Scary stuff on West 76th between West End & Riverside Drive last night. An explosion of some sort caused fire to shoot out of a manhole cover on the street.

Posted back in December about an early-morning fire that ripped through Georgia’s Cafe & Bakery (2418 Broadway, at 89th) — they’ve been closed ever since. Staff had originally said they planned to reopen “soon” after the fire, but it looks like that won’t be the case, as “For Rent” signage went up yesterday.

A fire in an apartment at 711 Amsterdam (between 94th & 95th) injured five and took FDNY more than an hour to get under control last night.

Looks like Mamajuana Cafe (570 Amsterdam, btw. 87th/88th) is finally getting ready to open. Back in August a GM told me they were shooting to open by Labor Day and a reader spotted a sign stating they were opening on September 1st. On 9/1, I spoke to someone there who told me “two or three [...]

A fire broke out early this morning at Upper West Side restaurant Georgia’s Cafe & Bakery (2418 Broadway, at 89th).