"Vaucluse — the upscale Park Avenue French restaurant from chef Michael White — has permanently closed due to the financial fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. The sprawling restaurant, located at 100 East 63rd Street, at Park Avenue, initially closed due to the state-mandated shutdown on dining-in, on March 16. The restaurant group did not provide details on when it decided to pull the plug on the French establishment, and did not clarify if the celebrity-magnet lounge Omar, located within the restaurant, had also permanently shuttered." - Tanay Warerkar