A tony Upper East Side art gallery is pressing the city for permits that could potentially turn it into a hot spot that would put Studio 54 to shame.
The Frick Collection has filed an application to open up 17 new bars and hold events that could last until 4 a.m. — a proposal that angry neighbors say will transform the 88-year-old facility near Central Park on East 70th Street into a modern “high-class party space.”
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“It is hard to fathom how many attendees would warrant 17 liquor service bars with 204 linear feet of bartenders,” East 70th Street Block Association attorney and former Upper East Side City Councilman Ben Kallos said in the letter obtained by the Post.