The planned switchover from Bar Martignetti seems to have been a bait and switch tactic by the Brothers Martignetti, as they attempted to split their liquor license in half and give the upstairs half to Burak Karacam, managing partner of Pera. The Cafe Noir team who were lined up to take over the restaurant were nowhere to be found. Of course, no downtown Community Board would ever go for something like this, so they delivered the proverbial back of the hand to this scheme, rejecting this plan outright. Shock, but we can't say we blame them. A plan like this requires an owner to spend months working the CB members, so that when it's meeting time, you aren't leaving anything to chance. A nice picture helps too. Our friends at Boozy NYC wasted an entire night listening to this drivel, and have a full report. Until they get this figured out, there is always Southside to soothe your soul.

Bar Martignetti has been closed for renovations for several months now, as the brother's Martignetti planned to do two weeks of "significant renovations" and create a more food-focused restaurant. But have those plans been put aside? According to one Little Birdy, the answer is a yes. According to a Little Birdy, "On the community board 2 calendar of meetings and applications it says cafe noir is moving to 406 broome aka closed for "renovations" bar martignetti. lawyer in my neighborhood who is very active on the community board (live near police building) confirmed this application has been sent and is processing. anthony martignetti's restaurateur dream was short lived...but southside is fun."

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