Open & Closed: Say Hello to Wall & Water; Goodbye to The Telephone Bar and Grill

Wall & Water has opened in the new David Rockwell-designed Andaz Wall Street hotel, helmed by Chef Maximo Lopez May from Buenos Aires, who says he will aim to source his ingredients from the Hudson Valley.
[NY Times]

The one Group's steakhouse, STK Midtown, will open a 9,000-square-foot restaurant with outdoor space and a takeout kiosk in the Grace Building by Bryant Park. Todd Mark Miller will head up the kitchen.
[NY Post]

The Telephone Bar and Grill has announced its shuttering on its Facebook page. The 22-year-old East Village haunt has been sold and will close on January 31.
[EV Grieve]

Greenpoint's Club Exit closed suddenly on Friday night after 15 years of operation. Manager Mariusz Kupiec said: "the fun of giving away free drinks [to pretty girls] wears off."
[Brooklyn Paper]

The 25-year-old Soho Italian, I Tre Merli, has closed for major renovations, to be undertaken by Salumeria Rosi architect, Daniel O'Connor. It's expected to reopen in March.
[Eater]