WEST SIDE MARKET, 16 HANDLES PREPARING TO OPEN NEW LOCATIONS
West Side Rag columnist Laura Weiss of Food and Things was chatting up some merchants around 96th Street this week, and learned a few juicy bits of information. The long-awaited Westside Market at 2589 Broadway between 97th and 98th Streets … Read the rest of this entry >>
MASSIVE LINE FORMS FOR BIG NICK’S BURGER FEST; “A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS OF EXTRA MEAT”
Big Nick’s is drawing an amazing crowd this afternoon as the restaurant celebrates its 50th anniversary by rolling back prices on some food to 1962 prices. That means burgers are 60 cents, french fries are 30 cents and grilled cheese … Read the rest of this entry >>
MORNING BULLETIN: CRIME JUMPS IN 24TH PRECINCT, CENTRAL PARK SEX ASSAULT
February 22, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 55 Deg … Read the rest of this entry >>
LOCAL FOOD FEST RETURNS WITH NEW TWISTS
New Taste of the Upper West Side is back this year, and it’s gotten even bigger and more ambitious. The festival, put on by the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District, will run from May 16 through May 19. This year, … Read the rest of this entry >>
MORNING BULLETIN: AN APPARENT SUICIDE FROM 71ST STREET BUILDING, AN HISTORIC BRUNCH
February 21, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 47 Deg … Read the rest of this entry >>
CAFE HONORING UPPER WEST SIDER EDGAR ALLAN POE TO BE REPLACED BY A HAIR SALON
Edgar’s Cafe, at 255 West 84th Street, paid homage to Edgar Allan Poe, who lived in a farmhouse on West 84th Street in the 1840′s. Poe wrote The Raven in that house in 1844. The Mediterranean restaurant had a large … Read the rest of this entry >>
BIG NICK’S OFFERS 1962 PRICES FOR 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION; 60-CENT BURGERS!
Upper West Side stalwart Big Nick’s Burger Joint is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Wednesday with a downright stunning deal: the place is rolling back prices to 1962 levels! That means fried egg sandwiches are 35 cents, quarter-pound beefburgers are … Read the rest of this entry >>
MORNING BULLETIN: A MANHOLE FIRE, A BUS CRASH, AN OBSCENELY EXPENSIVE APARTMENT
February 20, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 46 Deg … Read the rest of this entry >>
7-ELEVEN OPENS SECOND UPPER WEST SIDE LOCATION
7-Eleven’s invasion of the Upper West Side is proceeding according to plan, with the second slurpee-riffic location currently holding its grand opening on the corner of 89th Street and Columbus Avenue. It replaced Kosher restaurant Darna. The other local 7-Eleven … Read the rest of this entry >>
NEW JAPANESE-ITALIAN RESTAURANT MASHUP ABOUT TO OPEN
There are nights when you want Italian food, and there are nights when you want Japanese food. Serafina Restaurant Group recognized that, and decided to try to satisfy both desires. The company announced that it is opening two restaurants on … Read the rest of this entry >>
