La Marina Sues NYC for $2 Million - Eater NY
"Maligned uptown party spot La Marina is suing the city for $2 million in damages, alleging the restaurant lost a good chunk of its business when its landlord, NYC’s Parks and Recreation Department, prohibited valet parking and ticketed beach events on the premises as of last July, according to a lawsuit. La Marina claims the ban was purposely placed in the 'height of the summer season' to ensure 'maximum damage,' and that ownership wasn’t given a chance to oppose the ban. The restaurant opened in 2012 on city-owned land under a deal with the parks department and has since been involved in a series of scandals — most recently, it was the center of a multi-agency raid in July, which found the restaurant was unsanitary, allowed underage drinking, and violated several liquor laws." - Carla Vianna
