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PLANNED PROJECTS/RENOVATIONS Trump SoHo—New York Jacob K. Javits Convention Center David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center Tavern on the Green Rainbow Room Brooklyn Academy of Music Museum of the City of New York Hudson Yards Whitney Museum of American Art Downtown Pier 94 Meadowlands Xanadu   NEWEST SPACES El Museo del Barrio Stage 37 Peninsula New York's Meeting and Function Space Crosby Street Hotel S.V.A. Theatre President Hotel A Voce Columbus Abe & Arthur's Murphy and Dine Gallery Skylight One Hanson Spin New York SD26 10 on the Park at Time Warner Center Trattoria Cinque The Pierre Agua Dulce Columbia University Faculty House Museum of Chinese in America Dixon Place Discovery Times Square Exposition Brooklyn Bowl Aureole DBGB Kitchen & Bar Polycom Solutions Center Avenue High Line Park Soho House New York Bohemian National Hall     Venue News Archive 10.23.09 11:28 AM This Week: Café des Artistes Could Reopen, Bon Jovi to Kick Off Stadium Opening If new investors and interested restaurateurs can reach an agreement with the local labor union, Café des Artistes may reopen. [Crain's] Yet another lawsuit has been brought against the development of the Atlantic Yards: On Monday, groups organized by Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn sought to challenge the M.T.A.'s approval of the project. [NYO] The City Planning Commission has approved the Related Companies' proposal to revitalize the Kingsbridge Armory, a project that will add shops and a movie theater to the landmark site in the Bronx. [NYT] In addition to approving the Kingsbridge Armory project and Jean Nouvel's tower for MoMA, the city also gave the green light to the Related Companies' redevelopment of the Hudson Yards. [Architect's Paper] Next spring, a Jon Bon Jovi concert will kick off the opening of the new $1.6 billion stadium for the Giants and the Jets. [AP] MORE >> 10.19.09 9:00 AM Trump SoHo to Open in February With Italian Restaurant, Penthouse Event Space, Meeting Facilities A rendering of the Trump SoHo's Quattro Gastronomia Italiana Rendering: Courtesy of Trump Hotel Collection Despite some hiccups—construction delays and lawsuits waged by community groups—Donald Trump's newest New York hotel is now expected to open early next year. The Trump SoHo, which broke ground in May 2007, is slated to open February 1 with 391 guest rooms, restaurant Quattro Gastronomia Italiana, a bilevel spa, and plenty of meeting space. Designed by Handel Architects—with interiors from the Rockwell Group—the 46-story glass tower on Spring Street is one of the tallest buildings in the area and offer views of the surrounding neighborhood. MORE >> 10.16.09 12:52 PM This Week: Tavern on the Green Starts Legal Fight With the City, Whitney to Build High Line Location Within Five Years A rendering of the Whitney Museum of American Art's proposed satellite location Rendering: Courtesy of Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Cooper, Robertson & Partners The current operators of Tavern on the Green and the Parks Department are prepared to fight in court over the rights to the Central Park eatery's name. [Crain's] Meanwhile, a federal judge ruled to allow the LeRoy family to occupy the restaurant past December 31—the expiration date of its lease—giving them time to auction off Tavern on the Green's assets. [NYT] Governor David Paterson has some critics concerned that he may be supporting one of the groups currently bidding for the Aqueduct Racetrack project. [NYP] The Whitney Museum of American Art has signed the final agreement with the city to build its Renzo Piano-designed satellite venue at the foot of the High Line; construction should begin within the next five years. [NYT] MORE >> 10.09.09 1:44 PM This Week: IFC Center Will Add 100 New Seats, Jane Hotel Still Under Fire The IFC Center in the West Village is planning an expansion, which will include the addition of two new theaters by the end of the year. [NYT] Ferry Point, a golf course in the Bronx that was originally announced in 1998, will begin construction later this month and is scheduled to be completed by fall 2011. [WSJ] Next year, prices for some of Yankee Stadium's most expensive seats will drop and a quarter of the Legends Suite section will become the Champions Suite, but with no access to the on-site restaurant. [NYP] A new facility that will expand the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center's current footprint is scheduled to open in June 2010. [BizBash] City inspectors hit the Jane Hotel—the latest hotspot irritating its neighbors—and found the property's nightclub in violation of several fire, safety, and building codes. [NYMag] MORE >> 10.05.09 11:34 AM Auto Show Organizers Announce Expected Completion Date for Javits Expansion The current Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash At last, a bigger Javits. Long-awaited and much-delayed, the expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center has finally begun, and on Friday morning the organizers of the New York International Auto Show announced that the first phase is expected to be completed by June 2010. Originally envisioned during former governor George Pataki's administration and subject to numerous budget cuts, the scaled-back $463 million project received final approval from New York's Public Authority Control Board in July. The two components of the development involve the construction of a 100,000-square-foot facility on the Midtown West block bounded by 39th Street, 11th Avenue, 40th Street, and 12th Avenue—which will be connected to the existing center by a 15-foot-wide passageway—and the repair of the current site's leaky roof. The addition on the north side of the campus, tentatively named Javits Center North, will increase exhibition space by 40,000 square feet, with the other 60,000 devoted to prefunction, registration, and food service areas, as well as a truck court and loading docks. Once this area is available for use, renovations will start next June and finish by 2013. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Javits Expansion Watch, New York International Auto Show 10.02.09 12:04 PM This Week: Bidding to Start Soon on Union Square Park Restaurant, Chanterelle Closes On Tuesday, Jeff Zalaznick, founder of Alwayshungryny.com, and restaurateur Joe Bastianich launched Dine Private, a new Web site that allows groups to book a restaurant's private dining room online. [Eater] Bidding for the seasonal eatery inside Union Square Park's renovated pavilion is expected to begin before the end of the year. [NYP] After 30 years in business, David and Karen Waltuck's TriBeCa restaurant Chanterelle has closed. [NYT] Lincoln Center's new visitors venue will open on November 24 as the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, and Per Se's chef de cuisine will head up the kitchen at the unnamed Patina Group restaurant. [BizBash] Governor David Paterson enlisted help from the New York Racing Authority and the lottery authority to select the most viable proposals to develop the Aquaduct Racetrack. [Crain's] MORE >> 10.01.09 4:55 PM Lincoln Center Receives Another Multimillion-Dollar Gift, Names New Atrium After Benefactor A rendering of the soon-to-open David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center Rendering: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects Lincoln Center's redevelopment project, a $1.2 billion undertaking that started in 2006, (and received $100 million from billionaire David H. Koch last year) just got another financial boost. Yesterday, Lincoln Center revealed that David M. Rubenstein, managing director of private equity firm the Carlyle Group, has pledged $10 million. In honor of the gift, the new visitors center for the campus—scheduled to open on November 24—will be named the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center.  Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, the atrium is a key part of Lincoln Center's renovation and is conceptualized as the gateway to the Upper West Side hub. In addition to offering a central spot to purchase tickets, the community space will also house a café and serve as the site for free weekly performances and the departure area for the center's tour program. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Lincoln Center 09.25.09 12:37 PM This Week: Russian Billionaire's Bid for Nets Could Boost Atlantic Yards Development, More Trouble at Tavern on the Green On Wednesday, Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov made a bid to buy a majority stake in the New Jersey Nets, a deal which also involves 45 percent ownership in the Barclays Arena, the focal point of Bruce Ratner's troubled Atlantic Yards project. [NYO] Could Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz—an enthusiastic advocate of the development—be embarrassed by the sale? [NYP] On Friday afternoon, Tavern on the Green's labor union is expected to protest future operator Dean Poll's proposal to reduce wages, change benefits, and adjust scheduling provisions at restaurant. [Crain's] Poll has other ideas for the eatery up his sleeve, including not hiring a big-name chef, sticking to an American menu, reducing the number of seats, and hopefully keeping the site open during a renovation that could take up to four years to complete. [NYP] MORE >> 09.23.09 3:01 PM Bowlmor Lanes to Reopen Pressure as Carnival Carnival Rendering: Courtesy of Bowlmor Lanes Another new venue to add to the fall lineup is Carnival, a bar and lounge area that will open atop Bowlmor Lanes in early October. Replacing pool hall Pressure, this 16,000-square-foot space will be completely revamped and, when finished, offer a circus- and carnival-style environment. Above Bowlmor and, like its predecessor, housed within a 60-foot air pressurized bubble, Carnival will include the kind of activities more commonly found on the midway, including a dunk tank and a high striker (the strength-testing game that involves a mallet and a tower with a bell on top). To complement the distractions, the venue will also offer live entertainment from circus performers and casual fare like pizza, burgers, and mini corn dogs. Drinks will match the theme too, with selections that include caramel apple martinis, beer, and a two-gallon mix of Absolut Vodka, Malibu Rum, Beefeater Gin, and fruit juice dubbed the "Dunk Tank." For events, Carnival will hold 500 guests.   —Anna Sekula 09.21.09 9:00 AM Renaissance Relaunches New York, Paris Hotels With Younger Crowd, Indie Musicians Renaissance New York Hotel 57's relaunch party Photo: Sara Jaye Weiss It would seem that to launch its new contemporary image, Renaissance Hotels & Resorts has borrowed a page out of the W Hotel playbook: Starwood's boutique brand has a history of performance-focused launches and promotions, including the opening of the W Hoboken with Jamie Foxx and the Depeche Mode concert to publicize the W Hollywood earlier this year. In a similar vein, Thursday night saw a 600-person crowd of young and fashion-minded New Yorkers—including Gossip Girl stars Penn Badgley and Chace Crawford—hit the Renaissance New York Hotel 57 for a rowdy party that involved a live performance by British singer Mr. Hudson. (The Marriott-owned hotel even tapped the producer behind the W Hoboken's opening, Tony Berger of Relevent.) Six hours earlier, the Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe property held a similar event with indie rocker Santigold. The two events were designed to call attention to a big change in strategy from Renaissance Hotels. The hotel group recently invested $2 million to renovate its 140 properties—the Renaissance New York Hotel 57 received a $40 million overhaul—through which it hopes to target younger, hipper travelers with modern interiors and amenities as well as partnerships with brands like Jack Spade and Absolut Vodka.   —Anna Sekula RELATED TOPICS Renaissance Hotels & Resorts MORE NEWS Search for Suppliers Activities/Experiences Catering/Food Services Decor/Design/Flowers Entertainment Event Planning & Marketing/Meeting Planning/PR Event Production/Audiovisual Services Gifts/Premiums/Awards Industry Resources Invitations/Name Tags Photography/Videography Planning Tools/Software Rentals/Props Security/Fire Services/Insurance Signage/Banners/Printing Special Effects Staffing Trade Show Services Transportation/Parking Services Search for Venues By Type All Types Activity Venues Ballrooms (All Venues) Banquet Halls Bars/Clubs/Lounges Boats/Yachts Casinos Conference Centers, Convention Centers & Auditoriums Entertainment Venues/Performance Spaces Golf Courses/Clubs Hotels Independent Event Spaces Lofts/Photo Studios/Raw Spaces Mansions/Houses Movie Studios/Sound Stages Museums/Cultural Spaces Outdoor Spaces Private Clubs Quick Trips Religious Spaces Resorts Restaurants Retail Venues Spas/Relaxation Places Stadiums/Arenas Terraces/Roofs/Gardens (All Venues) By Neighborhood/Location All Neighborhoods Battery Park City Chelsea Chinatown East Village Financial District/City Hall Flatiron District Gramercy Park Greenwich Village Harlem Hell's Kitchen/Clinton Little Italy Lower East Side Meatpacking District Midtown Midtown East Midtown West/Javits Area Morningside Heights/Columbia University Murray Hill NoHo NoLIta SoHo South Street Seaport Theater District/Times Square TriBeCa Union Square Upper East Side Upper Manhattan Upper West Side West Chelsea West Village Bronx Brooklyn Queens Westchester Other Areas Show Only New Venues Search Our Venue Directory RECENTLY VIEWED Stories 50 Budget-Friendly Ideas for Holiday Parties: Food, Gifts, Decor, and More Fairies, Towering Trees, Roller Skaters Amp Up Harman Center Gala Event Security: The Twitter Effect Women in Real Estate Celebrate 30th Anniversary With Under the Sea Theme Volkswagen Party Launches Car and Its iPhone App Counterpart Suppliers Levy, Pazanti & Associates Dial Directions Ronen Bar and Furniture Rental Fresh Events Company CuisineWorks Party Rental Ltd. 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