Judge: Tavern on The Green Can Keep its Name
March 10, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment
A battle over the rights to the name “Tavern on the Green” ended Wednesday with the city coming out victorious, the Associated Press reported. Tavern on the Green’s former owners had argued they owned the rights to the name, supposedly worth $19 million. Selling the name could have helped the Leroy family pay off creditors and emerge from bankruptcy. Read More / Comment »
Central Park to Get Fresh Fruit Carts
March 10, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment
Put down that hot dog! It’s time to get healthy. Central Park will soon allow fruit vendors to roll their carts into Central Park, offering New Yorkers some healthy fare along with the “meat” and ice cream Read More / Comment »
Finally! Bomboloni to Open! Free Donuts Coming!
March 9, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment
Forgive the exclamation points, but free donuts tend to make us very, very happy! Bomboloni, the Italian donut shop at 187 Columbus Avenue (between 68th and 69th Streets), owned by restaurateur David Ruggerio Read More / Comment »
Magnolia Bakery Owner Calls Community Board “Tone Deaf”
March 9, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment
Steve Abrams, a partner in Magnolia Bakery lashed out at Community Board 7 this week, telling NBC.com’s Feast blog that the board “no longer represents the community.” Read More / Comment »
Overruled! Brewer Won’t Block Magnolia’s Sidewalk Cafe
Magnolia Bakery fans can take a deep breath. Although the famous cupcake shop at 69th Street and Columbus Avenue lost a community board vote to keep its sidewalk cafe a few weeks ago Read More / Comment »
Trader Joe’s Expected to Open Late September/Early October
Trader Joe’s has been incredibly hush-hush about its plans to open a new store at 200 West 72nd Street on Broadway. At first, it wouldn’t even confirm that it planned to open a store at all, and since then the company has refused Read More / Comment »
Open and Shut: New Sushi, Fancy Clothing, and Drugs
March 1, 2010 by Avi · 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 »
UWS Greenmarket Expands; New Farmers Moving In
By Laura Weiss
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Just in time for spring—will it ever come?!—the Sunday greenmarket at 77th Street and Columbus Avenue is growing, adding new farmers and more space. Read More / Comment »
Museum of Arts & Design Restaurant Gets Panned
February 18, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment
Panned may be too mild of a word. Robert at MAD, the Museum of Arts & Design’s new restaurant, was eviscerated by New York magazine critic Adam Platt, who criticized the “dreary” atmosphere and the “generally bad appetizers”. Read More / Comment »
Open and Shut: How Many Steakhouses Do We Need?
February 16, 2010 by Avi · 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 »
