I want to do my neighborhood business on an establishment called “Bistango,” located on the corner of 29th Street and 3rd Avenue. The reason why I chose this particular establishment is because this is one of the very few semi-expensive (Italian) restaurants that have been around even before gentrification.

The establishment was brought up around the late 1970s, so I’m very curious as to how the neighborhood and how the customers have changed over time. Also, I’m sure they have a lot of interesting stories about the interaction between the neighborhood and the establishment. Surrounding the restaurant now, there is a sports bar named Tonic, which has loud events every evening, and especially during the weekends (Thursdays including, because Thursday is bar night).

I’ve been friends with the manager for quite some time now, so I believe it would be a good interaction between me and him, in terms of the interview. Also, in terms of surrounding environments, there’s a lot of Indian and Asian restaurants, so I’m very curious as to how this Italian restaurant held it’s weight.

This is not to say that this is the only Italian restaurant around. A restaurant named Banc Cafe, located on 30th Street and 3rd Avenue, is also an Italian restaurant. However, it is in a much grander scale, in terms of real estate. I wonder if these two businesses ever have friendly or non-friendly competition, or maybe they have market power over the Kips Bay Italian restaurant industry.