Bill Gates Had a ‘Busy Week’ in N.Y.C., but the Billionaire Still Made Time to Enjoy a Hot Dog (Yes, Really)

Mar. 15, 2025

Bill Gates.Photo:Elder Ordonez/INSTARimagesBill Gateshas been enjoying all that New York City has to offer — and that includes its hot dogs.The billionaire philanthropist has been documenting his trip to the Big Apple on social media this week, and much to the surprise of many of his followers, that visit included a stop to Times Square to pick up a bite from a food vendor.“One hot dog, please,” Gates, 68, said in the start of an Instagram clip, which he captioned, “Did you even go to New York if you didn’t have a hot dog?”As enjoyable as that hot dog might have been — the Microsoft co-founder gave the dish a nod of approval and cracked a smile as he took a bite — the video went on to make it clear that sampling the local cuisine wasn’t the only item on the agenda.“It’s great to be back in New York," he wrote, “forGoalkeepers 2024.“The Goalkeepers event is an annual tradition for the Gates Foundation, and this year, the focus was on celebrating global leaders and innovators who are making progress to improve health and nutrition in their communities.“Goalkeepers is about bringing together a community of global changemakers who champion the Sustainable Development Goals to energize and inspire each other to continue making progress,” foundation CEOMark Suzmansaid in astatement.“This year, we’re focused on the more than 400 million children who aren’t getting the nutrients they need to grow and thrive,” Suzman added. “Whileclimate changeis making that challenge harder to solve, progress is possible. By scaling up existing tools, investing in promising research, and lifting up champions like the ones we’re celebrating today, we can help ensure all children can reach their full potential — and build global resilience as the world gets hotter.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The event took place during United Nations General Assembly week, which, as Gates explained in another social media post, is a “special time because thecountries all come togetherto look at progress on helping the world’s children.”The dad of three went on to share that while he was in town he would also be doing some press for his new Netflix show,What’s Next? the Future with Bill Gates.“It’s going to be a busy week,” he said.Ahead of the release of the show, Gates told PEOPLE that working on the project, which explores a number of social issues, was “a real chance totalk about topics that I care aboutand I have views on.““I’m deeply curious about a lot of things and trying to think how I can play a role in those things,” he added.Gates shared that while the problems of today — and tomorrow — may be daunting, working on finding solutions can be incredibly motivating, and even fun.He added, “I learned a lot.”

Bill Gates.Photo:Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages

Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages

Bill Gateshas been enjoying all that New York City has to offer — and that includes its hot dogs.The billionaire philanthropist has been documenting his trip to the Big Apple on social media this week, and much to the surprise of many of his followers, that visit included a stop to Times Square to pick up a bite from a food vendor.“One hot dog, please,” Gates, 68, said in the start of an Instagram clip, which he captioned, “Did you even go to New York if you didn’t have a hot dog?”As enjoyable as that hot dog might have been — the Microsoft co-founder gave the dish a nod of approval and cracked a smile as he took a bite — the video went on to make it clear that sampling the local cuisine wasn’t the only item on the agenda.“It’s great to be back in New York,” he wrote, “forGoalkeepers 2024.“The Goalkeepers event is an annual tradition for the Gates Foundation, and this year, the focus was on celebrating global leaders and innovators who are making progress to improve health and nutrition in their communities.“Goalkeepers is about bringing together a community of global changemakers who champion the Sustainable Development Goals to energize and inspire each other to continue making progress,” foundation CEOMark Suzmansaid in astatement.“This year, we’re focused on the more than 400 million children who aren’t getting the nutrients they need to grow and thrive,” Suzman added. “Whileclimate changeis making that challenge harder to solve, progress is possible. By scaling up existing tools, investing in promising research, and lifting up champions like the ones we’re celebrating today, we can help ensure all children can reach their full potential — and build global resilience as the world gets hotter.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The event took place during United Nations General Assembly week, which, as Gates explained in another social media post, is a “special time because thecountries all come togetherto look at progress on helping the world’s children.”The dad of three went on to share that while he was in town he would also be doing some press for his new Netflix show,What’s Next? the Future with Bill Gates.“It’s going to be a busy week,” he said.Ahead of the release of the show, Gates told PEOPLE that working on the project, which explores a number of social issues, was “a real chance totalk about topics that I care aboutand I have views on.““I’m deeply curious about a lot of things and trying to think how I can play a role in those things,” he added.Gates shared that while the problems of today — and tomorrow — may be daunting, working on finding solutions can be incredibly motivating, and even fun.He added, “I learned a lot.”

Bill Gateshas been enjoying all that New York City has to offer — and that includes its hot dogs.

The billionaire philanthropist has been documenting his trip to the Big Apple on social media this week, and much to the surprise of many of his followers, that visit included a stop to Times Square to pick up a bite from a food vendor.

“One hot dog, please,” Gates, 68, said in the start of an Instagram clip, which he captioned, “Did you even go to New York if you didn’t have a hot dog?”

As enjoyable as that hot dog might have been — the Microsoft co-founder gave the dish a nod of approval and cracked a smile as he took a bite — the video went on to make it clear that sampling the local cuisine wasn’t the only item on the agenda.

“It’s great to be back in New York,” he wrote, “forGoalkeepers 2024.”

The Goalkeepers event is an annual tradition for the Gates Foundation, and this year, the focus was on celebrating global leaders and innovators who are making progress to improve health and nutrition in their communities.

“Goalkeepers is about bringing together a community of global changemakers who champion the Sustainable Development Goals to energize and inspire each other to continue making progress,” foundation CEOMark Suzmansaid in astatement.

“This year, we’re focused on the more than 400 million children who aren’t getting the nutrients they need to grow and thrive,” Suzman added. “Whileclimate changeis making that challenge harder to solve, progress is possible. By scaling up existing tools, investing in promising research, and lifting up champions like the ones we’re celebrating today, we can help ensure all children can reach their full potential — and build global resilience as the world gets hotter.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

The event took place during United Nations General Assembly week, which, as Gates explained in another social media post, is a “special time because thecountries all come togetherto look at progress on helping the world’s children.”

The dad of three went on to share that while he was in town he would also be doing some press for his new Netflix show,What’s Next? the Future with Bill Gates.

“It’s going to be a busy week,” he said.

Ahead of the release of the show, Gates told PEOPLE that working on the project, which explores a number of social issues, was “a real chance totalk about topics that I care aboutand I have views on.”

“I’m deeply curious about a lot of things and trying to think how I can play a role in those things,” he added.Gates shared that while the problems of today — and tomorrow — may be daunting, working on finding solutions can be incredibly motivating, and even fun.

He added, “I learned a lot.”

source: people.com