Schapiro’s
Nitecap Says Goodnight to Rivington Street After Six Years
Posted September 29, 2020 at 5:10 am
Nitecap probably needs one right about now. The basement bar – founded in 2014 by David Kaplan and Alex Day of Death & Co. fame – announced its permanent closure on Instagram last night, citing challenges due to COVID-19 and debts still owed. Nitecap closed down, with the rest of the city, at the outset […]
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Star Pastry Chef Shoots the Moon with ‘Supermoon Bakehouse’ Opening Tomorrow on Rivington Street
Posted October 6, 2017 at 5:03 am
The Supermoon Bakehouse officially launches on Rivington Street tomorrow. Paper again covers the windows of the storefront, obstructing the stacks of iridescent, Instagram friendly boxes. The pastry chef behind the counter is Ry Stephen, the co-founder of Mr. Holmes Bakehouse in San Francisco. His business partner in the venture is head designer Aron Tzimas. Apparently, […]
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The ‘Supermoon Bakehouse’ is Closer to Opening on Rivington Street
Last modified October 3, 2017 at 11:45 am
Underway since last spring, the Supermoon Bakehouseis ready to rise on Rivington Street. Filling the retail void left by the ill-fated Schapiro’s hangout. The butcher paper affixed to the floor-to-ceiling glass came down over the weekend to show off a new window display. Branded boxes pimping the Supermoon moniker, and the pithy “Bite me, NYC” […]
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The ‘Supermoon Bakehouse’ Rises at the Old Schapiro’s Bar on Rivington Street
Posted July 27, 2017 at 9:37 am
Sugar Sweet Sunshine will soon have some company on the block. Indeed, a new bakery is currently readying 120 Rivington Street, the one-story building previously occupied by Schapiro’s. Workers onsite reveal the identity of the newcomer as something called the Supermoon Bakehouse. However, there isn’t much else known about the place just yet. All we […]
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German-Filipino Fusion Bar Angles for the Dead Schapiro’s Spot on Rivington Street
Posted November 8, 2016 at 5:16 am
Shuttered and papered for three months straight, 120 Rivington Street will soon be reborn. The Schapiro’s bar-restaurant – named for the iconic winery of same that once occupied the city block – closed for good in August. It was a three-year run. Now a group of seemingly unseasoned applicants – Daniel Dabrowski, Rebecca Kush, Michael […]
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Schapiro’s Bar Looks to be Donezo After 3 Years on Rivington Street
Last modified August 8, 2016 at 7:23 am
The departure of Nitecap from the basement of Rivington Street was seemingly the first sign of troubled waters. This piggybacking basement lounge – run by Alex Day, Natasha David, and David Kaplan – relocated down the block to bar 151 (which they owned) last month. Now the upstairs establishment is likewise out. Schapiro’s is donezo. […]
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Nitecap to Reopen Tomorrow Down the Block in Bar 151 Space
Posted July 20, 2016 at 5:19 am
The cocktail den beneath Schapiro’s – Nitecap – just announced its move down the block to the basement of 151 Rivington Street. Ownership closed the establishment last week, and plans on reopening in the new space, heretofore occupied by 151, tomorrow evening. They had been at this address for two years. A sign atop the […]
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Death & Company Vets Open Basement Club Called ‘Nitecap’ at Schapiro’s on Rivington Street
Posted March 10, 2014 at 6:03 am
You knew this was coming. It’s pretty much a given that any upscale eatery would open a bar downstairs. The nascent nostalgia-loving Schapiro’s restaurant at 120 Rivington Street just pimped out its basement to a pair of nightlife heavyweights. David Kaplan and Alex Day from Death & Co. recently secured the dungeon space for an endeavor […]
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Cops Nab Cell Phone Thief on Rivington Street Early Yesterday
Last modified March 28, 2017 at 11:19 pm
Cell phone robberies are seemingly on the rise of late. A tipster tells us that early yesterday morning, two male Hispanics allegedly snatched a woman’s cell phone outside 123 Rivington Street (Welcome to the Johnson’s). Apparently plainclothes officers in an undercover cab witnessed the scene, while the woman screamed “give me my phone.” Cops tackled […]
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Notes from CB3: National Underground Sold; Tiny Fork, Schapiro’s Approved
Posted July 16, 2013 at 5:28 am
There weren’t as many fireworks as in recent months, but still plenty of drama for the panel, which was seated behind a narrow bar. Herewith, some quick highlights.
