I have never heard of Tavern on the Green till it was on the news last year. The landmark restaurant which opened in Central Park in 1934 closed Dec. 31, 2009.
This is the first movie I've seen that mentioned the restaurant and actually had a scene shot there - the last scene.
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They closed Tavern on the Green? Wow! I had no idea. Did they give a reason why?
We'll see whose the filthiest person alive! We'll just see!
This wikipedia entry is a good source of the story of the restaurant.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavern_on_the_green
Googling last year's hot news items can also give you the details.
A short answer is that TOTG is just another establishment that got hit by the present recession.
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Sad. That restaurant was such a landmark in NYC. We went by there when I last visited NYC in 2007.
Dammit Carol Sue, where is the vodka?!
There are lots of rumors about reopening Tavern on the Green.
And the latest -- more hopeful:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/realestate/commercial/tavern_tak es_turn_GUnobLG7Hd8RLYUn3oeYRO