The Brooklyn Paper reports that The Record and Tape Center on Fifth Avenue near Ninth Street, which has been in Park Slope for 38 years is facing eviction on May 31st. Owner Tony Mignone said the letter came out of the blue and that the owner says he wants the space "for himself."
“The letter just arrived at the beginning of the month,” said Mignone, who opened his store on Fifth Avenue and Sixth Street in 1965, and moved to his present location in 1971. “I’ve never even been late on my rent!”
According to the letter, the landlords, a family that owns several grocery stores in the neighborhood, including the Deli and Smoke Shop next door, do not want to renew the lease and will take Mignone to court if he does not clear out.
“If he’s still there [on May 31], we’ll go to court,” said John Wilson, the family’s lawyer. Wilson said that he doesn’t know the owner’s plans for the store, but all he knows is that the owner “wants to use it for himself.”
Despite the threat, Mignone, who spends his days amid rows of records and cassettes, has no intention of leaving." – Brooklyn Paper
According to the letter, the landlords, a family that owns several grocery stores in the neighborhood, including the Deli and Smoke Shop next door, do not want to renew the lease and will take Mignone to court if he does not clear out.
“If he’s still there [on May 31], we’ll go to court,” said John Wilson, the family’s lawyer. Wilson said that he doesn’t know the owner’s plans for the store, but all he knows is that the owner “wants to use it for himself.”
Despite the threat, Mignone, who spends his days amid rows of records and cassettes, has no intention of leaving." – Brooklyn Paper