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"The large, 550-seat Times Square location at 127 West 43rd Street opened in 2022; for that opening Abrams and Smith teamed up with Jeffrey Bank, CEO of Alicart Restaurant Group (which owns brands including Carmine’s and Virgil’s BBQ), and the New York Post reported they secured $3 million from international investors via the EB-5 program to support the expansion." - Melissa McCart