For the first time in decades, there are no Italian restaurants on University Place.
A sign of the times. The long abandoned Zen Palate restaurant on Union Square West has been stripped of its copper facade as high as human hands can reach. Copper scavengers on the prowl.
Yum, a new French bakery on Broadway between 13th and 14th.
Note that September 24 is the date this year for the annual Harvest in the Square celebration. Tickets are $115. Go here for details.
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Levain Bakery, known for its signature crispy-on-the-outside, chewy-on-the-inside cookies, just opened its 14th location at 2 West 18th Street. Check out its exclusive black-and-white cookie flavor, only found at this location.
