Although the area around the Trump and Extell residential developments on the far west side of the neighborhood is currently lacking in shops and restaurants, there is hope on the horizon for Riverside South dwellers. Two establishments are in the works, with possible openings soon. Wei West, a restaurant featuring “Asian cuisine,” and The Yard, [...]
Olde Good Things, an antique, decor, and housewares store, has opened in a permanent Upper West Side Location. The store, which has locations in Union Square and Chelsea, moved from a location at the GreenFlea market at 76th and Columbus to a storefront on Amsterdam between 81st and 82nd early last week, according to [...]
A major change to the Upper West Side retail landscape is rumored. My Upper West tipster Jim C. reports that the Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble (Broadway at 66th) will be closing its doors by the end of the year. The closing, which was confirmed with the customer service representatives at the store, is allegedly [...]
Upper West Siders, rejoice! It’s only a matter of days until one of the most anticipated openings in recent Upper West Side history. The Trader Joe’s at 72nd and Broadway will officially open its doors on Monday, September 20th, exactly three weeks from today, giving the neighborhood an excellent new option to fulfill their grocery [...]
Above, check out the space that used to be O’Neals (64th between Broadway and Central Park West). This recent photo, taken by My Upper West tipster @whitneyhess, shows just how much work they are doing on the space to transform it to an Atlantic Grill. O’Neals’ closed on June 28th after Stephen Hanson’s B.R. Guest [...]
Mel’s Burger Bar (Broadway between 110th and 111th) is getting very close to opening, with a grand opening scheduled for tomorrow, and we are getting some sneak peeks of what the eatery will have to offer. Earlier this month, we previewed the milkshake menu, and now, we are getting some info on the beer. Rather [...]
We’ve got some more neighborhood openings to report… first, a math-specific learning center is coming to the neighborhood in a few weeks. Mathnasium, with a location on York and 84th, is moving into the old location of do-it-yourself art shop Make, at Amsterdam between 84th and 85th. Meanwhile, Make is opening a big store on [...]
The newest Urban Outfitters, on Broadway between 99th and 100th, opened on Thursday, and Racked made a trip uptown to check it out. After all of the hype about an “ironic” store that pays homage to NYC neighborhoods with a design that includes mini-departments fronted with UWS-style storefronts, the storefronts and irony were nowhere to [...]
The Columbus Square development near Columbus and 97th is continuing to come to life, with the latest upcoming retail store announced for the development. Crain’s New York reports that HomeGoods, the designer furniture and home decor chain with 300 nationwide locations, will take a 26,000 square foot space in Columbus Square. The chain, which is [...]
The Wall Street Journal reports that Café des Artistes, the iconic Upper West Side restaurant on 67th between Central Park West and Columbus that closed last August due to financial losses and union costs, will get some new life. Restaurateur Gianfranco Sorrentino has reached an agreement to rent the space in a 15-year lease with [...]
