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Tucked away on a once-quiet corner on Bleecker and 11th Street in the West Village, the Biography Bookshop — a treasure trove of both forgotten titles and newer releases with easy-on-the-wallet bargains — has been a West Village institution since it opened 24 years ago. But next month the beloved store Read More
Location: Steve, you’re opening a second Magnolia Bakery on Columbus Avenue this week, and Danny, you just opened a second Mermaid Inn on Amsterdam Avenue this past November. Both of you used to live here on the Upper West Side. What is it about the neighborhood that brought you back for these new endeavors?
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Hallowed cupcake mecca Magnolia Bakery has spawned a second location — three times bigger — on the Upper West Side.
For this week’s Observer, out tomorrow, I sat down with Magnolia owner Steve Abrams and brother Danny Abrams, owner of the Mermaid Inn, who similarly opened a second location in the same Read More
