Grimaldi’s move to 1 Front Street is delayed due to an untimely death in the family and the Department of Buildings has issued a stop-work order at the 1 Front Street location. According to the BOD website, the stop work order issued on 11/28/2011 is for “illegally installed coal burning oven @ 1st floor done w/o propper approvals & presents a potential danger to patrons”.
Russell Ciolli, son of Frank Ciolli, both owners of Grimaldi’s Pizza, died last Wednesday at 39. Our condolences go out to the Ciolli family.
Related:
{Patsy Grimaldi’s Coming out of Retirement to Take Over Original Pizza Location}
{Grimaldi’s Move POSTPONED Due To Death In The Family, Gothamist}
{Grimaldi’s Coal-Oven Troubles At New Location, HuffPo}
{Tragic News for Grimaldi’s, Grub Street}
{City blocks new Grimaldi’s from opening over illegal oven, Brooklyn Daily}
My understanding is that Russell was the owner of the Garden City Grimaldi’s, while Frank owns the Brooklyn restaurant.
My understanding is that Russell was the owner of the Garden City Grimaldi’s, while Frank owns the Brooklyn restaurant.
This NY Times article has new info and quotes that are not in any of the other publications: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/a-dash-of-drama-in-the-pizza-world/
This NY Times article has new info and quotes that are not in any of the other publications: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/a-dash-of-drama-in-the-pizza-world/
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