Plaza Las Vegas
Rendering: Courtesy of Elad Group
- The owners of the Plaza hotel are planning to build a replica of their iconic property in Las Vegas. [BizBash]
- Hotels are partnering with companies like Sony and Nintendo to integrate technology into their properties. [NYT]
- The new Yankee Stadium will also be high-tech, with a $15 million network installed by Cisco Systems that includes interactive screens in the hospitality suites. [NYP]
- Grand Central's Vanderbilt Hall has finished its eight-month restoration in time for the annual Holiday Fair. [amNY]
- Members of the Yale Club are upset by the influx of weddings at the private Midtown site, as well as the crowding of overnight lodgings and other amenities. [NYP]
- The City Council approved Mayor Bloomberg's redevelopment plan for the area surrounding Citi Field. [NYP]
- The Public Theater wants to add a public plaza, a large stoop, and new lighting to its home at Astor Place. [Curbed]
- New York magazine has the first shots of the SoHo outpost of Boqueria. [NYMag]
- TriBeCa’s Market Table gets a two-star rating from Frank Bruni for being “warm,” “soothing,” and “generous.” [NYT]
- Andrew Carmellini may have left A Voce, but Jay Cheses says new chef Missy Robbins "holds her own, and then some." [TONY]
- Adam Platt also checks in on a new chef at another not-so-new eatery, awarding two stars to Irving Mill and praising chef Ryan Skeen's "meaty, calorie-rich repertoire." [NYMag]
- For Danyelle Freeman, David Bouley's Secession offers a long and varied menu of French-Italian fare in a space with "a lot of gilding, a lot of atmosphere." [NYDN]
- Critic Moira Hodgson reports that Corton "manages to be grown-up and hip at the same time" and the restaurant's "good acoustics" mean your meal won't be disturbed by other diners. [NYO]
