Murray Hill Drunk Brunch Saved With Extra Security

A "People's Brunch" at Pranna last year

The over-boozed, douchtastic brunch is not going anywhere. Despite moments when it looked like the trend of rowdy weekend daytime revels appeared to be on the way out, at least one venue known for its "People's Brunch," Pranna, has apparently made concessions to its local community board so that the beat will go on for those looking to get super day drunk. Uh, yay?

"Fights, large crowds, dancing—brunch is the new Thursday night in Manhattan," Nicholas Athanail, chairman of Community Board 5's public safety committee, said at the board's monthly meeting before explaining the obvious: "It turns out 4 p.m. on Sunday, when everybody's had a few too many Bellinis, things start getting crazy." And that, apparently, is totally fine with the board as long as the "diners" and the restaurant keep it inside and the noise is kept under control. And they're trying!

Pranna, the giant Southeast Asian restaurant on Madison Avenue, has apparently agreed to "hire a sound engineer to reduce the music noise that leaks from the building, relocate a DJ booth that had been near the restaurant's front window and bring aboard additional security guards." Which means $38 "brunch" with unlimited drinks continue. You've been warned.