Upper West Side Openings: Pet Central, Candle Cafe West, The Smith

UPDATE 6/21: Pet Central is officially open Frequent tipster Jim sent in the photo above, showing a new Pet Central store is moving into the space at 2643 Broadway (between 100th & 101st).

Upper West Side Openings: The Smith, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

UPDATE 11/12/12: The Smith Lincoln Center is opening on Tuesday, 11/13/12 Posted back in August there was a rumor that The Smith might be opening in the former Josephina space at 1900 Broadway (at 63rd). Thanks to a tip from a reader, that rumor got a little stronger in October. It appears to be a [...]

Upper West Side Openings, Closings & Rumors: Second Time Around, Rootchi, The Smith

MUW reader Jim sent in word that Second Time Around, an upscale consignment shop, opened an outpost at 2624 Broadway (between 99th & 100th) last week. It’s their fifth Manhattan location. In business for more than 35 years, STA’s motto is “Resale Goes Upscale.” Per their website:

Upper West Side Openings, Closings & Rumors: Momofuku Milk Bar, Josephina, The Smith, Tumi

If last night’s news about a new Crumbs Bake Shop didn’t get your blood-sugar levels jumping for joy, perhaps this will: The rumored Upper West Side Momofuku Milk Bar opening mentioned last month is a rumor no more. In a matter of weeks you’ll be able to get all the Crack Pie (and other decadent [...]

Special UWS Fashion Week Offerings

While it is next to impossible to get a seat in the tents for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week shows that officially begin today, there are many ways to participate in and around Lincoln Center. • The Lincoln Square Business Improvement has arranged a special dining promotion, Fashion Plate Prix Fixe, featuring 20 Lincoln Center-area restaurants [...]

Lincoln Center Prepares for Fashion Week Mania

Lincoln Center’s campus is bustling with crews to prepare for one of the Upper West Side’s biggest events of the year, the first-ever Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the complex.  At left, Curbed snapped a photo last week of the tents going up at Damrosch Park (62nd between Columbus and Amsterdam), and progress has been continuing [...]