After Bill's Gay Neti Clos, a Fight Over Its Antiqu - The New York Tim

Contents:

• BELOVED BILL'S GAY NETI IS GONE, BILL'S FOOD & DRK OPENS IN ITS PLACE
• NEW RTRANT BILL'S GAY NETI SPACE OPENS TOMORROW
• AFTER BILL’S GAY NETI CLOS, A FIGHT OVER ITS ANTIQU
• BILL’S GAY NETI TO BE REBORN AS BILL’S

BELOVED BILL'S GAY NETI IS GONE, BILL'S FOOD & DRK OPENS IN ITS PLACE

Bill’s Gay Neti, the beloved former speakeasy that opened 1924 and enjoyed a long, celebrated life as a rtrant and piano bar, closed March wh much sadns all around. "The former Bill’s Gay Neti piano n be found the bar downstairs while origal moldgs appear the ma dg room, " says -owner Sean Largotta.

The space of the former 90-year-old bar Bill's Gay Neti now has another new face.

NEW RTRANT BILL'S GAY NETI SPACE OPENS TOMORROW

The origal Bill Gay's Neti closed 2012 after the owners uldn't renegotiate a lease and filed for bankptcy.

Michael Appleton for The New York TimMarch 1, 2012Wednday night was like any other at Bill’s Gay Neti Rtrant and Piano Bar on the East Si of Manhattan.

Bill’s Gay Neti, at 57 East 54th Street, which opened durg Prohibn and never shut sce, has started a fal untdown and will be closg on March 24.

AFTER BILL’S GAY NETI CLOS, A FIGHT OVER ITS ANTIQU

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BILL’S GAY NETI TO BE REBORN AS BILL’S

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