Overview
- Supporters of Jimmy’s Corner, joined by State Sen. Julia Salazar and Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, rallied outside the Durst Organization’s Sixth Avenue offices Friday to protest a potential eviction.
- Owner Adam Glenn says a death-trigger clause does not void the lease and filed a lawsuit in December to stay through 2029, with a court appearance expected next.
- Durst says it plans to sell the West 44th Street building, offered Glenn $250,000 to vacate, and kept the bar on a below market rent for years.
- The lawmakers’ bill would create a board to set yearly commercial rent hikes in New York City and guarantee renewals for tenants who are current on rent.
- Fans call the 1970s boxing bar a rare low cost gathering place in Times Square, and Glenn says he will fight to keep the space now even if the lease ends in 2029.