Floating Bar, Grand Banks at Pier 25, Is Open for the Season | Eater NY
"A 142-foot, sail-powered cod-fishing schooner, the Sherman Zwicker was acquired from the Maine Maritime Museum and retrofitted into the restaurant Grand Banks; I was told it required months of renovation and that the brothers have had to rebuild its guts four times over. I saw how its historic charm drew hipsters and Wall Streeters alike during that opening summer, and how the vessel's small galley, low-capacity heads, and susceptibility to tides (illustrated by the super-moon near-collision) underscored the unique operational challenges of running a restaurant on a boat." - Paul Greenberg
