Feasting Under the High Line: Who Will Fill Renzo Piano-Designed Restaurant?
The High Line may be getting its very own Tavern on the Green—call it the Pub under the Tracks. Read More
Tavern on the Green
Audited! Parks And Recreation Get a Stern Talking To
The Parks Department has left a bad taste in the city's mouth—and its coffers.
Yesterday, Comptroller John Liu announced that Parks lost the city $8.8 million by poorly managing concessions and vendors, according to a new audit from the comptroller's office. Read More
Bloomberg Not Hungry for Trump to Take Over Tavern
Could Tavern On The Green Be Saved?
Word got out yesterday that Tavern on the Green may be on the fast track for a new era of pond-side dinner opulence. The beloved Central Park restaurant has been closed for over a year since union and bankruptcy issues shut the doors in early 2010, but it seems to have found a savior in Read More
In Other News ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?
In Other News…: Semi-Obscure Literary Reference Edition!
Print is dead! Cotton is not. Look, a magazine you can wear! Ah, the media. Ah, humanity.
Dude bidding on Mosque site also created a complex called "Chess City." In Russia. Kinda like Legoland...except...worse.
Vinnie and Angelina get paid less than the other Jerz Shore "talent" for appearances. Angelina getting short-shrift makes sense, but Read More
Cuozzo Slams Ward, Bloomberg Over Tavern on the Green Debacle
The New York Post's Steve Cuozzo, self-appointed defender of New York's culinary legacy, is spitting mad at Mayor Bloomberg and the Hotel Trades Council's Peter Ward over the demise of Tavern on the Green, which he says will continue to sit empty because the union's labor agreement with the city is so onerous it has Read More
Eye Opener: My Dinner With Hiram
Cipriani's, Trump may be interested in Tavern on the Green. [NYT]
Philippe Petit will teach tightrope walking in Williamsburg this summer. [NYP]
Condo sales are on the rise. [WSJ]
Want to read an awful account of Hiram Monserrate's date with the woman he abused? [NYDN]
Little Guy Gets Screwed Again, This Time at Tavern on the Green
Same old story, new setting: Tavern on the Green. Unlikely source of story: Wall Street Journal. The Journal on Tuesday writes about the collateral damage of the failed negotiations between the union and restaurateur Dean Poll to reopen Tavern on the Green.
Turns out it's not just the city's image that's suffering. It's also all those out-of-work waiters.
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Cipriani, Trump Express Interest in Tavern
Less than 24 hours after talks between would-be Tavern on the Green operator Dean Poll and the union representing the restaurant's workers collapsed, the Cipriani company and Donald Trump have already expressed interest in the defunct eatery.
Here's the typically bombastic Mr. Trump speaking to The New York Times:
"If I could help the city Read More
Tavern on the Green Talks Collapse; Restaurant Up for Grabs Again; Meantime, a Snack Bar
Restaurateur Dean Poll has officially withdrawn from talks with the labor union representing Tavern on the Green's 400 workers, forcing the city to search anew for an operator to run one of the country's most storied—and lucrative—restaurants.
In a statement issued late Thursday, Mr. Poll said, “It is with great regret that we are unable Read More
Tavern Negotiations Near Breaking Point
The Wall Street Journal adds its voice to the recent spate of stories about the still fruitless negotiations between labor and incoming Tavern operator Dean Poll that would allow one of New York City's most storied restaurants to finally reopen.
According to the Journal, "The sticking points include the naming of an arbitrator and the Read More
Tavern on the Green in the Dark
It's slow going for the supposedly-soon-to-reopen Tavern on the Green. The Post reports that despite Bloomberg's efforts to move things along, new licensee Dean Poll and union chief Peter Ward remain at an impasse--and that it now looks like the restaurant will remain closed "for a long time to come."
"Poll was Read More
New York Restaurants Make Lots of Money
New York City is home to almost a third of the country's top-grossing restaurants, according to Restaurants & Institutions' rankings.
In fact, it appears that New York's restaurants can rake in dollars even as they flounder: the stricken Tavern on the Green comes in at number two. And Craftsteak, now revamped as Read More
City Beats LeRoys for ‘Tavern on the Green’ Name
New York City has prevailed in its battle with the LeRoy family over ownership of the trademarked name of "Tavern on the Green," according to a report just issued by Bloomberg News:
“Because the undisputed facts show that the city established and continuously maintained a restaurant under the name ‘Tavern on the Green’ at the same Read More
The New Lord Of the Tavern
It was Feb. 27, 2008, and Kay LeRoy, ex-wife of the late flamboyant restaurateur Warner LeRoy, and their daughter Jennifer were hosting a dinner at Tavern on the Green. The purpose was to rededicate the Pavilion Room in honor of Jennifer's late brother Max, a room that now included a 167-foot panoramic mural of Read More
