opening

Known for its stellar smashed burgers, kosher chain Smash House is gearing up for the opening of its second Manhattan location, this one in the Garment District. The joint will be taking over the space previously occupied by PokeWorks at 63 West 37th Street by Sixth Avenue. “We don’t have a date yet but we … Popular burger joint Smash House is opening a new Manhattan location

A new kosher restaurant is opening in midtown Manhattan this week: Bonito 47 is set to debut at 114 West 47th Street by Sixth Avenue near the Diamond District on June 5. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because Bonito Downtown, by the same owner as upscale eatery Barnea Bistro, first debuted on 17th Street. … New Manhattan restaurant Bonito 47 serves the only kosher meat omakase in the city

Kosher crowd, rejoice: a new kosher and vegan speakeasy inspired by Mexico City just debuted right below Jajaja Mexicana at 63 Carmine Street near Varick Street by Greenwich Village. Called Bar Nena, the new destination is found inside a private room at Jajaja Mexicana, also a kosher vegan eatery. Open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, … See inside Greenwich Village kosher speakeasy Bar Nena

PopUp Bagels, the viral bagel shop that originated in Connecticut during the COVID-19 pandemic and just opened up a new storefront at 338 Columbus Avenue by 76th Street on the Upper West Side, will now officially be serving kosher bagels, according to Instagram account @kosherjunkie. In the post announcing the news, the account makes clear … Viral bagel shop PopUp Bagels on the Upper West Side is now kosher (sort of)

The Eldridge Street Synagogue at 12 Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side feels exactly like a museum: built back in 1887, the beautiful building still retains the architectural details that propelled it to National Landmark fame, in clear contrast to the other structures that call Chinatown home. Inside the synagogue, though, there is an … A new retrospective at the Museum at Eldridge Street focuses on Jewish artist Tobi Kahn

Noir, a beloved kosher bakery that has been operating in Great Neck, Long Island, a 30 minute car ride from midtown Manhattan, since 2018, has just announced its imminent expansion into the Upper West Side with plans to debut a new location at 2345 Broadway by 86th Street this upcoming July. “It will be an … Popular kosher Long Island bakery to open Upper West Side location

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann is a new play by director and producer David Serero that’s scheduled to premiere Off-Broadway at the Center for Jewish History at 15 West 16th Street by Fifth Avenue on May 21. The play, set in Jerusalem in 1961, focuses on the real-life trial of Eichmann, a German-Austrian official of … A new play about Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann will premiere in NYC next month

Although New Yorkers now flock to the Hamptons after Memorial Day every year, there was a time (the early 1900s, to be precise) when the city’s Jews would pack up for the “mountains” as the weather turned warmer. As seen in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the Catskill Mountains rapidly became mini cities where urbanites would … This museum 90 minutes outside of NYC highlights Jewish comedy acts

Nova Music Festival exhibit in NYC

Following a ten-week run in Tel Aviv, “6:29 AM The Moment Music Stood Still,” an exhibition honoring both the victims and survivors of the October 7 Nova Music Festival massacre in Israel, will be mounted in New York starting April 21 through May 25. Given the sensitivity of the topic, the possibility of protests and … A Nova Music Festival exhibit is coming to NYC this month

Exagoge immersive play

If you fancy experimental takes on historical texts, then Exagoge, a new immersive opera play about the Passover seder, is for you. Premiering at avant-garde arts center Ellen Stewart Theatre at 66 East 4th Street by Cooper Square in the East Village on April 26 (the fifth night of Passover!), the 90-minute show will run … An immersive opera play about the Passover seder is premiering in NYC this month