- When Henry Miller's Theater reopens in September, the 50,000-square-foot performance venue will be the first theatrical building in New York to meet the guidelines set by the United States Green Building Council. [NYT]
- Hotel developers paint a pessimistic picture of the the current state of market, claiming that many properties are delayed or canceled due to a lack of financing. [RealDeal]
- Cablevision is exploring the idea of spinning off its Madison Square Garden group, which could affect the plans for the renovation of the Midtown arena. [NYT]
- A Boerum Hill property that was once the warehouse of The Daily News will reopen in July as a rock-climbing center called Brooklyn Boulders. [Brooklyn Paper]
- On May 19 the Metropolitan Museum of Art will reopen Engelhard Court, a glass-enclosed pavilion that serves as the entrance to the institution's American Wing. [NYT]
- Parisian charcutier Gilles Verot, who consulted on the menu for Bar Boulud, is working with chef Daniel Boulud on his latest venture—a casual, European boîte on the Bowery called DBGB. [TONY]
- Larry Poston and Johnny Swet are partnering on a new restaurant in the West Village to be called Hotel Griffou. [NYP]
- On Wednesday, Govind Armstrong's first New York restaurant, an outpost of his popular Los Angeles eatery Table 8, opened inside the Cooper Square Hotel. [NYMag]
- Frank Bruni's take on Fishtail by David Burke suggests that the Upper East Side restaurant, which has "some real charms," might do better to focus on the preparation of its dishes rather than their presentation. [NYT]
- Harbour earns two stars from Adam Platt, who is pleased by the "artsy, accomplished cooking," but suggests that the eatery might weather the recession better with some gourmet comfort food on the menu. [NYMag]
- Danyelle Freeman also pays a visit to the west SoHo restaurant, praising the decor for being an "admirable facsimile" of a yacht, but claims "there's a few too many highs and lows" on the menu. [NYDN]
- Checking out both Da Silvano Bistecca and its sister restaurant Scuderia, Jay Cheshes asserts that the latter "makes up for its culinary shortcomings with a playful sense of humor," while the former lacks warmth. [TONY]
- Ryan Sutton compares the food offerings at Yankee Stadium with dishes he tried at Citi Field two weeks ago, declaring that "the best [burger] I tried this year was at Citi Field...the worst was during a Yankees game." [Bloomberg]
