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Tryp By Wyndham Gets A Sign

Where: 345 W 35 St [map], New York, NY, United States, 10001

It looks like things are coming along at the new Tryp By Wyndham near Times Square. Though the hotel has definitely breezed by its planned November opening, a near-finished lobby (see photos below) and newly-installed signage should mean we start to see some action here after the holidays.

This is of course just a fraction of the mega hotel explosion that New York City is about to endure over the next few years, as per Bloomberg's vision. But all 7,000 hotel rooms are not created equal—nor do they simply appear overnight. For instance, over the next few months, we should be looking at a new Conrad New York (fancy art), a Hyatt in Union Square (super awesome location), and the elusive NoMad (has a glass pyramid). Not to mention The Out NYC (NYC's first gay hotel).

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Is the $28 Burger at The Plaza's Oak Room Worth It?

Where: 5th Ave at 59th Street [map], New York, ny, United States, 10019

Bloomberg's Ryan Sutton went inside the Plaza Hotel's legendary Oak Room — and, um, to put it lightly: he wasn't so into it.

Before we get to his scathing review, a bit of background: The Oak Room opened up way back in 1907 as a men's bar, closed during Prohibition and then re-opened in 1934 as a full-blown restaurant. Recently, it had closed once again for a big facelift and debuted its new look in November. With a new copper finish on The Oak Bar and a brand new promising chef (Joel Antunes), hopes were high. The menu, according to the Bloomberg piece, is still packed with insanely expensive items: apps for $18-$58, $28 burgers, steaks $55-$59. At those prices, people figured this stuff was gonna be good.

Yeah, turns out it's not so much. The reviewer calls the food "sleepy, continental-style hotel fare." It gets worse!

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