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  • NYC Rainbow Room Restaurant Grill to Close

    Rainbow Room to close restaurant, citing economy - Yahoo! News

    NEW YORK – The recession has reached the ritzy Rainbow Room, the special-occasion spot that overlooks midtown Manhattan from high above the tourist-attracting Rockefeller Center skating rink.

    WNBC-TV reports that the owners plan to shutter the Italian-themed Rainbow Grill restaurant temporarily while keeping the establishment's bar, banquet space and dinner-dancing going on the 65th floor of the RCA building.

    The Rainbow Room has symbolized glamour since it opened in 1934, during the Great Depression.

    Cipriani International chief operating officer John Higgins told WNBC the decision was "due to the current economic crisis" and a lease dispute.

    A spokeswoman for landlord Tishman Speyer didn't immediately respond to a call seeking comment Saturday.
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    Originally posted by lawren2
    Rainbow Room to close restaurant, citing economy - Yahoo! News

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    The Rainbow Room has symbolized glamour since it opened in 1934, during the Great Depression.
    I find this sad. Not being from the NYC area, the above statement is how I always felt when I would hear The Rainbow Room or Tavern on the Green. Glitz and Glamour. I'm sure we have similar places/feelings on the West Coast with Hollywood and all..but NYC always seemed so much more sophisticated to me in some way when I was growing up.

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