Open and Shut: New Sushi, Fancy Clothing, and Drugs
by Avi - March 1, 2010 at 1:53 am - - 2 Comments
This week’s Open and Shut reminds us of the movie Wall Street: sushi, $4,000 Shearling coats, and drugs. Okay, maybe it isn’t quite that exciting, but there are certainly some new stores and a few that have closed. Read More / Comment »
Burberry Coming to the Upper West Side
Get out your pocketbooks. Another high-end retailer is on its way to the neighborhood. Women’s Wear Daily reported today that Burberry is planning to move in this summer to the 3,000-square-foot space next to Ugg on Columbus Avenue between 67th and 68th Street. The store is expected to open by June.
Open and Shut: How Many Steakhouses Do We Need?
by Avi - February 16, 2010 at 2:16 am - - 2 Comments
Already this year we’ve learned of plans for two new steakhouses on the Upper West Side. A couple of weeks ago, we told you about a new steakhouse called Aged, and now Prime KO is looking Read More / Comment »
Magnolia Bakery Denied Permit for Sidewalk Cafe
by Avi - February 8, 2010 at 10:04 am - - 5 Comments
Magnolia cupcake-lovers, your empire is in peril.
Community Board 7 voted last week against renewing Magnolia Bakery’s license to have an enclosed sidewalk cafe at its West 69th Street location. Read More / Comment »
Famous Spanish Chef to Open Tapas Restaurant on 69th
A Spanish chef famous for innovative dishes — including shark and deer carpaccio, as well as ostrich and gazelle — is opening a restaurant on the Upper West Side. Jesus Nunez, called the enfant terrible of Spanish cooking Read More / Comment »
Tavern Tag Sale: Images from the End of an Era
Yes, those are Greek columns sticking out the back of that convertible driving away from Tavern on the Green Saturday. That was how awesome the Tavern on the Green going-out-of-business tag sale was. Read More / Comment »
As Bank Branches Spread, Upper West Siders Go Slightly Crazy
Banks have officially taken over the Upper West Side. So it’s hard to blame the person who scrawled the message above for believing that the former Tim Horton’s on Broadway between 95th and 96th Street would become a Citibank. Read More / Comment »
City Offering Services to Help Small Businesses on the UWS
The city has noticed just how hard it is for small businesses to thrive on the Upper West Side, what with escalating rents, Recession-plagued consumers, and huge new competition moving in. Michael Kim, who works with NYC Business Solutions, is looking to Read More / Comment »
Open and Shut: Welcome La Terrine, Bye-Bye Broadway
by Avi - January 25, 2010 at 9:10 am - - 2 Comments
This week, open and shut features more than a dozen items, as new businesses start to flood into the Upper West Side. Look out for new baby stores, steakhouses, Mexican restaurants Read More / Comment »
Tavern Auction is Beautiful, Strange and Sad
by Avi - January 15, 2010 at 1:03 pm - - 2 Comments
Huge golden bulls’ heads sit next to bluish glass bear heads in the side rooms at Tavern on the Green this week. Samovars, serving plates, and full eight-piece dinner settings are laid out under elaborate lanterns and chandeliers. Hundreds of books Read More / Comment »
