Ark Restaurants Corp.
Lobbying client
Ark Restaurants Corp. (NASDAQ: ARKR) is a publicly traded New York City restaurant company whose NYC flagship venues include the Bryant Park Grill and The Porch at Bryant Park, behind the New York Public Library, as well as Robert, atop the Museum of Arts and Design. After those Bryant Park leases expired in early 2025 and the Bryant Park Corporation selected a new operator, Ark filed suit challenging the process and has lobbied the Council on Bryant Park leasing and restaurant legislation, with 18 filings since 2024 registered citywide through Hollis Public Affairs and Tusk Strategies.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 18
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $503,500
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Bolton-St. Johns, LLC Lobbyist firm
- Hollis Public Affairs, Inc. Lobbyist firm
- Tusk Strategies LLC Lobbyist firm
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Determination regarding real property - Leasing Bryant Park
- Determination regarding real property - leasing bryant park
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - legislation related to restaurants
- Resolution - Miscellaneous Business Issues in NYC