▁wanting ▁the ▁restaurant ▁expanded ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁having ▁its ▁own ▁financial ▁problems , ▁did ▁not ▁stop ▁the ▁expansion . ▁From ▁Le Ro y ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁until ▁the ▁restaurant ' s ▁renov ation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Ta vern ▁on ▁the ▁Green ▁was ▁managed ▁by ▁Le Ro y ' s ▁daughter , ▁Jenn ifer ▁O z ▁Le Ro y . ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 s : ▁issues ▁and ▁reb irth ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁a ▁dozen ▁youth s ▁leaving ▁a ▁nearby ▁concert ▁ro bb ed ▁pat rons ▁and ▁st ole ▁a ▁c ash ▁register . ▁ ▁Ta vern ▁on ▁the ▁Green ▁is ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁finish ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Mar athon . ▁The ▁Bar illa ▁Mar athon ▁E ve ▁D inner , ▁a ▁pre - race ▁past a ▁party ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁mar athon ▁for ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁guests ▁( including ▁registr ants , ▁who ▁attend ▁for ▁free ), ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁Ta vern ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁restaurant ▁had ▁gross ▁reven ues ▁of ▁$ 3 8 ▁million , ▁from ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors . ▁This ▁made ▁it ▁the ▁second - high est - g ross ing ▁independent ▁restaurant ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( be hind ▁The ▁Ven