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Worker Injured in Waverly Inn Liquor Robbery, Sources Say

By DNAinfo Staff on September 2, 2011 6:58pm

Sign hanging outside the Waverly Inn.
Sign hanging outside the Waverly Inn.
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By Andrea Swalec and Tom Liddy

DNAinfo Staff

MANHATTAN — Greenwich Village eatery and celebrity hangout the Waverly Inn was robbed early Friday morning, leaving a worker injured, sources told DNAinfo.

The Bank Street institution, near the corner of Waverly Place, was allegedly hit by a pair of thieves around 5 a.m.

According to the sources, two men walked in through an open door, struck a worker in the face and fled with some bottles of liquor.

It was not immediately clear what type of alcohol they got or how much it cost.

The worker was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.

The Waverly, owned by Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, has been notoriously difficult to get into.

“It’s not all that easy to get in, but once you are, we try to treat you like royalty,” Carter told the New York Times in 2008.

The Waverly Inn, owned by Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Graydon Carter (pictured) was robbed early Friday morning, sources said.
The Waverly Inn, owned by Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Graydon Carter (pictured) was robbed early Friday morning, sources said.
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Regulars such as Russell Simmons have packed the eatery for offerings like the quinoa risotto with green curry sauce, the paper said.

Over the years, the restaurant has lost some of its exclusivity, reportedly serving brunch beginning in 2010 and being listed on the online reservation system OpenTable earlier this month.

The robbery left locals shocked.

"It's always a shame to hear about a local business being robbed," said a neighbor, Maxine, who did not want to give her last name.

"This kind of thing is always upsetting and it's particularly concerning when it happens right in our neighborhood.

"Sometimes we take for granted that this is a safe place, and this is an unfortunate reminder that we have to be vigilant."

The Waverly did not immediately respond to a request for comment.