Art Laboratory, filed as Wine Art Laboratory, is planned for 40 Avenue B with Georgian small plates, curated cheeses and a global wine program. The concept is linked to Georgian artist Giorgi Togonidze.

Creators behind the 'Visit Sicily' social project opened a bakery-café at 86 E. 7th St., serving cannoli, cassata and arancini made with imported Sicilian ingredients.

Pop Smoke's family is opening Pop's Place in Canarsie and is hiring experienced baristas. A recent pop-up offered a preview of merch and menu items.

RokuNana pairs a bustling sushi izakaya downstairs with a Renaissance‑inspired speakeasy upstairs on the Lower East Side. Owner Aric Ao says the menu blends Japanese technique with bold, cross‑cultural flavors.

The NYC Health Department has closed the Industry City location of Ayat — the Michelin-featured Palestinian restaurant group now expanding nationally — after an inspection that produced 88 points of violations, including a carbon monoxide reading above the safe threshold, two food temperature failures, and no accessible handwashing facility.

Arwa Yemeni Coffee has leased 2,000 square feet at 310 North Seventh in Williamsburg on a 10-year deal — the brand’s first New York City outpost. The tenancy arrives as Yemeni cafés gain traction locally.

Rosa Pizza's Bay Terrace location technically holds a Grade A. A closer look at its last year of NYC health inspections — including mice evidence on two separate visits, a 48-point midsummer inspection featuring flies and drainage issues, and three visits scoring 25 points or higher — suggests the A in the window is doing some heavy lifting.

Jajaja Mexicana just opened its sixth and biggest location in Miami's Wynwood. Its West Village NYC location, meanwhile, has been ordered closed by the health department after three failed inspections in one week — mice and roaches on the first visit, a worse score and a failure-to-comply citation on the second, and live roaches still present on the third.

Uotora, the tiny Crown Heights omakase counter, will close after service on Tuesday, ending nearly eight years of neighborhood sushi.

Hyderabadi Zaiqa has expanded into a larger 9th Avenue spot in Hell's Kitchen, adding dining rooms and a bar while its W52nd counter switches to takeout.

Norma’s will take over the former Blue 82 at 82 N. Pearl, bringing a low-key bar with pressed sandwiches and six to eight draft lines to downtown Albany. The owners are targeting an August/September 2026 opening.

A new cocktail lounge from Legeard Studio and Opus Hospitality has opened in Chelsea, offering ritual-driven cocktails, a glowing bar and a compact small-plates menu.

Nino Coniglio is opening Coniglio’s Di Napoli at 616 Metropolitan in Williamsburg this summer. Expect coal‑oven pies and old‑school Italian‑American mains.