if you've been up to the "Penthouse" at the Hotel on Rivington, you know the tri-level space boasts pretty spectacular city views. You can look uptown toward the Empire State Building or over to the World Trade center and...
In a 2008 Observer profile, Hotel on Rivington owner Paul Stallings called himself a "big fish in a small pond" and said he'd been on the "cutting edge" of the Lower East Side "transitioning into what it is." The...
Crain's weighs in today with a piece on CO-OP Food and Drink, the new nightlife spot in the Hotel on Rivington. Profiling co-owner Alan Phillips, reporter Tina Traster writes:
The restaurant represents a crowning moment in Mr. Philips' career. It...
A midweek round-up of neighborhood food news:
Mary Queen of Scots co-owner Donal Brophy explains his decor.
Orchard Street's Cheeky Sandwiches is expanding, with a new outpost in Brooklyn's Dekalb Market; meanwhile, Serious Eats reviews its bacon, egg and cheese.
Russ &...
Grub Street reports that the penthouse suite in the Hotel on Rivington will be opening its doors to the public this summer and using its hot-tub rooftop as a bar: Matt Levine’s project in the Hotel on Rivington, called...
Calls for more transparency, as New York begins to distribute $24 billion in federal stimulus money (NY Post)Beyond doomsday: MTA official says curtailing nighttime service couldn't be ruled out if Albany fails to come to its rescue (NYT)A few...