NYC Taps Legends Hospitality to Reopen Central Park Boathouse

  • Company pledges $3.5 million in improvements to iconic site
  • Deal is welcomed news for an estimated 200 union workers
The Loeb Boathouse restaurant at Central ParkPhotographer: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

An iconic New York City landmark that fell victim to the post-pandemic economy will get new life under Legends Hospitality, the stadium and food-services operator founded by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.

The Loeb Boathouse, a Central Park meet-cute destination famous for scenes in When Harry Met Sally and Sex and the City, closed last year due to rising costs of business after 40 years in operation as a restaurant and event space.