It’s been almost 10 months since news first broke that Alamo Drafthouse would be opening on the Upper West Side at the old Metro Theater space (2626 Broadway, between 99th & 100th). At the time, the post became the most “Liked” to ever appear on MyUpperWest (since eclipsed by this & this). Nearly six months [...]

It’s been 14 months since the bizarre saga/debacle that led to the closing of The Blue Donkey Bar. 487 Amsterdam (between 83rd & 84th) has been vacant since then, but a new restaurant is getting ready to open in the space.

UPDATE 1/30/13: Alamo Drafthouse Signage Goes Up At Metro Theater Posted last week that a liquor license application had been filed for the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema slated to move into the long-vacant Metro Theater space at 2626 Broadway (between 99th & 100th). The Community Board 7 Business & Consumer Issues Committee met last night to [...]

UPDATE 10/3: A few photos and additional details on Numero 28 Cucina from Thrillist Posted last month that Lisca Ristorante had closed (660 Amsterdam, between 92nd & 93rd) . It didn’t take long to find out what’s moving in — Numero 28 is opening their first Upper West Side location. In addition to having “normal” [...]

UPDATE 1/30/13: Alamo Drafthouse Signage Goes Up At Metro Theater UPDATE 10/11: Liquor License Approved, But Opening Delayed Until 2014 Posted back in April that Alamo Drafthouse, a phenomenal chain of cinemas based in Austin, TX, was planning to open a five-screen theater in the long-vacant Metro Theater space at 2626 Broadway (between 99th & [...]

Haven’t done a “Week In Review” in ages — trying to get back in the habit… Here’s a round-up of Upper West Side news, photos/videos, and openings/closings from the past week:

UPDATE 1/30/13: Alamo Drafthouse Signage Goes Up At Metro Theater UPDATE 10/11: Liquor License Approved, But Opening Delayed Until 2014 UPDATE 10/1: Alamo Drafthouse Liquor License Application Notice Posted If you missed the post earlier today, the big UWS opening news is that Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is taking over the long-vacant historic Metro Theater (2626 [...]

UPDATE 1/30/13: Alamo Drafthouse Signage Goes Up At Metro Theater UPDATE 10/11: Liquor License Approved, But Opening Delayed Until 2014 UPDATE 10/1: Alamo Drafthouse Liquor License Application Notice Posted UPDATE 8:30 pm: UWS Openings: Alamo Drafthouse = All Kinds Of Awesome Pretty exciting UWS news broke a little earlier today: The long-vacant Metro Theater (2626 [...]