Tag: openings

Verve, an accessories shop on Columbus between 73rd and 74th is in the process of closing out with a big liquidation sale. The shop, which also has a West Village location, sells jewelry

Remember that rumor that Big Nick's Burger & Pizza Joint was going to become a bank? Looks like it was wrong.

Liverwurst anyone? Social House, the new eatery on Amsterdam and 82nd street that replaced the Amsterdam Diner, just opened and the menu posted outside indicates that carnivores are likely to be satisfied. It's clearly more upscale than a diner, but the prices are mid-range for a new restaurant in the ...

RedFarm, the Chinese restaurant moving into Fatty Crab's old spot on Broadway between 77th and 78th, is getting closer to opening, and they're now

A new restaurant and bar called Barley & Grain just opened on 80th street and Amsterdam, and people keep asking us "what is that place?" (Also, one person pointed out that barley is a grain, so the name is slightly redundant.) In short, it's a restaurant with lots of comfort ...

Kefi, the popular Greek eatery on Columbus Avenue between 84th and 85th street, has been closed for almost the entire year because of a busted water pipe. The water pipe broke on January 26, flooding the restaurant's basement level over the banquettes, according to a Crain's article. It took three ...

Footlights Shoes, a store on the corner of 74th street and Columbus Avenue, is closing down with a liquidation sale. The store, which sold mid-price shoes and had frequent sales, could be replaced by a restaurant -- we saw a liquor license for the space a couple of months ago. ...

Where cooks once tenderized beef, people will soon be sitting around in their underwear waiting for a doctor.

A few restaurants are opening soon in locations that were recently vacated, and another spot is set to reopen after a long closure.

Corvo Bianco, the Italian restaurant taking over the former home of Calle Ocho on Columbus Avenue and 81st street, is set to open its doors to the public next Monday, July 15. The opening is already generating quite a bit of buzz because the restaurant landed a well-known chef earlier ...

There's quite a bit of recent news about Upper West Side restaurants to whet your appetite.

There's been some hot news in the world of Upper West Side electronics, clothes and accessories.

Dean's Pizzeria on 85th street off of Broadway closed its doors this weekend. The brick-oven spot was considered by some to be one of the best pizza spots on the Upper West Side. It made an old-school square pie and a traditional round pie. The Dean's owners, Mirene Angelis and ...

A longtime Upper West Side clothing store is closing with a big sale, and some other stores have closed or are relocating.

There have been quite a few retail openings and closing in recent weeks. Thanks to everyone who sent in tips.

The Upper West Side food scene continues to expand with a new Kosher sports bar and a reopened summer hotspot in Central Park.

Good Enough to Eat's transition to its new home on 85th street and Columbus Avenue was so smooth that the restaurant will only close for all of three meals, serving breakfast and lunch at the old location on 83rd and Amsterdam on Wednesday and preparing a major opening feast

There's some good news and some bad news about the Upper West Side dining scene below.

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 be getting a more permanent tenant. A new ice cream ...

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 seeking a