Tag: retail

At the ribbon-cutting for the new Century 21 store on 66th Street and Broadway yesterday, politicians announced that a new era of shopping has begun on the Upper West Side. The mayor even called the neighborhood "a shopper's paradise." To which we say: Really? Not many Upper West Siders I've ...

Three stores that have been vacant for months on Amsterdam Avenue between 78th and 79th Streets could soon (but not too soon) be bustling with new business. That block, in the heart of the Upper West Side, has been looking a lot like Detroit: for much of the past year, ...

The new Century 21 in Lincoln Square is feeling so generous that it is letting special VIPs (anyone willing to give them their email address) start shopping at the discount clothing a full week early as it prepares a "soft" opening on Thursday. The new five-story megastore opens for regular ...

This month, we bring news of new cupcakes, novelties and outdoors goods on the Upper West Side, as well as the closing of two spots that were dear to locals

The wrecking ball has done its work to Manhattan Diner, the beloved Greek spot that held down the corner of 77th Street and Broadway for 11 years.

We reported last month that the boutique clothing store Theory was moving from 71st Street and Columbus Avenue to 69th and Columbus, the old spot of makeup store Lancome. It was supposed to take a couple of months for the move to go down, but it turns out Theory has ...

Two retailers are placing bets that the Upper West Side is getting younger, or at least younger at heart. Athleta, a women's athletic apparel company owned by Gap, just opened a store at 70th Street and Columbus Avenue last week, selling athletic clothes and some more casual gear (though nothing ...

When the Upper West Side Apple store was unveiled two years ago, it was heralded as a true architectural achievement -- "a composition as austerely purposeful as a classic Greek temple," said one particularly excited reviewer. The clean lines of the glass temple and the sweeping curve at the top ...

Estelle's Antiques, a shop on Broadway between 93rd and 94th Streets that had operated for nearly 20 years, has closed its doors, the latest antiques store casualty in the neighborhood. Estelle's sold crystal glasses and other bric-a-brac, as well as some very unique pieces like suspended airplane lights. "We will ...

With the imminent closing of Borders in the Time Warner Center less than a year after the shuttering of the huge Barnes & Noble on 66th Street, the Upper West Side has lost about half of the square feet in the neighborhood devoted to books. But longtime Upper West Siders ...