The first Openings & Closings of 2025! Two closings, but new Chinese and sushi spots; and trading doughnuts for pizza.
Read moreDetailsLisa Kava has been writing for West Side Rag since 2017 and has been an Upper West Sider for much longer. She and her husband raised their two children here, along with their goldendoodle. Her son and daughter say she asks them too many questions, so she is happy to ask questions on story interviews. She co-authors Openings & Closings with Scott Etkin. Lisa’s freelance writing has appeared in CoveyClub and Grown & Flown. A fitness enthusiast, nature lover, and dog lover, Lisa can be found most days walking in Central Park. You can also find her on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram
The first Openings & Closings of 2025! Two closings, but new Chinese and sushi spots; and trading doughnuts for pizza.
Read moreDetailsPuppy Mill Law leads to retail closing; signs of good things to come; Bodega 88 expanding.
Read moreDetailsAn 88-year-old lamp store and a popular market are closing, but UWS honey is coming, along with a famous Chinese restaurant chain.
Read moreDetailsAn international array of restaurant openings; coffee shop closing; Columbia favorites questionable; heated cabins for rent in Central Park.
Read moreDetailsSome sad closings, but exciting openings too: a French-themed wine bar; a high-end marketplace; a work-friendly cafe, and a Southeast Asian eatery.
Read moreDetailsPre and postnatal fitness studio opening; waxing to replace Max; high-end Chinese and "Brain-Health' eateries coming; Senn temporarily closed.
Read moreDetailsA longtime bike shop closed; a WONDERful trio of openings; rebranding and an extension.
Read moreDetailsBake shop loses battle with scaffolding; new bar and restaurant in Morningside Heights; coffee; and legal weed.
Read moreDetailsAn "elevated gastropub" is opening in a historic townhouse; running stores are popping up all over; a pilates studio, too.
Read moreDetailsThe third annual Trick-or-Treat Night for Dogs is happening on Sunday, October 27th, from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. on Columbus Avenue.
Read moreDetailsDesigner samples sale, 50% off; Mermaid Inn is back; Southeast Asian Cuisine; a relocated and rebranded salon.
Read moreDetailsSay it isn't so, Max! Two significant closings and a faraway opening.
Read moreDetailsThe block association is partnering with the nonprofit that helps plant and care for the medians on Broadway.
Read moreDetailsBeauty treatments, orthodontics, and self-watering plants are coming; a physical therapy studio heads east.
Read moreDetailsOpenings! Openings! Openings!
Read moreDetailsPlants, psychedelics, Persian/Mediterranean food; pizza (mysteriously closed).
Read moreDetails3 openings emphasizing community and family; a reopening and a move; no closings!
Read moreDetailsWe're losing a pop-up bookstore and two NY Historical Society eateries, but takeout gnocchi and a new Indian spot are coming.
Read moreDetailsFrenzied foodies are anticipating the opening of the next great cult grocery store in the neighborhood. But when?
Read moreDetailsEyebrow salon shuttering; sushi spot with "Trust Me" menus, and sports memorabilia and trading card shop opening.
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