[NYPOST] New York City’s iconic 21 Club restaurant is closing down after 90 years of good food and even better celebrity intrigue.The historic Midtown eatery — a favorite haunt for John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway and Frank Sinatra, and a dining spot for nearly every president since FDR — has shuttered its jockeys-guarded doors indefinitely, a rep told The Post.
Its 148 employees have been told that they’ll all be out of a job as of early March.
"The company is exploring potential opportunities that will allow 21 Club to remain a viable operation in the long term, while retaining its distinctive character," a spokesperson told The Post.
"At this early stage, we are not ready to announce any final concept or timeframe, but the vision is that 21 Club will always remain an important social and cultural hub and icon of New York, one that is well positioned to fulfill its role in the City’s exciting future when the time comes."
News of 21’s closing came just hours after Gov. Cuomo announced that indoor dining will shut down yet again throughout the state on Monday due to increasing COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths.