So I swung by the location of the new wine store which is The Lenox Grand at 381 Lenox. Since it was
morning the store wasn’t open, but they are fully stocked and ready for business. There is no signage yet, other than the grand opening sign, but I was shocked to see that area of Lenox coming together. The wine store is located right across from the Dancy Auto Dealer.
Next door to the wine store, a restaurant was prepping to open (no sign advertising the name either) and next to the restaurant is Uptown Gems, the pre-K program run by Harlem Children’s Zone.
On Sunday I noticed quite a bit of activity in Doug E.’s on Seventh Avenue. I suspect if all is in order they should be open before the end of the year. Also along 7th, I saw that they are opening another Harlem location for KUMON.
I also checked out Mojo, located on the corner of St. Nicholas and 119th Street a couple of doors down from Billie’s Black. The exterior of the business is dressed in an eyecatching purple. From the outside it looks intriguing. I will definely have to see what they have to offer once they open.
ericael
November 28, 2008
I met the wine people on Wednesday (called Lenox Wines). They also own the restaurants opening next door, which is supposed to be a pizza buffet and a take-out place. The wine store was a nice size, decent selection with a lot of bottles in the $10-20 range. The owner or manager I met was really nice– he said they believe very strongly in supporting the neighborhood and contributing to local job creation. The restaurants are slated to open this Saturday. With the loss of Slice of Harlem, there wasn’t anywhere nearby to get pizza beyond the major delivery chains, and no way of getting a single slice. I’m looking forward to checking it out.