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 »
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 »
Open and Shut: Welcome La Terrine, Bye-Bye Broadway
January 25, 2010 by Avi · 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 »
Open and Shut: Hello Robert and 999, Goodbye Tavern
January 4, 2010 by Avi · 2 Comments
The new year is upon us and a few new restaurants are helping Upper West Siders usher it in. But the closing of an iconic eatery overshadows the openings this week, as Tavern on the Green has gone dark. Read More / Comment »
Open and Shut: Toys, Slurpees and Donuts Come to Town
A special holiday season Open and Shut brings lots of goodies to the neighborhood, including a new toy store, the imminent opening of the Upper West Side’s first 7-Eleven, and a new Tim Hortons (as well as a Tim Hortons that closed). Read More / Comment »
Open and Shut: You Will Need Five Napkins for This One
November 30, 2009 by Avi · 2 Comments
This week’s edition of Open and Shut is particularly delicious, as Upper West Siders get ready for a much-heralded burger chain’s entrance. In other news, New Jersey is leaving the neighborhood, and we hardly got to know it! Read More / Comment »
Open and Shut: Kosher and Unkosher on the West Side
November 8, 2009 by Avi · Leave a Comment
In the last week or so, we learned about some big restaurant openings and reopenings, and a technology company named after a fruit announced some major news too. There was also some sad Read More / Comment »
Open and Shut: Yes Craft-Lovers, Michaels is Here
October 22, 2009 by Avi · Leave a Comment
This week, two more stores at Columbus Circle have either opened or are preparing to open. Michaels, the Texas-based crafts chain, has opened its first Read More / Comment »
Open and Shut: Hello Peacefood, Welcome Back Maya
This week we welcome back Maya Schaper, whose Cheese and Antique shop closed down in January. Schaper’s original store was the setting for The Shop Around the Corner in the movie “You’ve Got Mail”. Well, Maya’s back now, with a Read More / Comment »
Open and Shut: Hello Aangan, Goodbye Comida Mercado
September 8, 2009 by Avi · Leave a Comment
This week, we say goodbye to Comida Mercado Fresco, which succumbed to a fire in July. But lots of new restaurants and stores are moving in to the Upper West Side. Here’s Read More / Comment »
