George Comfort & Sons sues Merchants over failed project
By Orion Jones | Research By Jay Young | November 01, 2022 07:00AM
The spirit of Adam Hochfelder is still haunting Merchants Hospitality. The company’s owners, Abraham Merchant and Richard Cohn, were...
George Comfort & Sons sues Merchants over failed project
Entity linked to shuttered Playboy Club New York files for bankruptcy
By Erin Hudson | Research By Orion Jones | June 22, 2021 11:15AM
A year and a half after the Playboy club on West 42nd Street was stripped of its name by...
Entity linked to shuttered Playboy Club New York files for bankruptcy
Nightlife veteran John Blair inks deal for Hell’s Kitchen club
By Rich Bockmann | January 21, 2021 11:56AM
New York City’s nightlife scene is dark for now, but one veteran club owner is betting on things bouncing...
Nightlife veteran John Blair inks deal for Hell’s Kitchen club
It’s on again: Merchants, Hochfelder resume legal fight after ugly split
By Erin Hudson | October 08, 2020 04:35PM
After a two-day reprieve, the legal battle between Merchants Hospitality and former partner Adam Hochfelder is back on. The...
It’s on again: Merchants, Hochfelder resume legal fight after ugly split
Adam Hochfelder accused of Ponzi scheme, embezzlement by former firm
By Erin Hudson | October 05, 2020 10:00AM
Editor’s note: After publication of this story, a court filing Monday reported that the litigation it describes was discontinued....
Adam Hochfelder accused of Ponzi scheme, embezzlement by former firm
Merchants scrambles to fill void after breakup with Playboy
By Erin Hudson | November 15, 2019 04:48PM
UPDATED Friday November 15, 2019, 5:28 p.m.: Merchants Hospitality is clapping back after Playboy Enterprises cut ties with the...
Merchants scrambles to fill void after breakup with Playboy
Exposed: Playboy has left the Playboy Club New York
By Erin Hudson | November 14, 2019 04:34PM
Playboy Enterprises has stripped all of its licensing from its pricey Manhattan members-only club. The recently revamped restaurant and...
Exposed: Playboy has left the Playboy Club New York
Ex-Cachet CEO says he was canned for investigation into sexual harassment. But firm says allegations are a “sideshow.”
By Hiten Samtani and Mark Maurer | October 06, 2017 06:12PM
The former CEO of Cachet Hospitality Group has sued the firm, alleging he was wrongfully terminated in an effort to prevent him from conducting...
Ex-Cachet CEO says he was canned for investigation into sexual harassment. But firm says allegations are a “sideshow.”
Merchants Hospitality to bring Playboy Club to former Out Hotel
TRD Staff | December 15, 2016 12:30PM
The Bunnies are back. The Playboy Club is making its return to New York City following a decades-long absence,...
Merchants Hospitality to bring Playboy Club to former Out Hotel
Merchants takes over gay-themed Hell’s Kitchen hotel
TRD Staff | July 27, 2016 08:32AM
Merchants Hospitality bought the long-term lease on the famed Out Hotel near Times Square for $40 million and plans...
Merchants takes over gay-themed Hell’s Kitchen hotel