MORE ICE CREAM COMING AS 90′ NUTS STOREFRONT FINALLY FILLED
It’s been more than a year since 90′ Nuts, the candy store on Broadway between 90th and 91st streets, shut its doors. About two months ago, a bodega opened there, but closed after about a week. Now the space may … Read the rest of this entry >>
RESTAURANT NEWS & NOTES: CIBO E VINO, SUNBURNT CALF, SOL Y SOMBRA, TREATHOUSE, PINKBERRY
There's finally some action in the old Georgia's Cafe & Bakery space at 89th street and Broadway, which closed last year after a fire. A restaurant tentatively called Cibo e Vino is seek … Read the rest of this entry >>
FACED WITH POSSIBLE EVICTION, GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT FINDS NEW HOME
Good Enough to Eat, the beloved longtime restaurant on Amsterdam between 83rd and 84th, was close to being forced to leave the neighborhood as its lease is set to end shortly and it wasn’t getting another one. But the restaurant … Read the rest of this entry >>
PENANG REPLACED BY LEGEND CHINESE RESTAURANT
Penang, a Malaysian restaurant on 72nd street between Columbus and Broadway that has been on the Upper West Side for decades, just closed to make way for Legend Chinese restaurant. Penang’s demise was unexpected (I just got take-out from there … Read the rest of this entry >>
RESTAURANT OPENINGS & CLOSINGS: MARIA BONITA, GOTHAM BURGER, EMERALD INN
The space at the corner of 102nd street and Broadway has been on an unlucky streak: First, Mama Mexico closed about a year ago, and now its replacement Maria Bonita has folded — it “never caught on,” said our tipster … Read the rest of this entry >>
FOOD CITY IS CLOSED
Despite a push by politicians to keep Food City on 94th street and Columbus Avenue open, the market has closed and one of the owners tells us there’s little chance that it will move or reopen. Food City is a … Read the rest of this entry >>
NEW RETAIL DEVELOPMENT UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON COLUMBUS AND 92ND; ‘PARTY’ STORE COMING
A new retail strip is being built on Columbus Avenue between 92nd and 93rd street, and the neighborhood is likely to get some new stores in the not-too-distant fu … Read the rest of this entry >>
SUPERMARKET CLOSING UPDATES: FOOD EMPORIUM AND FOOD CITY
Two local supermarkets are on the brink of closing, and some people are mad as hell. But is there anything that can be done about it? At Food Emporium on 68th and Broadway, the end is approaching quickly (May 4), … Read the rest of this entry >>
RETAIL OPENINGS & CLOSINGS: BRIEF ENCOUNTERS, NK APOTHECARY, BLOW OUT, AVVENTURA, NEW PHARMACY
There's been more turnover among small businesses on the Upper West Side, including a store closing on Columbus Avenue that has been around for nearly two dec … Read the rest of this entry >>
FOOD CITY DRAMA CONTINUES: CAN A PRIVATE PROPERTY BE ‘SAVED’?
Food City, the market on the corner of 94th street and Columbus Avenue that has been around for 44 years, is expected to close by the end of the month. But there's been a flurry of activity in recent days, with politicians staging a rally on Sunday and writing letters to try to keep it open. The … Read the rest of this entry >>
