Nightlife veteran John Blair inks deal for Hell’s Kitchen club
New York City’s nightlife scene is dark for now, but one veteran club owner is betting on things bouncing...
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It’s on again: Merchants, Hochfelder resume legal fight after ugly split
After a two-day reprieve, the legal battle between Merchants Hospitality and former partner Adam Hochfelder is back on. The...
Adam Hochfelder accused of Ponzi scheme, embezzlement by former firm
Editor’s note: After publication of this story, a court filing Monday reported that the litigation it describes was discontinued....
Merchants scrambles to fill void after breakup with Playboy
UPDATED Friday November 15, 2019, 5:28 p.m.: Merchants Hospitality is clapping back after Playboy Enterprises cut ties with the...
Exposed: Playboy has left the Playboy Club New York
Playboy Enterprises has stripped all of its licensing from its pricey Manhattan members-only club. The recently revamped restaurant and...
Ex-Cachet CEO says he was canned for investigation into sexual harassment. But firm says allegations are a “sideshow.”
The former CEO of Cachet Hospitality Group has sued the firm, alleging he was wrongfully terminated in an effort to prevent him from conducting...
Merchants Hospitality to bring Playboy Club to former Out Hotel
The Bunnies are back. The Playboy Club is making its return to New York City following a decades-long absence,...
Merchants takes over gay-themed Hell’s Kitchen hotel
Merchants Hospitality bought the long-term lease on the famed Out Hotel near Times Square for $40 million and plans...
GEMS committed to UES school project despite “hemorrhaging cash”: Merchants
A subsidiary of Dubai schools operator GEMS Education masked its frail financial status upon signing a lease for an...
Battle brews for the Biltmore Hotel in SoFla
From the South Florida website: New York-based Merchants Hospitality wants to pay $110 million to buy the lease for the...