day– “Have you ever dreamed about eating @TacoBell and then woke up and made that dream come true?” –would have been bad enough to scare off any other fast food chains from making another social media blunder this week. But like a line of delicious, deep-fried dominoes, McDonald’s has now toppled in the face of the almighty force that is thousands of bored, scabby teens. Read More

By Drew Grant 10/04/11 3:30pm

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How Wall Street’s McDonald’s and Burger King Deal With Zuccotti Park Protesters

It was around 7 p.m. Monday night, and the McDonald’s across from Zuccotti Park was packed. Tired cops who had just spent two hours corralling protesters during one of Occupy Wall Street’s marches waited in line behind tired protesters still caked in zombie makeup.  The lines for the bathroom were twenty people long; once inside a stall, the used toilet paper is stacked higher than the actual toilets.

A couple of families hurried in and out, one woman dragging her daughter away from two white guys in dreads who were giggling over some tablets of white powder.

“We just found these on the ground man,” the two young men confided in us before opening up the capsules and pouring the contents onto the table to inspect. “You never know though.” Read More