Tag: gentrification

RCI Appliances closed in 2014 after 80 years at 98th Street and Broadway. The landlord marketing the space now envisions it as a -- you guessed it!

A trio of townhouses on 96th Street near Central Park West are in the process of being demolished, with the middle one already substantially gone.

You might not think a place owned by nuns would be a hotbed of creative passion, Gotham grit and intellectual verve. But you probably

The owner of a townhouse on West End Avenue between 76th and 77th Street is converting it back into a single-family mansion from a

Until the letters were actually being removed from the facade, we weren't sure the Starbucks on the corner of 67th street and Columbus Avenue would actually close.

Upper West Siders who live in buildings without their own laundry machines are alarmed by the recent closures of several local self-serve laundromats that are being priced out

Starbucks is often blamed for pushing out mom and pop stores, but some pundits now think that the coffee behemoth could get priced out of some of its stores -- including one on Columbus Avenue and

El Taller Latino, a Latin American culture and arts center on 104th street and Broadway, will be moving to a new temporary location and then to the East side after

Someone reopened the poor door this week. News broke that the De Blasio administration has approved the application by Extell Development to create separate entrances for market-rate and affordable-housing

The Hamptons crowd will get a direct line from the beach to the Upper West Side if the Hampton Jitney has its way. Most Jitney stops are on the

The Pet Health Store is being priced out of its current corner space at 81st street and Amsterdam Avenue, according to a manager we spoke to this week.

Gotham Food, a beloved grocery store and deli on Columbus between 72nd and 73rd street that opened in 1970, is closing in the next few

Cafe Blossom, the vegan restaurant on 82nd and Columbus, is closing in a week and the owners recently sent a note saying

A brief reminder from the West Side Rag: support local businesses! Lately we've been hearing from some owners and employees at local stores that business has been slow because all

Sad news about a local school, a real estate revival, and tales of the decline of mom and pop shops are in this week's bulletin.

Several mega-luxury buildings are being constructed just South of Central Park and a new study by the Municipal Arts Society shows

One of the last gas stations in the neighborhood has closed, and a large development is likely going to go up in

Popover Cafe, the neighborhood mainstay on 87th street and Amsterdam Avenue, is closing its doors on January 5th after

The landlord of the Rite Aid on Amsterdam Avenue between 69th and 70th street appears to want the drug store out of the space -- and fast. The asking rent on the space was decreased from $175 to $130 per square foot and the listing says the new tenant can ...

Another day, another ominous sign for a Lincoln Square store catering to middle class people. The Rite Aid at 210 West 70th street on Amsterdam Avenue now has a "for rent" sign on it. Upper West Sider Michael Vooss took the photo above on Monday. A manager at Rite Aid ...