This apparently is not "news", but it was a big shock to me this morning. Someone posted on Facebook that the Wellington Hotel in NYC is closed, like, permanently, which apparently happened last year.
Just as shocking and sad, its "Park Café" coffee shop is likewise gone. That had been one of my favorite coffee shops in the city for many years, going all the way back to when I'd be staying at the Wellington on college trips to NYC. The food there was always delicious, no matter what I had at any given time, and it was such a perfect place, convenient to so many things in midtown. I remember the last two times I ate there both being for Encores! One of those times was with Kristi and Nathan, before seeing (I think) 1776. The last time was with them and DRs Elmore and vixmom, after ... oh, what the hell was it? I'll have to look through programs or photos taken. Grand Hotel, maybe?