Side Door” and “One Lennox” restauranteur Istvan Nagy will continue to run the space as a bar, restaurant and entertainment venue under a new name, which is yet to be determined.
It is slated to open in November or December, according to Katz & Associates, who represented Connolly in the transaction.
Nagy, who was represented by Habendum Real Estate’s Nicholas Nitu, could not be reached for comment.“No place could ever replace it,” customer and SAG-AFTRA actor Jeanmarie Lally told The Post. “It breaks my heart that Desmond’s is gone.” The 1,600-square-foot bar at 433 Park Ave.
South was founded in 1936 as a Blarney Stone pub. Connolly’s father, Michael, served “properly pulled” Guinness and corned beef from 1968 to 1990, when he handed it.
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