Caffe Vivaldi

VANISHING

On their website, the folks at Caffe Vivaldi write:

"With heavy hearts nosotros denote the upcoming closure of Caffe Vivaldi in addition to the determination of our 35-year run at this magical room on 32 Jones Street inward our dearest West Village."



Opened inward 1983, Vivaldi has been fighting to remain inward concern for several years now.

Back inward 2011, Vivaldi was beingness forced to close past times a tripled rent hike from their landlord, the infamous Steve Croman. They survived in addition to got a novel lease, exactly the struggles continued. In 2016, they reported landlord harassment.

This April, Vivaldi possessor Ishrat Ansari wrote on the site's blog most his struggles:

"My untimely stroke occurred ii weeks earlier a crucial courtroom hearing most the Caffe’s future—that has continued to drag on to the present. In 2011, my tormentor, Steven Croman, became the novel possessor of the edifice where Caffe Vivaldi resides. From the beginning, his comport has been belligerent in addition to illegal, unilaterally breaking the renewed lease, which commenced on Jan 1, 2012, that I signed amongst him for the Caffe Vivaldi space, in addition to treating me amongst dismissive contempt. My emotional distress reached its most damaging nation equally Mr. Croman’s comport towards me rose farther in addition to farther inward a higher house the law. The menace that Mr. Croman continues to pose threatens to destroy 35 years of history nurtured past times Caffe Vivaldi inward the West Village... I desire to allow you lot all know that Mr. Croman, a convicted felon, is taking us to courtroom again, in addition to nosotros mightiness live forced to unopen our doors."

With heavy hearts nosotros denote the upcoming closure of Caffe Vivaldi in addition to the determination of  Caffe Vivaldi

Mr. Croman was released from prison finally week. He served 8 months of a one-year jail sentence.

Vivaldi's handle has come upward to an end.

They explain: "our legal in addition to fiscal difficulties amongst our landlord came to a caput this spring. To choke along to handle would live self-destructive inward many, many ways for the concern in addition to for all of us. Because of these extenuating circumstances, we volition live closing our doors for the concluding fourth dimension on the level of June 23."

The alive music cafe has been featured inward Woody Allen in addition to Al Pacino films, in addition to their onetime wooden chairs accept seated Andy Warhol, Bette Midler, John Cusack, Rob Reiner, Joseph Brodsky in addition to many neighborhood folks in addition to other New Yorkers.

You tin part your Vivaldi story here.

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