- In the fall, Emeril Legasse will launch a burger restaurant inside the new Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. [Nation's Restaurant News]
- Yesterday, a State Supreme Court Justice ruled in favor of Donald Trump, concluding that the New York State Parks Department has caused delays in the development of the real estate mogul's Jones Beach catering facility. [NYP]
- Lincoln Center preservationists will be happy to note that the redesign of the campus's fountain centerpiece is fairly minimal, focused on changing the propulsion of the water more than the exterior structure. [NYT]
- Some critics are concerned that Mayor Michael Bloomberg will turn his experimental pedestrian plazas on Broadway into permanent setups, which many argue will have a negative impact on traffic congestion. [NYP]
- Mayor Bloomberg voices his enthusiasm for Frank Gehry's now-scrapped Atlantic Yards designs, saying Ratner would draw bigger events if he used Gehry's original plans. [Brooklyn Paper]
- The operator of Bowlmor Lanes is planning to open a 70,000-square-foot outpost of the popular Union Square bowling alley inside the old New York Times building. [NYP]
- A new hotel on West 40th Street dubbed Distrikt will be inspired by Manhattan neighborhoods, with floors arranged according to the geographical location of each area. [Hotel Chatter]
- The New York Daily News has dropped food critic Danyelle Freeman, who claims that she will not be replaced, leaving the paper without a restaurant reviewer. [Eater]
- In an interview, Nick Anderer, the chef of Danny Meyer's upcoming restaurant Maialino, dishes on the planned menu. [Metromix]
- Gael Greene has the scoop on Dovetail's expansion, an 800-square-foot extension of the Upper West Side eatery that will add 20 seats and a bar. [Insatiable Critic]
- Grub Street has the first look inside David Burke Townhouse, the chef's replacement for his eponymous Upper East Side eatery. [NYMag]
- Pete Wells files a brief on the financial district's Sho Shaun Hergatt, "a good but frustrating restaurant," where the dishes can be "spectacular," but the setting is "a puzzle." [NYT]
- This season hasn't been as disastrous for the restaurant industry as previously predicted, and Steve Cuozzo points to the packed dining rooms of newcomers like DBGB, the Standard Grill, and Agua Dulce as evidence. [NYP]
- With chef Dan Silverman—formerly of Lever House—in the kitchen at the Standard Grill, Jay Cheshes likes the "big, wholesome flavors at affordable prices."[TONY]
- Danyelle Freeman checks out the Mott, a "wonderfully quaint" eatery in NoLIta with "a small, well-edited menu" and a charming atmosphere. [NYDN]
