The empty storefront on Broadway at 84th Street, where Morris Brothers stood, is haunting — in more ways than one.
Neon posters advertising the opening of a costume superstore, just in time for Halloween, are plastered across the windows of what used to be the storied Jewish-owned sportswear shop, a fixture of the Upper […]

Eli Halili gets what he wants. And he has a wooden bench with his name on it to prove it.
The 28-year-old Israeli was determined to rent out a storefront on Mott Street in NoLita, (the downtown Manhattan area north of Little Italy). Problem was, there were no stores available. So he chose a […]

Jose de Meirelles is going American, and informal. And he’s betting that there’s a market in the Jewish food world for a sophisticated kosher bar.
The owner of the famed kosher steakhouse Le Marais, de Meirelles has just opened The Clubhouse Café, an American-style bar and restaurant located just across the street from his high-toned French […]