Attention venue owners!! Don’t moose around with your choice of fixtures!! According to papers filed with the Manhattan Supreme Court, Ms. Raina Kumra claims she was minding her own business when a 150 pound taxidermy moose fell and hit her in the head at the White Slab Palace in the LES. Moose-whacked Kumra claims that [...]
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We all know how cruel this past decade has been both financially and economically. Fortunately, just in time for the New Year, Scottish brewer Brew Dog is releasing the most potent beer ever sold on the market. The drink, called the Brew Dog Tactical Nuclear Penguin, doesn’t have the catchiest name but given its [...]
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These days the gentrification of the Lower East Side is practically palpable. The stuffy old mafia-era restaurants have taken an offer they can’t refuse, yielding to fresh new trendy locales for yuppies and urban professionals. Enter Travertine, which opened up shop this fall at 19 Kenmare Street (once home to a little organized crime favorite [...]
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
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An event planner’s worst nightmare is preparing for a large turnout only to have the event become a veritable ghost town. There is no doubt that the web can help promote your events but implementation is key. These days, with the plethora of new and competing social media technologies, it can often be difficult to [...]
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Just in time for the holidays, Club Duvet has been temporarily shut down. Yesterday, a Manhattan judge ordered that the Chelsea venue be closed immediately following a series of unfortunate mishaps. We’re hoping that this hot-spot reopens soon, will keep you posted. Story developing…
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The ailing post war monstrosity along the Hudson, also known as Pier 57, was finally given a more definite future. Pier 57, which was constructed in 1952, was originally used as a storage depot for the New York City Transit Authority. In 2003, following the Transit Authority’s release of the structure, multiple development plans were [...]
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This year, BR Guest Restaurants served up two new venues for the event planning community. In January, BR Guest converted the now defunct Fiama restaurant space at 206 Spring Street, into a posh three-story private event locale. Conveniently housed in the heart of SoHo, this townhouse can accommodate up to 185 seated guests and 260 [...]
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Just in time for Christmas The Chelsea Brewing Company located at Pier 59, is serving up a wide variety of great holiday libations from its very own 12,000 sq foot microbrewery (which serves over 20 hand crafted beers year round). One excellent choice is the “Hoppy Holidays” in-house brew, which masterfully incorporates a significant amount [...]
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When times are tough only the tough get going. In this challenging year, Daniel Boulud has been more active than ever opening up DBGB and revamping his signature restaurant Café Boulud on the UES. In the dead month of August Boulud strategically shuttered Café Boulud to give the venue a facelift and to introduce a [...]
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