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11.19.09 11:53 AM

3 New Hotel Restaurants for Business Entertaining, Private Groups

Maialino
Photo: Alison Whittington for BizBash

Casual eateries inside hotels are among the fall's newest restaurant offerings. Here's a look at the latest places to treat a client or a private group.

1. Maialino, the hotly anticipated new eatery from Danny Meyer, opened its doors November 11, in the Gramercy Park Hotel. However, unlike its swanky surroundings, the Roman-style trattoria sports a warm and comfortable interior designed by David Rockwell. Amid oak wainscoting, beamed ceilings, wood and tile floors, and leather banquettes, chef Nick Anderer (former sous chef at Gramercy Tavern) serves a selection of traditional dishes from Rome, using locally scourced seasonal ingredients. In the rear of the cozy restaurant is a private room with a communal table for 22 people and views of Gramercy Park. MORE >>

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11.10.09 9:00 AM

El Museo del Barrio: $44 Million Expansion Adds Event Space, Redesigns Courtyard

El Museo del Barrio
Photo: Courtesy of El Museo del Barrio

Almost four years ago, El Museo del Barrio broke ground on its ambitious $44 million expansion project, and on October 17, in time for the Latin cultural institution's 40th anniversary, the Fifth Avenue museum celebrated its official reopening with the launch of two exhibitions and a weekend of public activities. Funded through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and designed by Gruzen Samton Architects, the renovated facility now sports a glass facade, a redesigned courtyard, modernized gallery space, and a new café that will also serve as a site for outside events and El Museo's programming.

At the upper end of Museum Mile, El Museo sits just north of the Museum of the City of New York and overlooks Central Park's Conservatory Garden. MORE >>

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11.03.09 11:32 AM

10 New Venues for New York Holiday Parties

Carnival
Photo: Courtesy of Strike Holdings

Based on our recent readers poll, it looks like holiday parties are back in season after disappearing in 2008. However, like many events since the downturn, these end-of-year festivities may be on the thrifty side, so here are some places that won't require too many extra bells and whistles.

1. Bowlmor Lanes recently gave its former pool hall a makeover, and now the 16,000-square-foot spot near Union Square is home to Carnival, a circus- and carnival-style venue. Complete with Coney Island-style amusements and live circus performers, the nightclub sits under a big top and offers a full catering menu to match its theatrical motif. For guests less likely to partake in the dunk tank and other wacky activities, there's a lounge off the gaming floor and billiard tables. Carnival holds as many as 500. MORE >>

Corporate Holiday Parties

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10.27.09 5:04 PM

Instrument Rental Company Opens Event Venue Near Javits

Stage 37
Photo: Alex Raytses

After more than 40 years as a music equipment rental company, Studio Instrument Rentals has branched out, and last Wednesday debuted its first dedicated event space in Manhattan. Dubbed Stage 37, the 13,600-square-foot facility sits around the corner from S.I.R.'s main office and less than a block east of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

On the ground floor of a warehouse-like space on West 37th Street, the venue consists of a large function hall, a mezzanine level, a lobby, a kitchenette for catering prep, and an additional area that can be used for storage or as a greenroom. Fully renovated as a blank-slate site for a wide variety of functions, Stage 37 has whitewashed walls, polished concrete floors, 26-foot ceilings, and only four support columns in its main area. MORE >>

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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]

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10.22.09 12:49 PM

Final Phase of Peninsula's Renovation Spiffs Up Event Space

The Peninsula New York's private event space
Photo: Courtesy of the Peninsula Hotel Group

The Peninsula New York hotel, which redesigned its rooftop bar last May and opened its spa in early January, debuted its newly refurbished function rooms to event planners last week. The facelift, the final phase of a larger property renovation, upgraded the furniture, amenities, and overall look of the third-floor spaces. The five rooms and three prefunction spaces are suited to a wide variety of events and meetings and now sport interiors that reflect the decor scheme used throughout the Midtown hotel, incorporating upholstered walls, Murano glass chandeliers, and gilded mirror accents. MORE >>

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10.20.09 10:54 AM

British Hotel Group Opens First New York Outpost: Crosby Street Hotel

Crosby Street Hotel
Photo: Courtesy of Firmdale Hotels

Firmdale Hotels, a London-based hotel group owned by husband and wife team Tim and Kit Kemp, opened its first property in New York on October 5. The Crosby Street Hotel was built on a SoHo lot once occupied by a parking lot and offers 86 rooms as well as a full floor dedicated to events and meetings. Designed by Stonehill & Taylor Architects to meet the standards for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification, the boutique property also offers a number of green elements, including energy-efficient lighting, locally sourced materials, and a roof garden. MORE >>

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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 >>

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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]

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10.15.09 9:00 AM

School of Visual Arts Opens Milton Glaser-Designed Theater

S.V.A. Theatre
Photo: Harry Zernike

Built as a facility to present student work and house lectures, as well as provide classroom space, the School of Visual Arts' S.V.A. Theatre officially opened on September 16. The site, formerly the Clearview Chelsea West Cinemas, was acquired by the college last year and was fully renovated by architect Larry Jones, construction supervisor Kevin O'Callahan, and artist Milton Glaser, who also serves as the school's acting chair. Run by faculty member Gene Stavis, the S.V.A. Theatre is also available for event rental and was home to the Gen Art Film Festival and the New York Cinema Society's screening of Inglourious Basterds earlier this year. MORE >>

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