BID Welcomes Leonti, The Flying Fisherman, 8th Hill, Miznon, Billy’s Bakery and Jack’s Stir Brew Coffee: Slated for 2018 Openings

Before the end of the year, the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District (“BID”), which represents the 200-shop corridor between West 67^th and 82^nd Streets, will welcome six more trendsetting restaurants, bakeries and coffee shops. They include fine dining at Leonti, a new concept being developed by acclaimed chef Adam Leonti at 103 West 77^th Street in the former Dovetail space; The Flying Fisherman and take-away-focused Fish on the Fly, two new productions from The Restaurant Group in the former AG Kitchen space at 269 Columbus Avenue (72^nd and 73^rd Streets), which opened in early September; 8^th Hill, a Mediterranean restaurant coming to 359 Columbus Avenue in the former Isabella’s space (77^th Street); Miznon, a global chain that will highlight creative Mediterranean street food at 320 Columbus Avenue (75^th Street); Billy’s Bakery, a beloved downtown destination soon opening at 410 Columbus Avenue at 80^th Street; and Jack’s Stir Brew Coffee, a go-to from Tribeca to Montauk known for its organic coffee and vegan baked goods, at 370 Columbus Avenue (77^th and 78^th Streets).

“What a delicious way to end the year with this wonderful array of new dining on Columbus Avenue,” notes Columbus Avenue BID Executive Director Barbara Adler. “It really highlights the ever-increasing activity on the Avenue”

In addition to the new restaurants, 10 retailers opened shops on Columbus Avenue in 2018, rendering the corridor 94 percent occupied.

About the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District

The Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District (“BID”) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that represents merchants and property owners along tree-lined Columbus Avenue, from West 67^th to West 82^nd Streets. Formed in the landmark district in 1999, its membership includes a diverse range of retailers, restaurateurs and commercial and mixed-use property owners, comprising the commercial establishments on the avenue. The Columbus Avenue BID’s district also includes the American Museum of Natural History, Theodore Roosevelt Park, The New-York Historical Society and the Rose Center for Earth and Space.

The Columbus Avenue BID is responsible for developing a wholly sustainable streetscape with Manhattan’s first bioswale between West 76^th and 77^thStreets. For 10 years, it has produced and hosted Taste of the Upper West Side and is responsible for streetscape beautification efforts that include landscaping, lighting, solar-powered trash receptacles, and more.