# The DL: Agent-Direct Score B (72.3%)

Site: https://www.thedl-nyc.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thedl-nyc.com
Scanned: 2026-10-23 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The DL is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The DL's website. It can read what The DL offers. To book or order, it is sent to Eventbrite, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.thedl-nyc.com/menus
- Phone: +13322962805
- Address: 95 Delancey St 3rd Floor, 10002, New York
- Prices: 6 prices on the site, the middle one $650

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The DL that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Ligaw (50 m): https://directindex.org/r/ligawnyc.com
- Mehanata Bulgarian Bar (90 m): https://directindex.org/r/mehanata.com

## What to fix first
- **Booking only through eventbrite.** (+12 points) Every transaction an agent makes goes through the marketplace, which takes its commission. Add a direct way on your own site. Even a simple form will do. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **The phone number on the site doesn't match the open map data.** The site shows +12122280909, but OpenStreetMap or Overture Maps lists +13322962805. An assistant that sees two numbers can't tell which one to trust. Fix whichever is wrong, on the site or in the map data at openstreetmap.org.

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **6 prices on the landing page, the middle one $650.** In New York, the middle price of comparable sites that show prices is $15.00.

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). Paste it as one block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom code box. Change anything that's wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The DL",
  "url": "https://www.thedl-nyc.com/",
  "telephone": "+13322962805",
  "address": "95 Delancey St 3rd Floor, 10002, New York",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.71870621,
    "longitude": -73.9892261
  },
  "hasMenu": "https://www.thedl-nyc.com/menus"
}
</script>
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (BarOrPub).** address, phone
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.

## Where it stands
1004 of 4114 in New York cafes and bars. Top 24% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 97% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 95% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 36% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 23% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Mr Maks Ginbao LLC (F, 43 m, https://directindex.org/r/mrmaks.com); Ligaw (A, 47 m, https://directindex.org/r/ligawnyc.com); Gallery Bar (C, 79 m, https://directindex.org/r/gallerybarnyc.com); Chloe 81 (D, 80 m, https://directindex.org/r/chloe81.com); Eel Bar (C, 85 m, https://directindex.org/r/eelbarnyc.com); Christian Vautier Le Concept (F, 87 m, https://directindex.org/r/tachechocolate.com); Ye's Apothecary (C, 88 m, https://directindex.org/r/yesapothecary.com); Grey Lady (C, 89 m, https://directindex.org/r/greyladynyc.com); Mehanata Bulgarian Bar (B, 92 m, https://directindex.org/r/mehanata.com); The Gutter L.E.S. (D, 95 m, https://directindex.org/r/gutterbarbowl.com).

## What assistants answer
The assistants haven't been asked about this business yet. They're asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about any business as soon as it's claimed. Claim this page to be included.

The assistants were asked 12 everyday questions about New York cafes and bars and named 95 places. The DL wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/new-york-cafes-bars/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites using Eventbrite 54% (19% A or B, 379 sites); This site 72.3%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/thedl-nyc.com/agent-view

## Businesses like The DL in New York cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in New York cafes and bars | 4114 | 48% | 27% | 72.3% |
| Sites using Eventbrite in New York cafes and bars | 7 | 57% | 29% | 72.3% |

The best of the sites using Eventbrite in New York cafes and bars: Fred's Dog House (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/fredsdoghouse.com); Union Hall (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/unionhallny.com); GOLFZON Social - Brooklyn NY (D 53.8%, https://directindex.org/r/golfzonsocial.com); Stonewall Inn (D 52.8%, https://directindex.org/r/thestonewallinnnyc.com); Little Roy Coffee Co. (D 43.1%, https://directindex.org/r/littlecaribbean.nyc).

With the two fixes above (Booking only through eventbrite; Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 46th of 4,114 in New York cafes and bars, up from 1004th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The DL, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thedl-nyc.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.thedl-nyc.com/menus (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +13322962805
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thedl-nyc.com/menu

## Can an agent transact?
Measured, not scored (the score stays at spec v1.0).
- UCP profile (/.well-known/ucp, Google and Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol): no
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): no
- MCP server card (/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): no
- Ordering vendor that takes agent orders (Square, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): no
- Vendor terms for agents, Eventbrite: Not stated. Eventbrite's terms of service (20 August 2025), section 13.1, bar scraping, crawling or automated means to extract data from the sites; they do not address an agent buying a ticket for a person; the separate API terms cover developer apps. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.eventbrite.com/help/en-us/articles/251210/eventbrite-terms-of-service/

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 19 | 25 |
| Actionable | 3 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/thedl-nyc.com
- Link headers on the homepage: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/link-headers/SKILL.md)
- sitemap.xml: yes
- AI bot rules in robots.txt: yes
- Content Signals in robots.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/content-signals/SKILL.md)
- Markdown on Accept: text/markdown: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/markdown-negotiation/SKILL.md)
- llms.txt: yes
- API catalog (RFC 9727): no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/api-catalog/SKILL.md)
- MCP server card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/mcp-server-card/SKILL.md)
- A2A agent card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/a2a-agent-card/SKILL.md)
- Agent Skills index: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/agent-skills/SKILL.md)
- OAuth or OIDC discovery: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-discovery/SKILL.md)
- OAuth protected resource metadata: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-protected-resource/SKILL.md)
- auth.md: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/auth-md/SKILL.md)
- Web Bot Auth key directory: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/web-bot-auth/SKILL.md)
- ARD capability manifest: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ard/SKILL.md)
- DNS-AID records: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/dns-aid/SKILL.md)
- WebMCP tools on the page: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/webmcp/SKILL.md)
- JSON-LD for the business: yes

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/thedl-nyc.com/plan): the assistants are asked again every month, and you see what changed. 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/thedl-nyc.com/deep. Ten questions phrased the way people ask them, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF. 5 EUR, paid once. Reading and scanning stay free. These few euros pay for the questions sent to the assistants and for the servers.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=thedl-nyc.com&force=1