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AMERICANS AT WORK: HOTEL WORKERS 1958-1960
Tavern on the Green |
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On September 25, 2009, more than 700 NYHTC members rallied to support their brothers and sisters at the Tavern on the Green. The union is currently negotiating with newly-selected operator, Dean Poll. These are some images from that day. For more on this story, click HERE. |
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Tavern bankruptcy trustee appealing restaurant name ruling NYHTC, July 17, 2010 - According to Crain's New York, the bankruptcy trustee overseeing the sale of the Tavern on the Green's assets is appealing the March 2010 District Court ruling that handed ownership of the name "Tavern on the Green" to New York City. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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LeRoys lost Tavern deal, despite highest bid NYHTC, June 28, 2010 - According to Annie Karni in the New York Post, financial documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Law show that the LeRoy family, who had operated Tavern on the Green since 1974, submitted the highest proposed fee payment to the city as part of its bid to operate the famed restaurant for the next 20-year contractual term. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, Jennifer LeRoy, Dean Poll, Seth Greenburg |
Peter Ward discusses negotiations with Tavern members NYHTC, June 9, 2010 - On May 24, 2010, NYHTC President Peter Ward met with the union membership from Tavern on the Green. He provided the members with details about the union's lengthy negotiations with Dean Poll – who has now lost the opportunity to run the world-famous restaurant – and the Mayor's decision to name another operator to take over the restaurant's lease. [more...] Related issues: Peter Ward, Tavern on the Green |
How union prevailed at Tavern on the Green Crain's New York, May 30, 2010 - The collapse in the negotiations between restaurateur Dean Poll, whom the city chose to run Tavern on the Green, and union boss Peter Ward may have surprised a lot of people - but the breakdown was a long time in the making. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, Dean Poll, Peter Ward |
Tavern staff hold out hope for jobs Wall Street Journal, May 25, 2010 - For six months, the restaurant's 400 former employees - and their wages and pensions, among other issues - were the subject of negotiations between their union and the restaurateur who won the license to operate Tavern. Last week, those talks broke down, casting into doubt not only the Central Park institution's future as a restaurant but also an employer. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Union remains a key factor in Tavern on the Green's future New York Times, May 24, 2010 - As the New York Times reports, the New York Hotel Trades Council continues to be an important factor at Tavern on the Green as prominent restaurateurs announce their interest in operating the restaurant. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, Donald Trump, Cipriani, Dean Poll, Michael Bloomberg |
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Tavern on Green back on block Wall Street Journal, May 21, 2010 - Tavern on the Green is back in the market for a new operator after labor negotiations collapsed Thursday, leaving the landmark property's future as a restaurant in doubt. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Tavern on the brink New York Post, May 21, 2010 - Central Park's once-lavish Tavern on the Green restaurant will become a visitors center and snack bar -- possibly permanently -- because the new operator selected by the city couldn't come to terms with the food workers union, Mayor Bloomberg said last night. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Tavern draws interest of two more operators Wall Street Journal, May 21, 2010 - Two more restaurateurs, Alan Stillman and Seth Greenberg, have each expressed interest in Tavern on the Green. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, Alan Stillman, Seth Greenberg, Donald Trump, Cipriani, David Emil |
City to seek a new operator for Tavern on the Green New York Times, May 20, 2010 - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has envisioned an unexpected, decidedly humble but likely temporary destiny for the shuttered, bankrupt, once-glittering Tavern on the Green restaurant: a Central Park snack bar, center for visitors and a retail facility. The mayor's announcement followed the collapse on Thursday of six months of negotiations between the restaurateur who was expected to become Tavern's operator, and the labor union that represents its 400 former employees. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Tavern talks resume New York Times, May 11, 2010 - Can Tavern on the Green be resurrected in our lifetime? Tuesday, for the second day, the designated new operator of the landmark restaurant in Central Park, Dean J. Poll, conducted negotiations with the Hotel and Motel Trades Council, which represents some 400 employees who have been looking for work since the restaurant shuttered early on Jan. 1. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, Dean Poll, Michael Bloomberg |
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Dean Poll and the unions New York Observer, May 11, 2010 - When the Parks Department last August chose Central Park Boathouse proprietor Dean Poll to take over Tavern on the Green, the city presented Mr. Poll with a diplomatic challenge: He would have to negotiate with a large, unionized workforce to craft a labor agreement that would allow the business to move forward. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, Dean Poll |
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Tavern on the Green meeting held Hotel Voice, May 10, 2010 - The Union held a meeting with Tavern on the Green strike captains last week to answer questions and provide an update. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, Michael Simo, Peter Ward |
Cavern on the Green New York Post, April 21, 2010 - Nearly four months since Tavern on the Green went dark, there's no telling when maybe new license-holder Dean Poll will reopen the landmark Central Park eatery. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, Dean Poll, Loeb Boathouse |
Bankruptcy trustee to distribute Tavern's assets NYHTC, March 9, 2010 - In a step intended to expedite the Tavern on the Green bankruptcy proceeding, the bankruptcy court judge announced he will appoint a trustee to distribute the restaurant's limited assets. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Last items from Tavern sold at two-day public sale NYHTC, February 1, 2010 - Left over items from the Tavern on the Green auction were available for purchase at a public sale at the restaurant January 29 and 30, 2010. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Tavern auction earns $3.5 million, falls short of expectations NYHTC, January 28, 2010 - The three-day auction at Tavern on the Green, which closed its doors January 1, attracted more than a thousand bidders and yielded $3.5 million. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Tavern's debts in vicinity of $15 million NYHTC, January 24, 2010 - Tavern on the Green's debtors, secured and unsecured, are owed a total of approximately $15 million. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Tavern auction raises $3.5 million NYHTC, January 21, 2010 - The three-day auction of Tavern on the Green's artwork, chandeliers, and other wares raised $3.5 million for the restaurant, a start at paying off its many creditors. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Auction of Tavern on the Green items creates buzz NYHTC, January 14, 2010 - Tavern on the Green artwork, statues, chandeliers, and other items are showing themselves to be the subject of enormous pre-auction interest on the internet and elsewhere. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Tavern on the Green makes final donation to City Harvest NYHTC, January 14, 2010 - Tavern on the Green donated its final food shipment to City Harvest, a food rescue organization in New York City. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
High turnout at Tavern auction NYHTC, January 14, 2010 - The first day of the three-day auction of Tavern on the Green's artwork, statues, chandeliers, and numerous other items was marked by high turnout, as evidenced by long lines at the bidders' sign-up tables. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Bankruptcy judge settles Tavern ownership disputes in favor of LeRoys NYHTC, January 14, 2010 - The day before the beginning of the auction marking the end of the LeRoys' operation of Tavern on the Green, the federal judge handling the bankruptcy proceeding cleared additional Tavern articles for sale. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Judicial decision on ownership of disputed Tavern assets nears NYHTC, January 12, 2010 - The U.S. bankruptcy judge presiding over the Tavern on the Green bankruptcy case said he would rule on the ownership of a number of disputed items prior to the start of the three-day auction, which is to begin January 12, at 1pm. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
The closing of Tavern on the Green Hotel Voice, January 11, 2010 - After delighting New Yorkers and tourists alike for more than three decades, the most famous restaurant in the world, Tavern on the Green, shut down after one last great night on New Year's Eve. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Curtains for New York's crucible of kitsch The Independent, January 8, 2010 - If the Land of Oz were to have a restaurant, it used to be said, the Tavern on the Green would be it. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Judge rules Tavern on the Green can auction assets NYHTC, January 7, 2010 - A ruling by a U.S. bankruptcy judge cleared the way for the auction of Tavern on the Green assets scheduled for January 13, 14, and 15, 2010. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Tavern in the red: famed eatery forced to sell the silver Wall Street Journal, January 7, 2010 - Lacking a license and loaded with debt, Tavern on the Green, the glittery New York City eatery, went dark after a final champagne-drenched fete on New Year's Eve. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Tavern's last day busy like any other Epoch Times (China), January 7, 2010 - NEW YORK - Boasting elaborate interior décor such as ornate chandeliers, halls of mirrors, stained glass, and deer statues, the Tavern on the Green has served millions of people in its tenure, located on the west side of Central Park in Manhattan. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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History of Tavern on the Green being sold, piece by shiny piece NY Daily News, January 7, 2010 - ohn Lennon loved Tavern on the Green. So did Michael Jackson, Madonna and the Yankees, but former owner Warner LeRoy cared more about dazzling regular New Yorkers. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Baccarat crystal, nostalgia fill Tavern on the Green's auction Bloomberg.com, January 7, 2010 - Mirrors and Christmas ornaments reflected the light of Tiffany-glass chandeliers as Frank Sinatra filled the air at Tavern on the Green yesterday. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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NY Times Topics: A current history of Tavern on the Green NYHTC, January 6, 2010 - On the NY Times Topics website, reporters have compiled a compendium of information about Tavern on the Green. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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City can't trademark name "Tavern in the Park" NYHTC, January 6, 2010 - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied trademark status to the name "Tavern in the Park." [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Decor from famed New York eatery up for auction The Montreal Gazette, January 6, 2010 - NEW YORK - Fans of New York's Tavern on the Green, a lavish eatery popular with tourists that closed its doors deep in debt, can buy bits of its glitz and glitter as keepsakes next week at public auction. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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At Tavern auction preview, a hunt for antiques and nostalgia NY Times, January 6, 2010 - They kicked the tires. Grandly. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Tavern on the Green closes NYHTC, January 5, 2010 - The world-famous restaurant Tavern on the Green served its last meals under the LeRoy management to guests on New Year's Eve. Even amidst the revelry, both guests and the union members who served them recognized the poignance of the occasion. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Looking back at the last decade Hotel Voice, January 4, 2010 - It is a tradition for us at this time of the year to look back at the year behind us as a reminder of what can be accomplished when we stand together as a union. [more...] Related issues: Plaza Hotel, Contract Fight, Tavern on the Green, Benefit |
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Tavern on the Green preps for final service Crain's NY Business, December 30, 2009 - Tavern on the Green, once America's highest-grossing restaurant, is singing its culinary swan song. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Bankruptcy judge approves sale of major Tavern asset NYHTC, December 20, 2009 - The bankruptcy court judge presiding over the Tavern on the Green proceedings has approved the sale of one of the restaurant's major assets. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Federal court judge hears argument in Tavern name case NYHTC, December 18, 2009 - A federal district court judge vigorously questioned attorneys for New York City and for the LeRoys, current operators of Tavern on the Green, as each side argued it has the right to Tavern on the Green's famous name. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Plans and back-up plans for auctioning of Tavern's assets NYHTC, December 15, 2009 - While litigation over the ownership of the Tavern on the Green name continues, plans and back-up plans for the auction of its assets, tangible and intangible, are made. At the close to 2009, the LeRoy family, who have run the restaurant since 1976, will begin vacating the space for Central Park Boathouse operator Dean Poll to take over operations. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Tavern: A last New Year's Eve under LeRoy family's operation NYHTC, December 15, 2009 - This coming New Year's eve, New Yorkers and others will have one last opportunity for a special evening of dining, dancing, and fireworks at Tavern on the Green, the restaurant which became world-famous under restaurateur Warner LeRoy and his family. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Tavern's goose may be cooked New York Post, December 15, 2009 - Time is running out on Tavern on the Green – not just on lame-duck operator Jennifer LeRoy, but on the last knife and fork. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Auctioning off Tavern on the Green NYHTC, December 11, 2009 - The auctioning off of Tavern on the Green's wares, including chandeliers, murals, animal sculptures, and rare wood paneling, is set to begin January 13. The LeRoy family's operating lease on the restaurant expires at the end of this year, and in 2010 Dean Poll, operator of the Central Park Boathouse restaurant, will take over operations. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Tavern on the Green operators make back-up plans Crain's NY Business, December 11, 2009 - The operators of Tavern on the Green retained Streambank to help them sell the restaurant's intangible assets, the largest of which is its trademarked name once valued at $19 million. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Tavern's name game continues NY Times, December 10, 2009 - And now, Tavern on the Green: the marketing plan. But not for the restaurant. For the name itself. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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"Tavern" fixtures to hit the auction block NY 1 News, December 9, 2009 - A piece of New York City history will soon be on the auction block. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Federal judge will decide who owns Tavern's name NY Times, December 1, 2009 - In the increasingly messy bankruptcy of Tavern on the Green, a federal judge on Tuesday handed New York City its first victory in a legal battle over who owns the name of the landmark restaurant in Central Park. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Noted commentator supports Tavern workers' fight NYHTC, November 25, 2009 - Jim Hightower, a well-known commentator, public speaker, author, and political activist, voiced support for the Tavern on the Green workers' fight to protect their union contract in his newspaper column "The Hightower Report." [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Tavern creditors say the city is hurting their interests NY Times, November 24, 2009 - There are 452 of them - ranging from a powerful labor union to humble butchers, bakers and even balloon-animal artists. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Litigation over TOG name continues NYHTC, November 19, 2009 - New York City, the plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging the LeRoy family's claim to ownership of the Tavern on the Green name, is seeking to have the case moved to the United States District Court. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Tavern gears up for holiday season NYHTC, November 2, 2009 - Tavern on the Green is focused on attracting as much business as it possibly can throughout the coming holiday season, its last under the LeRoy family, the restaurant's current operators. New Year's Eve is expected be a major event, and the restaurant's chief operating officer has promised that they will "decorate the place to the nines." [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Tavern workers' jobs extended through the holiday season Hotel Voice, October 26, 2009 - With Tavern on the Green's current lease set to expire on December 31, 2009, it was feared that the restaurant would have to close before the busy holiday season in order to have enough time to secure and resell its expensive paintings, furnishings and other fixtures. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, Michael Bloomberg, politics |
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NYC, LeRoy family battle over Tavern name NYHTC, October 21, 2009 - Both New York City and Tavern on the Green Limited Partnership, the LeRoy family's operating entity, are claiming the right to exclusive use of the name "Tavern on the Green." [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Tavern on the Green to remain open through the holidays! NYHTC, October 20, 2009 - Tavern on the Green will be open and operating throughout the holiday season based on a judge's recent ruling. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Tavern on the Green files lawsuit to remain open during holidays NYHTC, October 15, 2009 - The current operators at Tavern on the Green want the restaurant to remain open throughout the busy holiday season, and in order to do so, they need to extend their current lease that expires at the end of the year. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Tavern sues City for extension of its time to vacate NYHTC, October 14, 2009 - The LeRoy family, the current operators of Tavern on the Green, are seeking to keep the restaurant open an additional 90 days beyond the December 31, 2009, end of their existing least term. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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New operator of Tavern threatens two-year closing NYHTC, October 14, 2009 - Dean J. Poll, the future operator of Tavern on the Green, claims he may have to close the restaurant for two years if he cannot take it over on January 1, 2010, and begin renovations. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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City challenges Tavern on the Green operators for name NYHTC, October 13, 2009 - The city's Department of Parks and Recreation has declared it will fight for ownership of the name Tavern on the Green, which was trademarked by the restaurant's current operators in 1981. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Letters to the Editor: Tavern on the Green support Hotel Voice, October 12, 2009 - We, the employees at Tavern on the Green, want to thank our Union, Peter Ward, Michael Simo, Steve Miller, James Wetzel, Wendy Baranello, Michael Rizzo, Ramon Rodriguez and every single Hotel Trades Council member who came out and rallied and supported your sisters and brothers at Tavern on the Green last Friday. Now Dean Poll knows who our Union is! [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Union launches drive to save Tavern on the Green jobs Hotel Voice, October 5, 2009 - If anyone thinks that Tavern on the Green has thrived for decades based solely on reputation, they are wrong. The major source of Tavern on the Green's historic success is the restaurant's employees, who were joined by fellow Hotel Trades Council members in a rally on September 25 that was an impressive display of union solidarity. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, rally |
Union prepares for battle at Tavern on the Green Hotel Voice, September 28, 2009 - With the current Tavern on the Green owner's lease set to expire on December 31, the 400 employees at the world famous restaurant have been quite concerned about their future. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, organizing, rally, contract enforcement |
700 NYHTC members: "We'll fight to protect our rights!" NYHTC, September 27, 2009 - More than 700 workers from both Tavern on the Green and union hotels rallied in Central Park September 25, sending a message to newly-designated Tavern operator Dean Poll that they would fight to protect the Tavern workers' union jobs and union contract. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, contract enforcement, rally |
"Save the Tavern" rally September 25, 2009 NYHTC, September 25, 2009 - On September 25, 2009, more than 700 NYHTC members rallied to support their brothers and sisters at the Tavern on the Green. The union is currently negotiating with newly-selected operator, Dean Poll. These are some images from that day. [more...] Related issues: tavern on the green, slideshow |
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Poll's "proposals" re Tavern contract flatly unacceptable to NYHTC NYHTC, September 25, 2009 - Peter Ward, president of the New York Hotel Trades Council, has called Central Park Boathouse restaurant operator Dean Poll's initial Tavern on the Green proposal "an insult, an atrocity and a slap in the face of not only this union but every New Yorker." [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Tavern on the Green files for bankruptcy, assures union it will pay debt NYHTC, September 10, 2009 - Tavern on the Green filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 on September 9, just two weeks after losing the restaurant's operating lease to Dean Poll, operator of the Central Park Boathouse restaurant. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, contract enforcement |
After 35 years, Tavern on the Green gets new operator NYHTC, August 29, 2009 - The New York City Parks Department has awarded the new operating lease for Tavern on the Green to Dean Poll, who also operates the Central Park Boathouse restaurant. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Three leading contenders fight for lease to run Tavern on the Green NYHTC, July 5, 2009 - According to a recent article in the New York Post, the three frontrunners in the contest to run Tavern on the Green are the current owner, an owner of two high-profile Manhattan event spaces, and the owner of the Boathouse in Central Park. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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LeRoy family fights to retain right to operate Tavern on the Green NYHTC, June 22, 2009 - Following in the path blazed by the successful "Save the Plaza" campaign of 2005, the owners of Tavern on the Green have launched "Keep Tavern on the Green." [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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Number of bidders to operate Tavern on the Green drops NYHTC, May 18, 2009 - With many prominent restaurateurs dropping their bids for the Tavern on the Green lease, current operator Jennifer LeRoy stands in a better position to win the new lease. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
Tavern on the Green Wins Hoops Title Hotel Voice, May 18, 2009 - Luis Cabrera Hernandez scored 13 of his 17 total points in the second half, as Tavern on the Green defeated the Hilton New York, 52-39, to win its first ever Hotel Basketball League Championship. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, Hotel Employee's Sports League, Hilton New York |
CHAMPIONS ON THE GREEN! Sports, April 24, 2009 - Luis Cabrera Hernandez scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half, as Tavern On The Green defeated Hilton New York, 52-39, to win its first ever Hotel Basketball League Championship. [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green, Hotel Employee's Sports League, Hilton New York |
Potential bidders tour Tavern on the Green NYHTC, April 15, 2009 - As the deadline for placing a bid on the lease for the Tavern on the Green restaurant in Central Park nears, bidders and architects took a final tour of the property before bids are due [more...] Related issues: Tavern on the Green |
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