New York is full of home town institutions, but none more so than Ray's Pizza, a sell-by-the-slice joint on Prince Street that inspired the name of countless rip off "Original Ray's," "Famous Ray's" and "I Can't Believe It's Not Ray's" across town. Now it's closing down.
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, the downtown musical about American history that transferred to Broadway this season, will close January 2nd. Ironically, its biggest song is called "Populism, Yea, Yea!" Hey Benjamin Walker, if you need a shoulder to cry on...
The U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico has been closed for a "security review." In 18 months, over 4,000 people have been killed in the city.
• Michael Psilakis's Gus & Gabriel was scheduled to open this evening. But then the air-conditioning stopped working so it didn't. Oh, well. [TFB, TFB]
• Ama in Soho has closed its doors after four years. [Eater]
• Le Pere Pinard on Ludlow Street has been shuttered. [Eater]
• Zen Palate in the financial district is no…
As rumored, the Hawaiian Tropic Zone in Times Square is closing. But it's not because dozens of women have sued the place for discrimination, assault, and harassment! The flesh factory is just shutting its doors on Saturday because it plans to make some much needed repairs and plans to re-open in May. "One has nothing…
It's a sad day for people who habitually kill time by trying out vibrating chairs they have no intention of buying. Sharper Image, the hottest store of 1996, which filed Chapter 11 in February, is pulling the plug on its remaining stores; it'll be a catalog and online-only operation from here on out. Among the…
You may have heard that Florent Morellet's eponymous meatpacking district restaurant, which has been serving up drunks and tranny hookers for decades, is closing down on June 29th. But you don't have to say goodbye without taking a piece of the resto with you. Morellet has been kind enough to put the eatery's…
The Williamsburg home of hipster soul food fell victim to the DOH and its own mouse excreta. Not that anyone really cares since it was doomed to obsolescence anyway by Pies and Thighs. [Eater]
