The Good Old Days, 6th Ave.

Target Union Square has finally opened in the former Food Emporium location at Union Square East. At a time when Target is closing other stores partly in response to unprecedented theft, it will be interesting to see what safeguards they put in place in this new location.

Tomorrow (Tuesday 2/2) a product launch for Beyonce’s new Heat perfume will include an all-red light and fog show in Union Square for six hours starting at 6PM. Interesting.

Au Bon Pain on 5th Avenue….dunzo.

It served the neighborhood well for years from the corner of University and 13th, but Vietnamese restaurant L’Annam is no more. So long, lemongrass chicken.

When the new Hyatt Hotel opens on 4th Ave. and 13 St. on January 2, it will feature The Fourth, a breakfast, lunch, and dinner bistro on the ground floor.

Glaze Teriyaki Grill has opened up near Union Square. Their signature teriyaki entrees ($6.75 to $9.50) include chargrilled chicken thigh or breast, Japanese BBQ hanger steak, fresh-never-frozen organic salmon, boneless pork loin, wok vegetables or soy marinated tofu. It’s on 4th Ave. between 13th and 14th.