Looking for a little help on this one… MUW reader Ilene sent in this photo of 2381 Broadway (between 87th/88th) noting “the for rent signs are gone and the windows are hidden behind paper.” This was the temporary home of one of the Upper West Side Uniqlo pop-up shops that were open during the summer. [...]

Mentioned last week that the location for the new Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf slated for the Upper West Side was outed. There was a little confusion at the time because despite some reports saying CB & TL was coming to 79th & Columbus, I had multiple seemingly-credible sources telling CB & TL going to [...]

I’ve been getting a ton of keyword searches for Jacob’s Pickles, the restaurant slated for 509 Amsterdam (between 84th & 85th) that’s been on the verge of opening for the past two months (previous coverage here, here, and here). It’s still not open yet, but I did here from a PR person affiliated with Jacob’s [...]

Looks like the mystery location for the new Upper West Side Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf mentioned in September has been outed. I meant to take a picture of it today so I wouldn’t have to use this logo shot, but I forgot that it gets dark so damn early now.

Mentioned back in May that Vai Restaurant/Wine Bar was moving back to the neighborhood after being forced out of their 77th Street location by condo construction. They’ve been having some sort of unofficial soft-opening over the past few days and MUW reader Jay was able to sample some of their goods. Per Jay: