Spotlight on Small Businesses: DANA BLAIR DESIGNS

Spotlight on Small Businesses: DANA BLAIR DESIGNS

Spotlight on Small Businesses DANA BLAIR DESIGNS 112 West 17th Street Hours: Monday-Saturday, 12pm-7pm and Sun., 12pm-6pm Online: https://danablairdesigns.com Email: dana@danablairdesigns.com Phone: 516-815-5324 TEXT, QUESTIONS & PHOTOS BY JOANNE ADLER SINOVOI | I was walking down West 17th Street when the sign for a jewelry store caught my eye. So I walked in to have a […]

For Amy’s Bread, at Chelsea Market 25+ Years, Change Remains Baked Into Recipe for Success

For Amy’s Bread, at Chelsea Market 25+ Years, Change Remains Baked Into Recipe for Success

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | One cannot live by bread alone—but Amy Scherber, founder of Amy’s Bread, knew there was widespread appeal to this staple form of sustenance, enough to serve as the foundation for the small business she opened in 1992, staffed by five employees and located in Hell’s Kitchen. For 31 years, the store […]

Through Feb. 12, NYC Restaurant Week Has Plenty of Local Catches to Put on Your Plate

Through Feb. 12, NYC Restaurant Week Has Plenty of Local Catches to Put on Your Plate

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | NYC Restaurant Week—which began on January 17—isn’t contained to a mere seven days on the calendar. The annual wintertime gastronomic go-to happens through February 12. Its prix-fixe two-course lunches and three-course dinners for $30, $45 and $60 are available at nearly 500 restaurants across all five boroughs—but we’re containing our coverage […]

Lion Dancing, Lucky Foods, Libations: Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Pearl River Mart

Lion Dancing, Lucky Foods, Libations: Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Pearl River Mart

Pearl River Mart Celebrates the Year of the Rabbit Saturday, January 28, 5-7pm At Chelsea Market (75 Ninth Ave. btw. W. 15th & 16th Sts.) BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Few among us can resist the promise of “Lion Dancing, Lucky Foods, and Libations”—and why should they try? That incredibly effective teaser (shamelessly “borrowed” as our […]

January 8 is Cinépolis Chelsea’s Last Picture Show

January 8 is Cinépolis Chelsea’s Last Picture Show

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | After six-years of screening first-run films and serving as one of the venues for the annual Tribeca Film Festival, Cinépolis Chelsea announced this week that its lights will dim and its doors will close on Sunday, January 8. Visitors to the chain’s website, Chelsea location page (click here to visit), will […]

Survey Seeks Community Input on Flatiron & NoMad Nabes

Survey Seeks Community Input on Flatiron & NoMad Nabes

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | “You are what makes Flatiron & NoMad the heartbeat of NYC. We would love your thoughts,” said organizers, in an early 2023 posting to the website of the Flatiron NoMad Partnership (click here to visit the site). Noting that the Partnership’s team is “ready to hit the ground running,” they’re asking the public […]