From the Daily News:The building is on the market, but the longtime owner of a Ridgewood jiggle joint says he will buy it — before developers swoop in and tell him to bounce.
“That building isn’t going anywhere,” Vixen nightclub owner Anthony D'Amico told The News. “As long as I’m there and my corporation is active, it’s a strip club. Once I’m done, they can turn it into a supermarket if they want.”
The 6,000-square-foot building at 60-07 Metropolitan Ave. has been up for sale since February, said Pat Castellar, the broker handling the transaction.
It has drawn interest from at least four city developers, the realtor said.
But D’Amico, 53, has the right of first refusal, and he said he’ll pay $1.3 million to keep his storied 21-year-old business alive.
Even if he fails to seal the deal, D’Amico says he has 10 years remaining on his lease, though the Daily News was unable to confirm the timeframe.
The landlord, Robert Jeziorski, did not return calls requesting comment.
...neighbors are hoping to say ta-ta to the rack shack, which they say blares loud music until 4 a.m. and produces a steady stream of drunks who urinate in residential walkways.
“I would be so elated if they left, and they’re just not going,” said Margaret Nanke, 75, who lives directly next door. “I hope he doesn’t have enough money to buy it.”
3 comments:
This topless joint is close to two neighborhood schools, 71 and OLMM, one HS and two churches.
It is a place of low morals and violence as noted in previous comments.
Local politicians, if they have the guts, can go after it's liquor license. Topless joints that can't sell booze tend to go out of business real quick.
Yeah, those locations are pretty far from this place. There's a 500 foot rule and none of the places you mention are anywhere close to that distance.
Rules are made to be broken or bleed the owner of his cash in legal disputes.
BTW, that 500 foot rule hardly works in Flushing. Check out all of the new bars and restaurants within 500 feet of St. Andrew's on Northern Blvd.
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