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- The expansion of the Public Theater, a $35 million project that will broaden the lobby, add a stoop, increase the number of bathrooms, and upgrade the ventilation system, is expected to start in February and finish by August 2011. [NYT]
- In an editorial, The New York Daily News calls the plan to redevelop the Aqueduct Racetrack a "fool's errand" and the governor, legislature, and New York Racing Association should "give up the fantasy of saving" the site. [NYDN]
- To fill the empty areas in its new stadium, the New York Yankees slashed prices on more than 40 percent of front-row seats. [AP]
- Chef Michael White talks to The New York Times about his soon-to-open restaurant, Marea, and the difficulty of creating an eatery in a fragile economy. [NYT]
- Hotelier Sam Chang seems to have a positive outlook on the real estate market and is not stopping work on his 16 hotels currently under construction. [NYO]
- Plans for a TriBeCa boutique hotel fell through when the building collapsed on Thursday. [NYT]
- There's more news on the new nightclub from Jason Strauss and Noah Tepperberg: in place of the space formerly occupied by Earth NYC will be Avenue, expected to open later this month. [NYP]
- UrbanDaddy has the first look at Griffin, the new meatpacking district club taking over PM Lounge's old spot. [UrbanDaddy]
- Atria, the restaurant that took over from Gray Kunz's Grayz, has closed. [Eater]
- In lieu of a formal review, this week Frank Bruni explores the budget-friendly options at Anthos, Craftsteak, Craft, and Per Se. [NYT]
- Alan Richman also checks out Per Se's salon area, where the more informal dining is still "dignified" and the restaurant's "style of service works better in the bar." [GQ]
- According to Adam Platt, Minetta Tavern is a restaurant of the "neo-speakeasy model, as practiced at places like the Waverly [Inn] and the progenitor of the genre, Freemans" where the atmosphere is "buzzy, exclusive, and properly chaotic." [NYMag]
- Ryan Sutton is similarly happy about the crowd at Minetta, which is good for people watching, and claims the West Village spot also "serves food that verges on excellence." [Bloomberg]
- Like others before her, Danyelle Freeman praises Keith McNally's revival of Minetta Tavern, the burger named for the historic eatery, and the potato dishes. [NYDN]
- Alleging that Armani Ristorante appeals mostly to the fashion crowd and not many others, Jay Cheshes is not overly impressed by the "charmless" male wait staff and "vaguely Tuscan offerings." [TONY]
