Covacha Opens Doors in Former Home of Cafe Frida

Mike Mishkin April 7, 2021 Food & Drink 3 Comments

Restaurateur Cristina Castañeda has opened her newest restaurant, Covacha, at 368 Columbus Avenue, between 77th and 78th Streets. This was formerly home to Cafe Frida, Read More...

The Return of “The Cottage Restaurant” Seeming More Likely

Mike Mishkin April 6, 2021 Food & Drink 8 Comments

In mid-March, we wrote about a pending liquor license application for a restaurant called “The Cottage” at 2199 Broadway, on the corner of 78th Street. Read More...

Bloomingdale Village: Digging Deep into Our Neighborhood’s Early Days

E.L. Danvers April 6, 2021 Community No Comments

Washington Irving called Bloomingdale Village “a sweet rural valley, beautiful with many a bright flower, refreshed by many a pure streamlet, and enlivened here and Read More...

Club Pilates Plans Grand Reopening: Take the Pilates Body Challenge

Mike Mishkin April 5, 2021 Sponsored No Comments

Club Pilates West 57th, located at The Helena at 601 West 57th Street, is having its Grand Reopening on April 10 and 11, and with Read More...

Reimagination of David Geffen Hall Accelerated

Mike Mishkin April 5, 2021 Arts & Entertainment 1 Comment

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the New York Philharmonic have announced the acceleration of the comprehensive renovation of David Geffen Hall, designed by Read More...

87 Books Featured in “You’ve Got Mail”

Bobby Panza April 4, 2021 Arts & Entertainment 2 Comments

This Easter Sunday, I decided to go on my own Easter Egg hunt and compile a list of all the books I could find in Read More...

Affordable and Senior Housing Development on 108th Street

Mike Mishkin April 4, 2021 Real Estate 1 Comment

New York YIMBY reports that at an affordable and senior housing building at 145 West 108th Street, between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues, is close to Read More...

105 Year Old Enjoys Birthday Bash!

Mike Mishkin April 4, 2021 Community No Comments

ABC 7 NYC reports that Ruth Rosner celebrated her 105th birthday at Breads Bakery on Saturday, and enjoyed a delicious “three-part babka cake.” Read More...

Most Read Stories, March 2021

Mike Mishkin April 3, 2021 Community No Comments

Here were our biggest stories in March, according to you. Read More...

A Street Performance on Morningside Ave

Mike Mishkin April 3, 2021 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

We recently wrote about a new NYC initiative called Open Culture which is expanding the Open Streets program to performing arts organizations. Read More...