White Horse Tavern Landmark Designation Requested After Sale to Steven Croman

The White Horse Tavern in the West Village

NEW YORK CITY—It’s said that the White Horse Tavern at 567 Hudson St. in the West Village was where poet Dylan Thomas had his last drink of whiskey before collapsing on the sidewalk. He died a few days later from pneumonia and other complications at St. Vincent’s Hospital.

Now, landlord Steve Croman who has served time behind bars for fraudulent refinancing of loans and tax fraud has recently acquired the historic site. In 2018, the infamous landlord paid an $8 million settlement over charges that he harassed, coerced and used fraud to force rent-regulated tenants out of their apartments to convert them into market-rate units.