Vivaldi Venues & Catering
Event venue · Atwater Village ·
Elegant banquet halls for events, offering great food
Elegant banquet halls for events, offering great food
"I learned West Village bohemian performance space Caffe Vivaldi has closed after 35 years at 32 Jones St., where it hosted musicians and other artistic acts." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
"After a battle with its notoriously crooked landlord, I report that the bohemian performance space Caffe Vivaldi has closed; in its 35-year life at 32 Jones St., it hosted musicians and other artistic souls in a small space that drew a local and celebrity crowd." - Stefanie Tuder
"At 32 Jones St. in the West Village, a long-running Italian restaurant and live-jazz venue that opened in 1983 will close at the end of the month after more than three decades of serving food and music. I noted that it survived a massive 2011 rent hike when landlord Steve Croman tripled the rent and later got locked in another legal battle with Croman in 2016; Croman was eventually sentenced in 2017 to a year in jail for grand larceny, tax fraud, and mortgage fraud. Owner Ishrat Ansari published updates about ongoing disputes and even disclosed he had a stroke two weeks before a crucial court hearing about the restaurant’s future. The restaurant posted a statement on its website (first reported by Gothamist) explaining the closure—“In brief: our legal and financial difficulties with our landlord came to a head this spring. To continue to fight would be self-destructive in many, many ways for the business and for all of us.”—and has asked people to share personal stories there, where over a dozen patrons and former employees have already left memories. Known for its live jazz performances and a pasta-heavy menu, it has served as both a romantic neighborhood spot and a place for musicians from across the city to perform; the last day will be June 23rd." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
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