It looks like the end of the line for Rob Shamlian's troubled nightlife/dining spot, The Derby. There are "for sale" signs posted outside at 167 Orchard St. reading, "Submit best and final offer by Jan. 15." The restaurant normally...
Tiny Fork, the new restaurant and nightlife spot in the Slipper Room building, is back on next month's community board agenda. Controversial club owner Rob Shamlian, along with Frank Vivolo (who owned the dearly departed Bruschetta) are expected to...
The other day we mentioned that a new block association, the LES Dwellers Association, is helping residents fight a liquor license application at 167 Orchard Street (at Stanton).  Rob Shamlian (Spitzer's Corner, Fat Baby, etc.) and Frank Vivolo (Bruschetta)...
After several delays, jazz joint and cafe Moldy Fig at 178 Stanton St. had a soft opening over the weekend. Beer, wine, live jazz and shuffleboard are operational; official opening is July 4, and the full kitchen comes online...
At last night's Community Board 3 meeting, there was more drama surrounding Mason Dixon, the always controversial-now defunct bar at 133 Essex Street. In the end, the board voted (31-3, with 1 abstention) to approve nightlife operator Matt Levine's...
Mason Dixon is finally back open, after being shut down by the NYPD for alleged underage drinking violations April 8th. But the mechanical bull party on Essex Street appears to be coming to an end. Grub Street spoke with...
This past Friday night, we broke the news that two Lower East Side bars - Mason Dixon and Los Feliz - were shut down by the 7th Precinct for alleged underage drinking violations. After having a look at...
Community Board 3's SLA Committee breezed through a short agenda last night in record time. They approved a full liquor license at 241 Bowery for a steakhouse from Motorino's Mathieu Polombino. There were not a lot of new details...
