Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
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- Ian Schrager is developing another hotel, a property that will sit one block south of Central Park and one block west of the Plaza hotel. [NYP]
- The redesign and renovation of Lincoln Center's campus is well on its way, but the performing arts organization has $235 million more to raise before the redevelopment is finished. [NYT]
- According to The New York Post, the Port Authority is seeking to redevelop the World Trade Center's Tower 5 into a hotel and residential property. [NYP]
- The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is hoping to become home to the space shuttle Atlantis, for which the institution would build a special glass-walled area at the end of Pier 86. [NYT]
- On Tuesday, a peaceful protest by workers at the Jumeirah Essex House drew attention to the a union's claim that the hotel failed to pay its banquet staff $2 million in tips. [NYT]
- After several delays, the Ace New York hotel finally opened to guests on Wednesday. [Hotel Chatter]
- The number of restaurants from established chefs such as Michael Psilakis, Zak Pelaccio, and Daniel Boulud has helped shape the Upper West Side's blossoming dining scene. [NYP]
- Eater has the first word on Locanda Verde, the restaurant that will replace Ago inside Robert De Niro's Greenwich Hotel. [Eater]
- The foodie blog also got the scoop on several upcoming projects, including Trump SoHo's Quattro Gastronomia Italiana eatery and a proposal from the Mondrian SoHo. [Eater]
- On Tuesday, chef George Mendes opened Aldea, a new Portuguese restaurant in the Flatiron district. [Rare Daily]
- Marea, the joint venture between Chris Cannon and chef Michael White, opens today. [NYMag]
- It's two stars for Zak Pelaccio's Upper West Side outpost of Fatty Crab from Frank Bruni, who likes the atmosphere—"the culinary equivalent of a stoner's foggy contentment"—and the menu, which is full of "high-impact flavors at relatively low-impact prices." [NYT]
- After visiting Graydon Carter's reincarnation of Monkey Bar, Ryan Sutton alleges that "the scene tries to lure you away from the uneven cuisine," because the "A-listers and alcohol are the main event." [Bloomberg]
- The enthusiasm Steve Cuozzo has for La Fonda del Sol leads him to proclaim that the new venture from chef Josh DeChellis and Patina Restaurant Group "could be the place that finally popularizes modern Spanish cuisine in New York." [NYP]
- The main complaint that Jay Cheshes has of Minetta Tavern is that "getting in the door is as difficult as penetrating Graydon Carter’s Waverly Inn. [TONY]
