rwl4

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This is depressing to me. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely understand the issues with the structures, but done right, they really improve the experience. I remember enjoying a wonderful dinner at Old Homestead before their meat quality went down outside in the dead of winter with the heater making it very pleasurable. That won’t be a possibility now.

I think the "troubled" aspect was that they had a great thing going opening 17 stores, then they had a deal with Disney that fell apart and caused their company to go bankrupt and get acquired by an intermediate company. Then it died again under a new owner.

They actually started a new shop in Brooklyn after losing Ample Hills and I went in there a while back and as I paid, I mentioned Ample Hills shutting down to the employee. During the brief conversation, they mentioned the owners are pretty awesome.

So yeah, it warms my heart to think they got their original company back.

I've never been to any of these. I'll have to check out the Square Diner at some point since I live relatively close. I love the experience you get at a good diner.

I've got huge mixed feelings about the congestion pricing. I'm a lower Manhattan resident and actually (regrettably) own a car in the city. I think residents who actually live here should probably get a free pass, as should certain commercial vehicles. I'm definitely not down with penalizing the needy, so it would be nice to see that new revenue go toward improving public transit. But it probably won't.