A DETAILED LOOK AT BLOOD MANOR
The Times did an interactive feature on the financing and production behind Blood Manor, the haunted house on Broadway since 2018. “There are the performers — this year, a crew of about 75 horror enthusiasts, including a teacher, a welder, a lawyer and a dog sitter — who make up the biggest share of the annual $250,000 independent contractor budget,” the Times said. “Keeping expenses down hasn’t been easy, even with a shortened season to cut costs, said Jim Lorenzo, the owner. For just 23 nights, he spends between $15,000 to $20,000 on makeup, applied by up to eight artists…and pays about $200,000 a year for 15,000 square feet across three floors.”

GLOSSLAB FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY
Glosslab, the nail salon chain founded here in 2021, filed for bankruptcy chapter 7 on Dec. 23 in United States Bankruptcy Court and is in the process of restructuring. The salon at 180 West Broadway at Leonard is still open.

TAKING OVER THE PUBLIC SPACE AT THE DOMINICK
Crain’s reports that The Dominick hotel has asked the Department of City Planning if it can take over of a slice of the public bonus space alongside it for a restaurant expansion. “The 470-square-foot addition would allow the hotel’s seafood eatery, Vestry, to tack on a 10-table, 26-chair outdoor seating area.” A nearly identical proposal in 2020 was rejected by Community Board 2.

YIMBY’S FIDI TURKEY LIST
Yimby did a Thanksgiving-themed list of stalled projects, and two of them landed in Fidi: 111 Washington Street, a 64-story residential tower aka 8 Carlisle is on hold. And the Seaport Residence, aka One Seaport, 161 Maiden Lane at South Street, is also still on hole. That one was scheduled to be 670 feet, with 60 units.