LIVE from NYPL: Ian Schrager - POSTPONED

Ian Schrager comes to LIVE on the occasion of the release of his book, Ian Schrager Works, which chronicles his contributions to the New York City landscape - including Studio 54 - over the last 40 years.

For over 5 decades IAN SCHRAGER has achieved international recognition for concepts that have revolutionized the entertainment, hospitality, food and beverage, retail and residential industries. His keen instincts for the mood and feel of popular culture were honed during the 70s and 80s, when he and his late business partner, Steve Rubell, created the legendary and groundbreaking Studio 54 and Palladium nightclubs.  They soon turned their attention to the hotel business opening Morgans Hotel in 1984, introducing the concept of the “boutique hotel” to the world. Schrager’s new brand PUBLIC Hotels is destined to have the same cultural impact. PUBLIC is a further evolution of what he started. Bill Marriott chose him as a partner to catapult the giant hotel company into the lifestyle space. Schrager, who never cared about scale or global expansion, thought it would be a fun thing to try.  

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