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Perhaps it's the within-the-city, streaming-video version of the Sports Illustrated cover curse: In Friday's Times, and in an accompanying video tour on the Times site, Ariel Kaminer sang the praises of that weird Bulgarian Bar — it's called Mehanata — on the corner of Canal and Broadway. The next day, the blog Slavs of New York received this email:

As many of you may know, the building where Mehanata is located is going to become a Ramada Hotel. The construction started earlier than we expected and we have to be closed for awhile. However we joined forces with Maia Meyhane located at Avenue B and 6th Street in the East Village and the parties will be held there with the same DJs and staff for the time being. We will inform you when Mehanata reopens and keep you posted with all the developments.

Is it too much to hope that this Friday Kaminer will get all excited about Crobar?

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