02/10/2026
CHIP CITY COOKIES VANISHED OVERNIGHT — BUT WHY WAS NYPD PHOTOGRAPHING THE CRIME SCENE?
One day you're grabbing a molten chocolate chip cookie, the next every store is dark and the staff got a goodbye email. Chip City — the viral bakery that Danny Meyer pumped $17.5 million into — just closed locations across NYC, Connecticut, and Virginia with zero warning. But here's where it gets weird: NYPD Evidence Collection officers were spotted photographing the shuttered Upper West Side shop. A man on-site begged a reporter, 'please, don't talk to the media.' Days earlier, the co-founder sued the company over unpaid salary and $640K in loans. Coincidence? Maybe. But what customers are now finding inside those stores will make you question everything…
This whole thing is wild — the NYPD evidence team showing up at a cookie shop? Full story's here if you want the timeline: https://geni.us/NYTimes-Latest