Target’s East Harlem location is one of nine stores the retail chain is closing. The company blamed the closures on retail theft and violence against employees, although the NYPD says that shoplifting incidents in the precinct where the store sits are on the decline. ( Photo via Torresco Realty) Target Claims Theft Is Behind Harlem Store Closure; 293 Employees Could Be Laid Off Citing retail theft and customer threats against employees, Target will be closing nine locations nationwide–including their... News 30 Sep 2023 | 11:21
Barber Ari Jacobov with a client in his new shop. Photo: Deborah Fenker Tiny Barber Relocates and Expands Dreams do come true ... if you make them happen. This is exactly what happened for Avi Jacobov, who was first profiled in... News 14 Dec 2022 | 12:19
The Kardashians cookies. Photo courtesy of Funny Face Bakery The New York Cookies That Put Smiles on Everyone’s Faces Although the cookies at Funny Face Bakery make people smile, some are so touching that they cause customers to tear up in... News 26 Sep 2022 | 01:31
A smoke shop in Midtown advertises a variety of weed-related products. Photo: Kay Bontempo Manhattan’s ‘Smoke Shops’ Float in a Legal Gray Area As NY State finalizes its rules for the sale of marijuana for recreational use, smoke shops across the city exist in a confusing... Home 01 Sep 2022 | 02:11
Stephen Saunders, owner of The End of History in the West Village. Photo: Zoey Lyttle Boy Meets Vase, and the Rest is History About 53 years ago, an auctioneer held up a blue-and-white, Chinese porcelain vase as he sold off the contents of an English... News 22 Jul 2022 | 11:11
Werber with her candles. Photo courtesy of Literie This Native’s Love for Her Dad and NYC Burns Brightly Erica Werber’s idea for a candle company came from one of her late father’s favorite New York things. “He very much loved... News 13 Jun 2022 | 08:19
Black Lab Cafe on 80th Street and Amsterdam Ave. Photo courtesy of Black Lab Cafe Black Lab Cafe is Up and Running Black Lab Cafe, an Upper West Side eatery for pups and their owners, has only been open for seven weeks, but it is already... News 10 Jun 2022 | 10:41
Sign in the window of Matto Espresso on First Avenue. Photo: Zachary Weg At Matto, Where the Coffee Flows for $2.50 There is nothing like a cup of coffee. At Matto Espresso, whose First Avenue and 53rd Street location opened around the start... Home 06 May 2022 | 11:43
Tea time at Alice’s. Photo: Haley Fox Steeped in Tradition While growing up on the Upper West Side, Lauren and Haley Fox always went to high tea, a tradition started by their mother... News 02 May 2022 | 10:24
The shuttered storefront of Devi Nails on Amsterdam Avenue. Photo: Margaret Barnsley ‘They Saw All of Us Grow Up’ The toddler’s cries echoed through the apartment. If a passerby strained their ears, perhaps they could hear the sharp wails... Voices 08 Apr 2022 | 05:08
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (third from right) poses in Union Square with representatives of ten local organizations for which she helped allocate funding. Photo: Abigail Gruskin community organizations Maloney Secures $6.3 Million For 10 Community Organizations Jumbo-sized checks aren’t just for lottery winners or skilled game show contestants; in Manhattan, they’re for organizations... News 24 Mar 2022 | 05:45
Lesley Ware (left) and Anita Durst at Art to Ware in the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Photo: Michael Oreskes Filling All Those Empty Storefronts There are hundreds of vacant storefronts darkening Manhattan streets and stalling our economic recovery. But thanks to Lesley... News 11 Mar 2022 | 12:24
Council Member Julie Menin chaired a Small Business Committee oversight hearing on March 7. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Will Small Businesses Bounce Back? All of a sudden, the city has welcomed its latest tide of change in the pandemic, perhaps ushering in the beginning of the... News 09 Mar 2022 | 02:36
The entryway of Kona Coffee & Company’s Chelsea location between 21st St.and Seventh Ave. Photo: Ava Manson A Taste of Hawaii in Chelsea Grown in Hawaii but brewed in New York, the coffee beans used by specialty Hawaiian coffee shop Kona Coffee & Company bring... News 08 Feb 2022 | 12:10
Liana Pai (left) and her mother Eunsook Pai are owners of Liana on the Upper West Side. Photo: Geoffrey Quelle Even During a Pandemic, She Still Dressed Her Clients Even when Liana Pai was forced to temporarily close the clothing store that bears her name, she still always put a dress... News 31 Jan 2022 | 06:20
