The conversation turned to old New York — specifically, old New York restaurants. Next he mentioned Gallaghers, a shrine to Runyonesque celebrities that has a meat locker in its front window on West 52nd Street in Manhattan. It had been a hangout for gangsters and Broadway stars and many who were indebted to the former and in love with the latter. Later, it turned up in the gossip columns because guests like Gloria Vanderbilt, Muhammad Ali, Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson were worth a mention. Poll took it over in 2013 and presided over a $5 million renovation.

Source: New York Times November 29, 2017 20:37 UTC