The Box is one of the most interesting entertainment spaces in New York City. For the first thing, it has a Broadway-musical celebrity pedigree. One of the owners has the last name Hammerstein. We won't belabor this point here; if you don't know what this means and want to know, let Google shine and lead you through the gazillions sources of information sources that will educate you.

For another piece of its geneology, another of its investors is an owner of other downtown restaurants and bars: witness La Esquina and the up-the-street-bar on Chrystie Street, the 205 Bar.