Crown Club, from Major Food Group, will cater to V.I.P.s at the arena, namely Nets fans with courtside seats. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Bars and Nightclubs”
For Them, NYC Will Never Be The Same
By Gotham Rex on March 27, 2021
The city may be only months from seeming like its old self. But the pandemic has changed many lives. Source: New York Times
How Covid-19 Helped a NYC Neighborhood Rediscover Its Restaurants
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2021
In Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, the pandemic brought more change to a neighborhood in flux, as locals rallied around their restaurants. Source: New York Times
Paul Jones, a Hamptonite of Many Pursuits, Dies at 40
By Gotham Rex on March 12, 2021
Real estate agent, bouncer, furniture maker, coach and also a new father, he was known all over Long Island’s East End. Engaged to be married, he died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Richie Tienken, Whose Comedy Club Propelled Careers, Dies at 75
By Gotham Rex on March 6, 2021
At the Comic Strip, which Mr. Tienken and two partners opened in 1976, Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfeld and many others made a lot of people laugh. Source: New York Times
Remembering Joe Allen, Who Fed Broadway in Untheatrical Style
By Gotham Rex on February 9, 2021
The theater district restaurateur was famously reserved, but I caught some close-up glimpses from the next bar stool. Source: New York Times
Joe Allen, Theater District Restaurateur, Is Dead at 87
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2021
His restaurant Joe Allen and another he opened next door, Orso, have been popular hangouts for celebrities and celebrity-watchers and the flagships of an international empire. Source: New York Times
Indoor Dining Will Reopen in New York City at 25% Capacity
By Gotham Rex on January 29, 2021
Restaurants can seat customers inside starting on Feb. 14, over a month after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo shut down service as virus cases climbed. Source: New York Times
Jerry Brandt, Whose Music Clubs Captured a Moment, Dies at 82
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2021
Energizing Manhattan night life, he opened the Electric Circus in 1967 and the Ritz 13 years later. He died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Lap Dances, Karaoke, Late Hours: The Speakeasies of the Covid Era
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2021
State restrictions, and a surge in enforcement, have pushed some bars underground. Many have been hit with violations and face a challenging winter. Source: New York Times
Michael Alig, Club Kid Who Served Prison Time for Manslaughter, Is Dead
By Gotham Rex on December 26, 2020
Mr. Alig, who gained fame in the 1980s as a party promoter, was a tabloid celebrity who served 17 years in prison for manslaughter. Source: New York Times
Why This Force of 150 Sheriff’s Deputies Is Enforcing Virus Rules
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2020
The New York City Sheriff’s Office, a law enforcement team unknown to most New Yorkers, has been thrust into the spotlight during the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Suspends Indoor Dining in N.Y.C. Again
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2020
The decision, intended to slow a second wave of coronavirus cases, is a blow to the struggling restaurant industry. Source: New York Times
Piano Bars and Jazz Clubs Reopen, Calling Live Music ‘Incidental’
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2020
As the coronavirus continues to spread, Marie’s Crisis Cafe became the latest Manhattan music venue to reopen, claiming that it is not a performance venue. Source: New York Times
After Defying Virus Rules, Bar Manager Drives Car Into Sheriff’s Deputy
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2020
The manager of Mac’s Public House on Staten Island hit the deputy while fleeing from arrest after authorities confronted him, the sheriff said. Source: New York Times