NewsFeed

Roxy Reopen Stalled, Biltmore Room Comes Back to Life

The Biltmore Room as it was.
The Biltmore Room as it was. Photo: Yun Cee Ng


According to our reporter on the scene, Vanita Salisbury, the owners of the Roxy were again a no-show at a Community Board 4 meeting last night. Their next chance to plead their case for reopening the club will be August 12. Meanwhile, here’s a rundown of those who did show up and were recommended for liquor licenses by the CB’s Business Licenses & Permits committee.

Nino Catuogno, affable owner of Bricco, plans to open a two-floor Italian restaurant, Capriblue, in the former Central Fish Market space, at 527 Ninth Avenue.

Daniel Kane, after first planning to turn the Food Bar space into the Chelsea Café, now plans to revive one of the city’s most gorgeous spaces, the long-vacant Biltmore Room, as a restaurant with a full bar.

George Guenancia and Gerard Blaines are opening a smaller outpost of their long-standing tourist favorite, Café Un Deux Trois, in the old Le Madeleine spot. It will be called (what else?) Le Petit Un Deux Trois.

Finally, the owners of Kashmir will open a lounge at 601 Eighth Avenue.

While we’re contemplating the future of Chelsea and the environs, we have to wonder — what’s going on with the old Avalon-Limelight space? Back in January, we heard a rumor that a new owner might be renovating it, but nothing since then. Anyone?

Related: Roxy Will Reopen If You ‘Preserve New York’s Outstanding Nightlife’

Roxy Reopen Stalled, Biltmore Room Comes Back to Life