Tavern on the Green’s new beer garden, which seats 100 people. Photo via A Walk in the Park.
Two new places will let you drink outside, while one local bar has closed its doors. Read about that and many more openings and closings below.
Tavern on the Green has now opened a beer garden outside the restaurant with three kinds of beers on tap — Spaten, Budweiser and Hoegaarden — for $6 to $7 for a pint or $18 for a pitcher. Burgers are $18, notes A Walk in the Park. (That doesn’t seem to conform to the community board’s demand that Tavern serve fare for the common folk). It’s open until 11 p.m. during the week and 1 a.m. on weekends.
Speaking of beer gardens, West End Hall is opening in the former home of 5 Lamps Tavern on 105th street. Construction is well under way, but the exact opening date isn’t clear yet. The 2,000-square-foot backyard area is a big draw, but Five Lamps drew noise complaints from locals.
One of the newsstands in Verdi Square has closed, and the other newsstand in the square is only open sporadically, Randy notes. “Some public agency financed the building of two newstands when this plaza was built (one built into the building, one free-standing), but the public is not being served if they are not open and functioning.”
The Village Pourhouse at 982 Amsterdam Avenue near 109th street has closed its doors after being open for seven years. It’s not yet clear what’s coming to the space. Management wrote a brief farewell note on the website.
Martial arts school Harmony By Karate just moved from the Reebok Sports Club on 67th and Columbus to 251 West 81st on the NW corner of Broadway and 81st street, directly below Teavana.
Men’s clothing store Bestall is set to open on Columbus between 73rd and 74th streets on May 28. They’re offering West Side Rag readers a 25% discount if you use the code UWS25 on their website. In fact, they announced the opening date with Roman numerals!
Clarins cosmetics store on Columbus between 71st and 72nd has closed. Thanks to June for the tip.
French-inspired rotisserie chicken restaurant Poulette is set to open at 80th and Amsterdam in mid-June, Harriet tells us. We first wrote about them here.
Chirping Chicken is opening at 106th street and Columbus Avenue. With a KFC and Koko Wings at 106th and Broadway that street is quickly becoming dangerous for chickens.
Europan on 66th and Columbus is closed for renovations until July. Thanks to Andrew for the tip.
Laundromat Xtreem Clean at Amsterdam and 98th street will close on Friday, June 26. “No idea what we’ll do,” wrote Lisa Gurley, who sent in the tip. Maybe join this movement?
Thanks to everyone who sent in tips. Keep them coming!
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