Laytner’s Has Closed (It’s Real This Time)
We first heard Laytner’s Linen & Home would be closing back in June 2018. A sign posted in the store’s window at the time thanked
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UWS After-School Program Teaches Kids How to Own a Sports Franchise, Build Soccer-Playing Robots
Rocket Club Academy, The STEAM Career Discovery After-School Program located at 67th and Columbus, has announced its next enrollment date of January 1, 2023.
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Decades Old UWS Auto Body Shop to Close
The posts on Yelp and NextDoor about the imminent closure of Boynton Auto Body at 204 West 101st Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam) seem to
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Sustainable Shoe Brand, Rothy’s, Opens Friday
Rothy’s — the San Francisco-based shoe company that uses thread made from recycled plastic water bottles and post-consumer recycled materials — is opening at 181
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Best Upper West Side Brunch Spots
I’m back with another update to a popular round-up of mine. And this time, it’s brunch. The hours-long meal period spans breakfast and lunch, and
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Nostalgic Barber Shop Museum on Columbus Closes Shop
Final cut? The NYC Barber Shop Museum, located at 290 Columbus (between 73rd and 74th streets), has shut its doors. (Thanks to Janet for the
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West 70s Brownstone Sells For Surprising Price
If I were to tell you that there was a brownstone in the West 70s with a private backyard going for $2.5 million, what year
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UWS Artist Dresses Up as 83rd Street Kiosk
Upper West Side artist Stephen Galiczynski brought a taste of the UWS to this year’s Village Halloween Parade, but he didn’t go dressed as Jerry
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Bondi Sushi Opens on UWS
As of Tuesday, November 1 at 11 a.m., Bondi Sushi is open at 2052 Broadway, between 70th and 71st streets (previously occupied by beauty supply
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P.S. 333 Principal Claire Lowenstein Will Be Leaving Her Position
The parents and teachers who have long sought to remove Principal Claire Lowenstein from her post at P.S. 333, the Manhattan School for Children, may soon
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