• Ian Schrager: Times Square Edition was a hit, even though it’s closing

    Ian Schrager: Times Square Edition was a hit, even though it’s closing

    Studio 54 co-founder Ian Schrager says his Times Square Edition hotel was a major hit, even though it’s closing just a year after its ballyhooed opening. Bloomberg reported that the hotel, operated by Marriott, is shuttering Aug. 13, and Marriott notified the property’s owner Maefield Development in March as part of a foreclosure proceeding. View …
  • NYC restaurants worry customer-density rules will sour reopenings

    NYC restaurants worry customer-density rules will sour reopenings

    Owners of many shuttered Big Apple restaurants are less worried about making rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic than they are about customer-density rules likely to be put in place once they reopen. Le Bernardin chef and co-owner Eric Ripert is hopeful that he can work with his landlord to keep the great, three-Michelin-star seafood …