Posted back in March that the Barney’s Co-Op at 2151 Broadway (between 75th & 76th) is slated to undergo a renovation and re-branding. As you can see in the photo above, that process has begun.

Looks like big changes are coming to the Upper West Side Barneys Co-Op at 2151 Broadway (between 75th & 76th). It’s losing the “Co-Op” designation and will become “regular” Barneys. Aside from renovations, the biggest change is that the store will no longer carry any men’s items.

The new Brooks Brothers (2381 Broadway, between 87th & 88th), first mentioned back in November, officially opened last week. They were aiming to be open by February and their signage had said “Spring 2012,” so if you split the difference it appears they were able to meet their goals.

MUW readers can always be counted on! On Thursday night I posted about a mystery storefront at 2381 Broadway (between 87th & 88th) and asked for help with identifying it. On Friday, MUW reader Betsy came through with the answer.

Big corporate bankruptcy news today that has a direct impact on the Upper West Side: Syms, and its subsidiary Filene’s Basement, have announced they plan to close all 46 of their stores. This of course means there will be a massive vacancy on the east side of Broadway, between 79th & 80th, where a Syms/Filene’s [...]

Time Out New York is reporting that custom men’s shirt clothier Alexander West has opened their first “shop-in-a-shop” inside Upper West Side luxury department store Thérapie (309 Columbus, between 74th & 75th): Climb the staircase to the third floor, and grab a seat at the wooden counter to begin designing. Choose from more than 1,000 [...]