Come to the Columbus Square Whole Foods Market (Columbus near 97th) tonight or upcoming Fridays through April 8th to enjoy some jazz while you pick up your groceries. The Jazz Legend Spring Series, a weekly series of performances honoring the great musicians that played at Mikell’s Jazz Club, the former resident of 97th and Columbus, [...]
Citarella (Broadway at 75th) has teamed up with City Harvest to help feed hungry men, women and children in New York City with a great limited-time campaign. For the month of March, stop by one of the six Citarella locations and purchase a $2.99 Coconut Cupcake, baked fresh every day. 100% of the proceeds from [...]
Farmworkers rallied outside of the Upper West Side Trader Joe’s store (Broadway between 71st and 72nd) on Monday to demand better pay and fair treatment for tomato pickers, according to DNAinfo. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a workers’ rights group from Florida, organized the protest, gathering dozens of workers who shouted “si se puede” (“yes, [...]
Now that a slew of big-name chains have settled into Columbus Square, the large development surrounding Columbus between 97th and 100th, the realty group who is filling retail space is looking to community businesses. Winick Realty Group sent out a press release this week announcing their search for smaller retailers to fill the remaining spaces, [...]
DNAinfo reports that Fairway, the UWS grocery staple on Broadway and 74th, has taken action to reduce its noise and traffic congestion in the neighborhood. The store, which also has locations in Red Hook, Harlem, and outside of the city, reportedly opened a 15,000-square-foot warehouse in early December to centralize deliveries. The UWS store will [...]
The Columbus Square Whole Foods Market (Columbus and 97th) is holding a weekly series starting in January to help you put those healthy living resolutions in action. Step out of your comfort zone and meet other like-minded shoppers while joining Beverly, the store’s innovative healthy eating educator, to learn how to make healthier food choices, [...]
The Yard, a wine bar/brunch/pizza spot, is now open. The restaurant is a much-needed addition to the Trump development area… located on Freedom Place and 68th, it is one of the only eating-out options available in the vicinity, which houses a series of high-rise residential buildings and ABC studios. The Yard opened around December 8th, [...]
Come to the Columbus Square Whole Foods Market (Columbus at 97th) today for the “Christmas Shrimptacular.” Join Chef Juan Pablo from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm where shrimp will take center stage. Taste some Shrimp Pancakes with Satsuma Relish while you strut down the red carpet, join a flash mob, and upload event photos at [...]
Graffit, the art-meets-food, Spanish-influenced spot at 69th between Broadway and Columbus, opens today. The restaurant, which is headed up by Spanish-born chef Jesus Nunez, has been generating a lot of buzz for its forward-thinking food with artistic presentation (The New York Times declares, “Wylie Dufresne had better watch his back”). Stop by and try dishes [...]
Racked reports that food critic Gael Greene doesn’t have much good to say about the new Upper West Side Trader Joe’s (Broadway at 72nd). The critic, who has appeared as an eccentric judge on Top Chef and New York Magazine‘s former “Insatiable Critic,” sent a newsletter out this week detailing her opinion of the new [...]
First, the opening of Trader Joe’s only two blocks away, now this? Fairway (74th and Broadway) is getting some bad news these days… Neighbors of the popular grocer are at their wits’ end with the noise generated as a result of daily operations, according to NY1. The store, which has been open for 78 years, [...]
Come to the Columbus Square Whole Foods Market (Columbus near 97th) on Saturday to watch a great cooking contest in action. The Teen Iron Chef Showdown brings top Teen Iron Chefs from the five boroughs together to go head-to-head and present nutritious delicious dishes to a judging panel. The event helps launch an exciting partnership [...]
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 [...]
Paige PPD, the high-end jeans store taking the former Godiva Chocolates space on Columbus between 71st and 72nd, is now open. The jeans run $150 and upward but promise to “lift the derriere, lengthen your legs and slenderize your hips and thighs,” so totally worth it, right? Also open is a new Greek bakery called [...]
