As The Post reported in May, restaurateur John McDonald and billionaire landlord Peter Brant were locked in a lease battle over 142 Mercer St., where McDonald’s Lure Fishbar is a fave of the tech, media and entertainment crowd. We were told Brant planned to spike the rent by an “exorbitant amount,” which might have forced Lure to close.
Loyal fans started a Twitter thread, #SaveLureFishbar, and some threatened to boycott Interview magazine, owned by Brant Publications. But Page Six can exclusively reveal a deal’s been struck to keep the Soho eatery open. The news came just in time for Fashion Week’s chicest patrons needing somewhere to fuel up.