The increasingly toxic struggle to control the popular Bryant Park Grill is leaving a bitter taste for hungry visitors to the iconic Midtown oasis.
The nonprofit Bryant Park Corporation (BPC), which manages the park, is booting longtime Grill operator Ark Restaurants in favor of world-famed chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. But Ark owner Michael Weinstein says he won’t vacate the glass-enclosed eatery and two small outdoor cafes despite their leases expiring this month, as he presses a court case seeking to overturn the decision.
Weinstein told The Post he has no intention of shutting down the Grill and its satellites as “long as we’re in litigation.”
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