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Neil Patrick Harris signs lease for nightlife venue..

Neil Patrick Harris signs lease for nightlife venue..

Magic will happen.

A formal lease has finally been inked for a magic- and culinary-filled event space along Midtown Manhattan’s Billionaire’s Row being curated and produced by Neil Patrick Harris — in collaboration with the producers of events that include “Queen of the Night,” The Post has learned.

Broker Alex Picken of Picken Real Estate confirmed a 20-year lease was signed for the new nightlife concept at 311 W. 57th St. that will encompass the three-story, 13,000-square-foot former Providence club.

The aggregated rental will exceed $22 million for the entire term. Read more…

http://nypost.com/2016/08/12/neil-patrick-harris-signs-lease-for-nightlife-venue/

A Bartender With a Magic Touch.

A Bartender With a Magic Touch.

The bartender delivered another round to the couple at the end of the bar, and then laid a small black mat in front of them.

“Come on over,” he said, motioning to other patrons. “The more witnesses, the better.”

On Tuesday night at Cronin & Phelan’s bar and restaurant, on Broadway near Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens, things were in full swing for the bartender, Dave Cremin, 54, who provides both the service and the entertainment, doing bar-top tricks while serving drinks and food.

Lulls between drink orders turn into brief magic shows, and this one began with Mr. Cremin pulling a deck of cards out of his mouth, a dozen at a time.

Somehow the cards were dry. The couple reared back in laughter and amazement.

“Just to see the astonishment on people’s faces, that’s payoff for me,” Mr. Cremin said later. “To make them laugh and say ‘wow’ at the same time.” Read more..

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/nyregion/a-bartender-with-a-magic-touch.html?_r=0