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What’s New in New York City
In 2005, New York City made a big pitch to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
The winner was announced; London, England! If you want my two cents, I didn’t think we needed an extra incentive to attract tourists especially one that would have cost millions and disrupted city life for at least a month.
New York has it all, it defiantly didn’t need more.
Here are some other recent changes that took place in the Big Apple: In 2005 rates increased on the 7-day Metro Card from $20 to $24 and the 30 day card went from $70 to $76.
The biggest hotel news in New York was the closing of the legendary Plaza Hotel.
There had been much controversy and debate between the city and new owner, Elad Properties, about the Plazas fate; whether it would reopen as the major hotel it once was or become a very ornate condominium. A compromise was reached; Elad Properties will convert much of the hotel into condominiums, but agreed to retain 348 of the Plaza’s original 805 rooms as a hotel rooms. The owner also agreed to keep the Palm Court, Oak Bar, and Grand Ballroom open for use by the public. The other major hotel closing was the Mayflower on central Park West.
The Gramercy Park Hotel; shut its doors in 2005, but only temporarily while new owner Ian Schrager (Hudson Hotel, Morgan’s the Royalton) renovates the place where the Beatles stayed in 1964. Let’s just hope he leaves the groovy, lobby lounge intact.
On the flip side, numerous hotels debuted in late 2004 and 2005. The arrival of the meat – packing district’s Hotel Gansevoort, 18 ninth Ave, was the most anticipated, and the hotel is thriving. Built from the ground up, the new Hotel on Rivington is located in the heart of the lower east side at 107 Rivington St. Its Glass tower, offering unparallel downtown views of the city, rises high above historic tenement houses that were once home to millions of immigrants.
The former Doral Park Avenue, at 70 Park Ave., was taken over by Kimpton Hotel group and thoroughly remodeled and redesigned. It’s appropriately called 70 Park Avenue.
The former Gorham, 136 W.55th St., also underwent a total renovation and is now called The Blakely.
Just down the block from the Blakely, the old Majestic hotel was gutted and transformed into The Dream, 21 W. 55th St. there is a Deepak Chopra healing centre, Ayurvedic spa, and fish tank in the lobby that you have to see to believe.
Across town, the Doubletree brand of Hilton hotels purchased the Metropolitan, 569 Lexington Ave. Hilton Hotels poured $35 million into it, restoring the hotel to its early 1860s glory. It was designed by architect Morris Lapidus, better known for his Fontainebleau and Eden Roc hotels, in Miami Beach.
Restaurants, Following a trend that began in 2003, a number of New York’s white-gloved dining institutions continue to become history.
In 2004 traditional French restaurant La Caravelle shut its doors after 43 years.
Rocco’s, the restaurant, of short lived reality TV series the restaurant, and met a quick end when it closed in 2004.
Le Cirque 2000, the flamboyant second home for the rich and famous, has also closed its doors temporarily until it finds a new home.
One New York’s great settings to dine were at Aquavit, set in a West Side town house where there was a waterfall in the main dining room. Sadly, the town house was sold and the restaurant was forced to relocate to a colder, much more sterile place. The good news is the food and service is as good as they were in the old local. Now it’s at 65 E. 55th St.
Fortunately, the opening of exciting new restaurants has far outnumbered the closings.
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