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Touch It, Smell It, Love It: How We Keep the Upper West Side Alive

Summary by westsiderag.com
Photographs by Yvonne Vávra. By Yvonne Vávra Playtime is over at the corner of 84th and Amsterdam. The West Side Kids are not all right. After 44 years in business, the neighborhood toy store is closing for good. According to the owner, the killjoys came in a pair: online competition and a new player, tariffs. Another local shop is shutting down, another burst of color turning into “Space Available.” Oof. Some of us have memories stored in there…
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westsiderag.com broke the news in New York, United States on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
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