{"id":243123,"date":"2026-05-25T15:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T15:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/243123\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T15:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T15:51:07","slug":"an-investigation-into-whether-miznon-will-ever-open-in-morningside-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/243123\/","title":{"rendered":"An Investigation Into Whether Miznon Will Ever Open in Morningside Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The front of Miznon. Photos by Gus Saltonstall<\/p>\n

By Gus Saltonstall<\/p>\n

In October of 2022, Columbia University announced<\/a> that the fast-casual Mediterranean eatery Miznon would soon be opening its doors at 2895 Broadway, between West 112th and 113th streets.<\/p>\n

Signage for Miznon on the storefront then went up in the summer of 2023. That signage has stayed up, for nearly three years, as has the \u201cComing Soon\u201d message for the Columbia University location on the eatery\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Miznon\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

Yet, despite the real-world and online signage, Miznon has never opened.\u00a0For years, readers have emailed West Side Rag asking \u201cWhy?\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cHi, wondering if you know when\/if Miznon is opening 113th and Broadway,\u201d Tammy Spielman wrote to the Rag in 2024. Another reader, Gary Levin, wrote in February of this year, \u201cBut at least three years after signage went up at Miznon, and despite construction activity in recent months, the store \u2014 which looks nearly complete \u2014 remains unopened. Do you have any intel?\u201d<\/p>\n

Harper Raines framed it as a plea: \u201cPlease do your loyal readers and restaurant lovers a favor and ask Miznon management when they plan to open a new place at 2895 Broadway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the past few years, this West Side Rag reporter has sent a couple of requests for information to Miznon about the Morningside Heights location, but there was no response.<\/p>\n

This time around, we were determined to get an answer. And that we did, but not right away.<\/p>\n

On May 18, the Rag sent a request for information through Miznon\u2019s contact option on its website. When no response came that day, WSR followed up by sending the same request for information to the restaurant\u2019s posted email address.<\/p>\n

The Rag also visited Miznon on Tuesday to see if we could find out anything in person.<\/p>\n

On our visit, we did not see anyone in the restaurant space, but it was clear from looking through the window that there was ongoing active work. Inside, there is a grill and a counter near the back wall of the space, along with a handful of chairs and tables.<\/p>\n

There were also dozens of boxes, as well as what appeared to be construction plans and energy drinks suggesting workers had recently been inside.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The many job filings posted on the front door of 2895 Broadway.<\/p>\n

The front door of 2895 Broadway is plastered with job filings and notices from the city.<\/p>\n

With no response yet from Miznon, and nobody inside the storefront to speak with in person, the permits provided another way to find information about the possibility of the restaurant opening. But first, the Rag also emailed Columbia\u2019s Board of Trustees, which owns 2895 Broadway, to ask when Miznon might open. That email has gone unanswered.<\/p>\n

The postings on the door of 2895 Broadway listed three different government agencies: The New York City Department of Buildings, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, and the New York State Liquor Authority.<\/p>\n

Starting with the DOB, the types of projects being performed within the building could provide clues into whether Miznon was on its way.<\/p>\n

At 2895 Broadway, there were seven recently permitted construction jobs associated with a ground-floor restaurant called \u201cMiznon\u201d; however, some of these permits were allowed to expire before being completed.<\/p>\n

From November of 2025 to January of 2026, jobs had been finished within the Miznon storefront for \u201cgeneral construction,\u201d \u201cstructural work,\u201d \u201cHVAC work,\u201d \u201cstorefront work,\u201d and \u201cinterior demolition work.\u201d On the other hand, permits for plumbing and sprinkler work had been allowed to expire without being completed.<\/p>\n

Since 2895 Broadway is within the Morningside Heights Historic District, there is certain work that needs to be approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which most recently approved a permit for the address in 2023 in connection to HVAC work.<\/p>\n

And then there was the New York State Liquor Authority.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Liquor Authority confirmed to the Rag that it had \u201cconditionally approved\u201d a liquor license on September 23, 2025, for a restaurant called Miznon at 2895 Broadway. A common conditionality the state agency connects to its licenses is that the restaurant be open in order for full approval to take place.<\/p>\n

The answer to whether or when Miznon will open had not been answered yet, but at this point, the Rag knew Miznon had taken the time in the past couple of years to submit applications to both the Landmarks Preservation Commission and for a liquor license. Additionally, it had completed DOB-approved work for projects that could indicate preparation for a restaurant opening.<\/p>\n

On May 19, the Rag again reached out through both the contact form on Miznon\u2019s website and to its email address.<\/p>\n

And then it happened.<\/p>\n

On May 20, a spokesperson named Emily Castro from Nike Communications sent the Rag the following:<\/p>\n

\u201cHope you\u2019re doing well \u2013 the Miznon\u00a0team forwarded me your email about the\u00a0Miznon opening at 2895 Broadway,\u201d Castro wrote. \u201cThe team understands that the opening has been delayed but are extremely excited about this opening and are looking forward to opening its doors in the coming months.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile I don\u2019t have an exact timeline at the moment, I will be sure I reach out as soon as I have confirmed details,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The Rag followed up by asking for the reasons behind the more than four-year delay, but Castro has not responded as of Monday.<\/p>\n

That is where we end.<\/p>\n

Miznon will hopefully open its Morningside Heights location \u201cin the coming months.\u201d<\/p>\n

Subscribe to West Side Rag\u2019s FREE email newsletter\u00a0here<\/a>. And you can Support the Rag\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The front of Miznon. Photos by Gus Saltonstall By Gus Saltonstall In October of 2022, Columbia University announced…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243124,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-243123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}