A rendering of the Hudson Yards
Rendering: Courtesy of the Related Companies
- The Shinnecock Indian Nation, a 1,000-member tribe based in Southampton, is petitioning to be federally recognized, which would allow them to build a casino on their 800-acre reservation. [NYT]
- Kansas City-based architectural firm Ellerbe Becket is evaluating Frank Gehry's design for the Atlantic Yards arena, which could mean that come July, Gehry will no longer be associated with the project. [NYDN]
- The public rezoning of the West Side Rail Yards started last week, and should Related Companies sign the contract for the redevelopment project by January, the area could be fully completed by 2019. [NYO]
- Construction of the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, is well on its way; WCBS Newsradio 880 has the first look. [WCBS880]
- Seeking certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, the NoMad Hotel is currently slated to open at the end of this year. [HotelChatter]
- Details are in about Noah Tepperberg's project Avenue, which, according to the nightlife entrepreneur, will be a "gastrolounge." [NYMag]
- David Bouley's Secession is closed but will be available as an event space until the end of June. [NYT]
- A steep rent hike may force pastry chef François Payard to close his flagship patisserie and bistro on the Upper East Side. [Crain's]
- In the following months, chefs including Masaharu Morimoto, Lidia Bastianich, and Nobu Matsuhisa will be cooking inside Yankee Stadium's Legends Suite Club. [NYMag]
- Residents neighboring the Cooper Square Hotel are bitter about the property's second-floor patio and have taken to protesting with megaphones and dirty laundry. [NYP]
- The Thompson Lower East Side is also getting complaints from neighbors—specifically about noise from its rooftop pool—so much so that a community board meeting was called on Wednesday. [NYMag]
- The soon-to-depart New York Times critic Frank Bruni visits Ippudo, the East Village ramen-focused restaurant that he deems to be "an insider's favorite," but where constant crowds mean "consistency is clearly a challenge." [NYT]
- Bruni also compares the upgraded food offerings at Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, proclaiming that "at the chopping block, as on the playing field, it's easier to devise a game plan than to execute it." [NYT]
- For Time Out, Pranna's "head-splitting racket" of "beat-heavy music" makes for an uncomfortable meal where the food doesn't measure up to expectations. [TONY]
