The recent misfortunes of the Cipriani family—losing the lease on the Rainbow Room, a major drop in business and the tax liens filed against Giuseppe Cipriani, among other problems—can at least in part be attributed to a general malaise in the New York party scene these days, according to Bloomberg News. From an article published today about the ...

The illustrious Rainbow Room high atop Rockefeller Center is up for grabs! Maybe. On Friday, the ever-embattled Cipriani family, which has operated the hallowed 64th- and 65th-floor banquet hall at 30 Rockefeller Plaza for the past decade, was served with eviction papers, citing millions of dollars in unpaid rent. In a statement, landlord Tishman Speyer vowed to “immediately begin the ...

In December, The Observer's Eliot Brown wrote about Cipriani's push to have the Rainbow Room in 30 Rock landmarked. The logic was that a landmark designation would strengthen Cipriani's negotiating position when it came to renewing its lease in 2013 with landlord Tishman Speyer. A landmark designation would limit Tishman's options for possible new tenants, thereby ...

Chef David Bouley forced his maitre'd to turn Lou Reed away from his new restaurant because he was wearing jeans and sneakers. [Eater] Now that Taylor Momsen and Chace Crawford have been spotted making out, we're starting to think all these Gossip Girl hook-ups are some kind of PR ploy. [P6] Jeremy Piven is getting a little sick ...