![]() Swifty’s was also a favorite of top cop Bill Bratton, who favored the clubby back room with his wife, Rikki Klieman. She recalled, “Once I was in the back room next to Judy Collins, who talked to me like we were old friends.” “I loved going there because you never knew who you’d see,” said a teary-eyed regular who didn’t want to be named. Neighborhood residents as well as high-society swells and celebrities. ![]() Swifty’s opened in 1999 as a successor to Mortimer’s, the snooty “society” spot a few blocks north where Caravaggi ran the front of the house. “We have the nicest, most loyal customers in the world and wonderful employees,” a shattered Caravaggi told The Post. Its demise followed the year-end shuttering of other big-name Manhattan places, including Costata, Ocean Grill, City Hall, Devid Burke Townhouse and Fishtail. Swifty’s, on Lexington Avenue near East 72nd Street, was an Upper East Side institution for 16 years. He cited Swifty’s limited floor space and lack of a bar, along with rising costs and a looming lease expiration, for the closure. “The business climate has not been conducive to a little restaurant like ours,” co-owner Robert Caravaggi said. The uptown boldface mecca - named for a beloved pug that took its moniker from Hollywood agent Swifty Lazar - served its last meal to heartbroken regulars including designer Michael Kors, cosmetics entrepreneur Aerin Lauder and real estate broker Serena Boardman. Swifty’s barked its last on Wednesday night.
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