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From the June issue: Morgan Stanley bankers may be banned from taking business lunches at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone in Times Square, but real estate players are still reserving tables. A number of financial firms — including Lehman Brothers and Smith Barney — have recently closed off the restaurant to their executives’ expense accounts because of the scantily clad bikini-wearing wait staff. But for a party held last month, commercial real estate brokerage Besen & Associates’ Platinum Team brought more than 250 industry folks to the Midtown spot, known as much for its swimwear-clad servers as its gourmet grill menu. more By Vanessa Londono

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