By Scott Etkin and Lisa Kava
Gerard Anthony Salon at 580 Amsterdam Ave. (between West 88th and 89th streets) closed on May 24th. While the physical salon is closed, Joe Vitale and Joseph Patti, the owners, will continue to operate as Gerard Anthony Salon but will work out of Salli B Salon (250 West 88th Street) as of June 3rd. Vitale and Patti will work Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Their phone number remains the same (212-932-8531).
Vitale and Patti also previously owned Salon 84 on West 84th Street from 2010 to 2020. “After 14 wonderful years of having the privilege of operating two salons on the Upper West Side, economic challenges have made it no longer feasible for us to remain in business independently,” the pair wrote in a letter to clients.
“We have had a long-standing professional relationship with Salli and we thought our two businesses would be a good fit,” Vitale told West Side Rag. (Thanks to Tracy for the tip.)
Future Face & Body, a medspa for aesthetic treatments, opened three weeks ago at 42 West 72nd St. (between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West). Services include Botox, fillers, facials, and IV therapy. “People are starting to do [Botox] at a much younger age as a preventative way from getting wrinkles,” Russ Aminov, the owner, said on a call with the Rag. Aminov has a background as a nurse practitioner. He chose to open his practice on the Upper West Side because he worked here earlier in his career and had fond memories of the neighborhood. “It’s calmer, which I enjoy better,” Aminov said of the neighborhood. The office is open Monday through Thursday, and Sunday.
108 Food Dried Hot Pot, a Chinese restaurant at 2794 Broadway (southeast corner of West 108th Street) appears to be closed. There is a “Closed” sign posted on the storefront and it is listed as “Permanently Closed” on Google. The restaurant, which opened in 2017 and received a four-star review from Eater, did not respond to West Side Rag’s outreach. “Thank you for your long-term support,” reads a posting on the restaurant’s website. (Thanks to Dan for the tip.)
Lift NYC, a personal strength training studio, has relocated to 2212 Broadway (between West 78th and 79th streets) from 171 West 80th St. The new gym is larger – with space for five personal training sessions at a time, instead of two at the previous space – and features new equipment, including new weights, a treadmill, and an air bike.
The space at West 80th Street has been converted into Lift NYC – Pilates, a boutique Pilates studio with four reformer machines. Ashley Culver, the owner of both businesses, took classes at Pilates studios across the city to recruit her favorite teachers, she told the Rag. Many of her clients enjoy working out at both places. “I think strength training is very, very important, but Pilates is a really nice complement because it works a lot on core, a lot on stability and then mobility and flexibility,” she said. There is a discounted “founding membership” available at the Pilates studio for the first 50 members. Individual classes and class packs can also be purchased. (Thanks to Diane for the tip.)
Spear, a physical therapy clinic, is planning to open on June 30th at 2708 Broadway (between West 103rd and 104th streets), a representative confirmed to the Rag. Spear has dozens of locations across New York City, New Jersey, and Westchester. Its rehab centers have physical therapists, occupational therapists, hand therapists, and other specialists on staff to help patients recover from injuries. In Manhattan, this will be Spear’s farthest-uptown location. There are already several locations on the UWS: 59th Street, 67th Street, 75th Street, 82nd Street, and 92nd Street. The space used to be Discount Mart, which closed in January.
ICYMI: Mama’s Pizza at 941 Amsterdam Ave. (northeast corner of West 106th Street) closed on May 28th after more than 20 years at this location. The lease was ending and an extensive renovation was needed, owner Frank Tuttolomondo told West Side Rag. The plan is to relocate nearby, though nothing’s official yet. Tuttolomondo, who also runs the popular pizza shop Mama’s Too at 2750 Broadway, is the grandson of Marianinna, who was the namesake of “Mama’s”. She founded it with Tuttolomondo’s grandfather and ran it with his uncles. Frank Tuttolomondo took over the business in 2008. Staff members from Mama’s Pizza will be temporarily working at Mama’s Too until the new location opens. The Tuttolomondo family has a 60-year history of operating pizza businesses on the Upper West Side.
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