Blakely Hotel may shut down, lay off 54 workers

Richard Born’s Blakely Hotel could shut down and lay off 54 employees this spring, according to a notice filed with the New York State Department of Labor. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, dated Jan. 15, said the hotel could start laying off employees as of April 16 and cited “plant closing” as the reason. The property is located at 136 West 55th Street and initially opened in 1929 as the Gorham Hotel. A group

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