August 20, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 77 Degrees.
Read moreAugust 20, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 77 Degrees.
Read moreTavern on the Green took its first step to becoming an actual restaurant once again, as the city chose a Philadelphia company to run the historic spot, it announced today. The Emerald Green Group and chef Katy Sparks are expected to open the restaurant in the fall of 2013. Sparks ...
Read moreAugust 1, 2012 Weather: Scattered Thunderstorms, High of 79 Degrees.
Read moreThe historic Tavern on the Green in Central Park off of 67th Street has been a visitor's center and food truck parking lot for more than a year, but the center closes today. What's next?
Read moreMarch 29, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy and windy, High of 55 Degrees.
Read moreThe new Tavern on the Green was supposed to be a casual eatery whose design would hearken back to its 19th century roots, restoring the majesty of its brick and cut stone facade and removing the gaudy Crystal Room. And yet, the city has decided to construct a big glass ...
Read moreFebruary 3, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 45 Degrees.
Read moreJanuary 31, 2012 Weather: Partly cloudy, High of 55 Degrees. News: Not only does the city want the new Tavern on the Green to serve sweaty customers, it also wants the restaurant to look like it did in the 40's. (Gothamist) The Central Park Conservancy reveals the answer to Holden ...
Read moreDecember 30, 2011 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 49 Degrees.
Read moreDecember 9, 2011 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 50 Degrees.
Read moreMake no mistake about it: the old Tavern on the Green was cheesy, garish, over-the-top. The service and food were regularly criticized. But the place made a ton of money. In fact, its owners said it was the highest-grossing restaurant in the country, with annual revenues of $34 million. And ...
Read moreSeptember 29, 2011 Weather: Rain, High of 74 Degrees. Notices: In all of the excitement about Rosh Hashanah yesterday, I kind-of-sort-of got the date wrong for the blowing of the shofar in Central park. Sorry! If you're still interested, Chabad will be hosting a public shofar-blowing this afternoon between 5 ...
Read moreThe city is planning some sort of "major capital project" at Tavern on the Green, but so far has been mum about what's going there. Crain's reported yesterday that the city has told the three food carts -- Rickshaw Dumpling, Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream, and Pera Turkish Taco -- ...
Read moreAugust 19, 2011 Weather: Scattered thunderstorms, High of 85 Degrees. Notices: At the barber yesterday on Columbus Avenue, I saw another customer casually reading a Playboy while he got his haircut. Beyond the initial shock, it made me feel strangely nostalgic. News: The trustee for bankrupt Tavern on the Green ...
Read moreJuly 15, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 85 Degrees. News: People went all-out with capes and costumes at the midnight showing of the final Harry Potter movie at the AMC Loews. (Time) A nonprofit is pushing a crackdown on dirty and poorly maintained newspaper boxes. A local community board ...
Read moreJune 8, 2011 Weather: Humid, Hot as Hell. High of 96 degrees. Notices: The newly renovated Tavern on the Green is hosting FREE movies this summer, starting tonight with "Entre Nos", a 2009 film about a Colombian mother's fight for survival in New York, at 7:30 p.m. News: A hit-and-run ...
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