TAVERN ON THE GREEN SET TO GO OUT IN BLAZE OF GLORY WHILE LEGAL BATTLE JUST HEATING UP.

I'M NOT INVOLVED IN THE LITIGATION, BUT I DID  GET MY LAST PHOTOS THERE JUST IN TIME

According to CNN, quoted here, and numerous other sources,the legendary New York restaurant Tavern on the Green will close its doors after serving a last supper and hosting a New Year's party.

The iconic spot on the western edge of Central Park will undergo major renovations under a new operator and may even retain its famous name, but to many patrons, this is indisputably the end of an era.

 The restaurant served its first meal in 1936, when Mayor Fiorello La Guardia presided over its opening as the city and the country were trying to dig out from the Great Depression.
 The restaurant almost died in 1974 when the operator shuttered the "rustic little money-losing pub," as New York Times food writer Eric Asimov later described it.
But Warner LeRoy immediately took over the Tavern's lease and invested $10 million.
 The LeRoy family was forced to file for bankruptcy in 2009 after losing a bidding war for to another proprietor, Dean Poll, who also owns the Boathouse Restaurant in Central Park. Once the restaurant closes, its contents will be auctioned off by Guernsey's auction house.
One issue that is still left unresolved is the iconic name of the restaurant, which the current management estimates is valued at $19 million. The LeRoy family claims it trademarked the name in 1981. U.S. District Court Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum is expected to make a ruling in January. In the meantime, LePatner said, the city has filed a trademark for "Tavern in the Park" but that Poll would like to retain the original name and that it should rest with the site.
 In the meantime, the show goes on, and I can ad my photos of beautiful women enjoying a wonderful, albeit cold night, at TAVERN ON THE GREEN