jeez, just take your ball and go home.

I don't know too much about Mr. Missere. He has a very nice restaurant but he seems to not be satisfied with just that. I get the impression that he is a business man who wants to put everyone else out of business except for himself. Others have told me that he speaks negitivley about all the other bars/restaurants in the area. I hope that is not the case. Live and let live.....

Most businesses, particularly restaurants, benefit by having a 'critical mass" of choices in the area. The irony here is that the River Bank and whatever restaurant occupies the Storm King Theater would help each other simply because they would draw more people collectively than either alone. They should stop squabbling!

Kate, aren't you right!! Tony should take his ball and go home. I find it incredible that Tony Missere keeps this going on and on at the taxpayers expense, and our village boards time. Unfortunately, the owner of Drew's on the Square have nothing to do with this (they only rent the space)......this is between Mr. Missere and Mr. Yannone (who owns the Storm King Theatre building). Tony's gripe is with Ray Yannone, and the Zoning Board not allowing him to expand his restaurant outside the area allowed by the zoning law. I too have grown up in this Village and the Storm King Theatre building was always a bar/grille, or bar/restaurant & movie theatre or auction house. Now, because it doesn't suit Tony Missere, things should change? I agree with the comment regarding each restaurant helping each other....but I don't think Tony Missere gets that point. Maybe he should have explored other places before renovating the former Village Office/Police Department and turning it into a very nice restaurant. Freedom of Speech, you're right, LIVE AND LET LIVE.

ok... food for thought,(1)figure out all the businesses that have occupied the building next to the river bank then find a reason why they cannot expand (2) "they only rent the space", google andy doehla and do some research, i think that what you find will be interesting, (3) only partly related to #2, find out exactly why nicky is no longer at the storm king theater, (4) find out why the river bank is having so many zoning problems. the list can go on and on.
it is always amazing how quickly we forget, how easily the wool is pulled over our eyes, and how common sense never even makes it into the equation.

Anyone else notice that this story was, and maybe still has, been REMOVED from the main page??? I smell a rat here.....