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One trend we’ve been reading about is New York City restaurants opening branches in Miami. Some already had a second location there, and others opened […]
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This month we have been reflecting on how some shops and restaurants have managed to be successful in these very difficult times. One example of […]
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A new book, Walking Manhattan Sideways: Side Street Businesses That Have Stood the Test of Time will probably be of interest to In & Out […]
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What struck me most this month was all the construction going on around outdoor dining. Now that outdoor dining will continue year-round, restaurants are scrambling […]
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While a number of places re-opened, and some new shops appeared, this month saw more closings than I have ever observed. Outdoor dining continued, with […]
Mini Melanie and Hot Bread Kitchen Incubates
By Caroline Benveniste There is a new stand in Chelsea Market called Mini Melanie and when you find it you will be astounded at the […]
A New Store for Li-Lac Chocolates
By Caroline Benveniste In the December 2016 issue of WestView News we ran an article entitled “The Best of Food Shopping in the West Village” […]
Shakespeare and Company
I love Caroline Benveniste’s column. This is a question for her. What ever happened to the Shakespeare and Company bookstore that was supposed to open […]
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Things were quieter this month, both for openings and closings, with most of the activity concentrated in the Meatpacking area. Chelsea Market and Gansevoort Market […]
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The title of this month’s In & Out could be “Delayed Gratification.” There were just two openings, a number of closings, but lots of projects […]
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This month we saw mostly closings, something that often happens in the winter, with five on Bleecker Street alone. Hopefully next month we will have […]
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January was a quiet month for openings and closings. One trend we observed was that a number of shops that opened in challenging locations closed […]
Jacques Benveniste, 1928-2019
By Caroline Benveniste My father, Jacques Benveniste, a longtime Village resident, died unexpectedly on January 7, 2019. He was 90 years old. He was found […]
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Open Top Openings: Encore 1 Little West 12th Street (between Gansevoort Street and Ninth Avenue) When I spoke to Harold Moore a few months ago […]
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Correction: in the October In & Out, we reported that Toosh, a shoe store at Bleecker Street (east of 7th Avenue South) was closing. We […]
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Correction: in the September In & Out, we reported that Ghandi Café (283 Bleecker Street east of 7th Avenue South) appeared to have closed. Not […]
Dine in Lefkada Tonight
Mediterranean Cuisine—Made with Love: From the Greek Island of Lefkada to Manhattan’s Westside Market, by Maria Zoitas By Caroline Benveniste With the dwindling number of […]
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Retail may be struggling, but some brands have decided that the way forward is to improve customer experience, and one approach is to add food […]