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... News 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
Flower Power storefront in the East Village. Photo: Mitali Sapra The Power of Herbs Located in the heart of East Village is a shop that believes in the power of herbs. The small store has everything ranging... News 23 Jun 2022 | 10:08
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
86th Street Photo on the Upper East Side. Photo: Zachary Weg The Photo King Waiting on Yury Pinkhasov was like waiting on a rock star. Pinkhasov is the owner of 86th Street Photo, one of the rare independent... News 26 May 2022 | 01:05
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
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
Schilling Bar & Restaurant in FiDi. Photo: schillingnyc.com Bars Are Not Excited About the Potential for Permanent To-Go Alcohol Governor Kathy Hochul’s push to make to-go alcohol a permanent staple in New York still has a lot of unanswered questions;... News 28 Jan 2022 | 03:21
Caffe Reggio in the snow. Photo: Lena Batyuk At Caffe Reggio, a Rich History is Poured into Every Cup The café that made the first cappuccino in the United States is — like its coffee — still going strong thanks to second-generation... News 17 Jan 2022 | 09:24
