Tavern on the Green to Change Management

Monday, August 31st, 2009

tavern-on-the-greenDespite a strong attempt from current manager Jennifer Oz LeRoy and a slew of celebrities from Yoko Ono to Martha Stewart penning support letters for the LeRoy family, the Parks Department has awarded the operation license to Tavern on the Green (Central Park West and 67th) to someone new.  Restaurateur and Central Park Boathouse operator Dean Poll has won the 20-year contract to operate the famous Central Park restaurant, and he has big plans.  Poll’s business plan includes a $25 million capital investment into the building, with green renovations, a 1950’s-style makeover, updates to the kitchen and plumbing, and landscaping renovations to expose the building’s architecture to park goers.  He may even change the name!  According to the AP, Poll may give the restaurant a “fresh” name partly because it would be costly to use the original name, currently controlled by the LeRoy family.  Poll’s operation of the restaurant takes effect January 1st. [NY Daily News]



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5 Responses to “Tavern on the Green to Change Management”

  1. Tavern on the Green to Change Management « Change Management, on September 3rd, 2009 at 10:54 am Said:

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  2. » Soon-to-be Former Tavern Operator Declares Bankruptcy - My Upper West, on September 12th, 2009 at 3:04 pm Said:

    [...] Jennifer Oz LeRoy, the current operator of Tavern on the Green (Central Park West and 67th) who lost the operating license to a higher bidder last month, has decided to file for bankruptcy.  The city’s awarding of [...]

  3. » New Name Waiting in the Wings for Tavern on the Green - My Upper West, on November 22nd, 2009 at 11:30 am Said:

    [...] and Central Park West) is officially changing hands, it may also be changing names.  In September, the city awarded Dean Poll a 20-year contract to operate the restaurant, with the changing of management from the LeRoy family [...]

  4. » Tavern on the Green’s Lights May Go Dark Soon - My Upper West, on December 15th, 2009 at 5:01 pm Said:

    [...] that the decision has been made to award Tavern on the Green’s operating contract to Boathouse Café operator Dean Poll, a great deal of logistics are being worked out.  The New [...]

  5. » Tavern on the Green Closes Tonight with Final New Year’s Bash - My Upper West, on December 31st, 2009 at 11:33 am Said:

    [...] as we now now it is today.  After the operating contract for the famous Central Park restaurant was awarded to Central Park Boathouse manager Dean Poll over the current operator Jennifer LeRoy, the future of [...]

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