Restaurant Row is getting a new sound. Spike Wilner, who runs Smalls and Mezzrow in the West Village, has taken over the former Swing 46 space and is reopening it as Jazzcultural — with coffee in the morning and live jazz at night.
When Spike Wilner talks about opening Jazzcultural on Restaurant Row, he doesn’t sound like a man chasing nightlife glamour. “I’m a dad,” he told W42ST this week, laughing. “I get up very early, get my girl ready for school. My late-night days are behind me.”
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Publisher & Editor Phil O’Brien is an entrepreneur and journalist. As an international photojournalist, he photographed Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Princess Diana and many others. He built a successful international sports photography agency, EMPICS, that was Getty Images’ major competitor in Europe when it sold. He founded a children’s charity in the UK that has helped young people through sport for over 15 years. Phil has lived in New York since 2012. He founded W42ST in 2014.