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New Deli on Broadway Between 97th and 98th

There’s going to be a new deli or coffee shop on Broadway between 97th and 98th. I’ll report on what’s going on as the new subway station at 96th remakes some of the adjacent blocks.

Upper West Side: Wine Bar to Open in Former Docks Space in October

The former Docks space on Broadway will become the Upper West Side branch of Academia di Vino, according to General Manger John Fanning, who says the new eatery is scheduled to open in October. The wine bar and eatery already boasts an East Side location at 1031 3rd Ave at 64th Street.
With a restaurant going [...]

Pizza Man: A Sad Night at Sal and Carmine’s

Last night, we walked up to Sal and Carmine’s to get a pizza.The gloomy weather matched Carmine’s mood. It was so sad to see the legendary pizza man, minus longtime partner Sal, standing all by himself in his pizza joint, gazing mournfully out the shop’s window fronting Broadway.
Asked about the circumstances surrounding Sal’s death in [...]

Upper West Side: Docks to Become Wine Bar?

Heard on the street:the space that once held Docks’ Oyster Bar at 2427 Broadway (between 89th and 90th streets), will become a wine bar. Has anyone heard this?
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Upper West Side: Edgar’s Cafe Opens Up a Second Location on Amsterdam

Neighborhood stalwart Edgar’s Cafe has opened a second location between 91st and 92nd streets on Amsterdam Ave.
The original locale on W. 84th Street was named after writer Edgar Allen Poe, who once resided at that address. The new Edgar’s has none of the funky atmosphere of the original; it looks like any other NY sandwich-coffee [...]