[Mr_Moonlight]

Shocking, Sad, but True ... one of the centerpieces of the revitalization of Times Square in the 90's and 00's .. the highly successful BB King Blues Club on 42nd Street, is closing its doors due to high and higher rent, whereby the cost of keeping it open has exceeded its expected revenues.

I wonder what the greedy landlord will replace it with ... bring back the peep-shows once again? /sigh

[vooch]

Increasing pedestrian space at Times Square created a business boom in the neighborhood. It’s time to make all of Times Square car free and see economic activity reach the next level

[mylife]

I’ve seen BB 5 times.

[mylife]

Buddy Guy is great too.

[Blue House Sue]

The Thrill is Gone.

[billslugg]

The club can handle 1000 people to a cocktail party. You need 2x3 feet for one person. They thus have at least 6000 square feet plus they must have kitchen space. I guess they have maybe 10,000 square feet.
Times Square rates are pushing $3,000 per sq ft per year per Jeffrey Roseman, “a founding partner of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank’s retail division, who predicted that benchmark will be surpassed this year..” That would be $30 million per year.
They can seat 550 people for their one show a day and their price runs about $50. For a whole year they might take in $10 million.
I can see how they have a rent problem.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

They need to team up with “The Rent is TOO DAMN HIGH...” guy.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

They need to team up with “The Rent is TOO DAMN HIGH...” guy.

[Kartographer]

YOU WAS WARNED!

[Mozilla]

Big fan of B.B. But not being from around that part of the country did not know he had a club there.

[Mozilla]

Maybe they should move to Memphis, Vegas or Atlanta which are places where blues thrives.