Posted on 02/29/2020 12:51:18 PM PST by Hojczyk
Lady Gaga’s father is refusing to pay $260,000 in rent and fees for his restaurant at New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, saying the homeless population is hurting his business.
Joe Germanotta, owner of Art Bird & Whiskey Bar, said he wants the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which oversees the busy commuter train station, to renegotiate his rent or release him from his lease, which expires in 2028, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Germanotta and other business owners on the terminal’s lower concourse said they are struggling because of a homelessness problem, rodent infestation, and outdated furniture and facilities.
“I want to stay,” Germanotta said. “I just can’t afford to under these conditions.”
Several restaurateurs said that they regret securing a lease and that monthly payments consume 30% or more of their gross revenues — double what they would expect to pay at another location in the city, the Journal reported in December.
Germanotta attended an MTA board meeting Monday and told commissioners the homelessness and state of public restrooms is causing business owners in the terminal to struggle.
MTA board member Neal Zuckerman acknowledged the homelessness in the terminal, citing “loitering and frankly harassment” of commuters.
But MTA Police Chief Al Stiehler said officers will not eject people who are abiding by terminal rules.
“These are people, they are suffering, they need help, they need assistance and we will do everything we can every day to provide them the help that they need,” Stiehler said. “We are very mindful to protect their rights.”
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More Democrats. You need to elect more Democrats! If only more Democrats were in charge in New York you wouldn’t have these problems.
And, if there were more Democrats you could do away with racist bail.
One day, my friend. On day you’ll have more people like deBlasio and Bernie. Then life will be good.
He should declare force majeure and abandon the property.
Sue everyone who voted for Democrats.
ALL the lease holders need to band together & file a group lawsuit.
Special privilege/extra constitutional rights class people.
Their need, wants, and care, supercede law abiding, tax payers, and business interests.
Huh? Isn’t his daughter a billionaire? Couldn’t she just help dear old dad with some moola while the homeless take refuge in the enterance of his store front...c’mon man you’re racist for complaining about the poor little druggies and their homelessness!! Grin and bear it liberal sucker!!
Lady Gaga probably has a few hundred thou in throw-around money to help dear old dad out.
Not too familiar with the bitch/ho referred to as “gaga”, but according to the official arbiter of world information “wikipedia”, this “gaga” ho is quite the social justice activist. Shocking that her own father would be so numb to the suffering of railroad terminal residents.
Wait til that homeless population becomes infected with Corona Virus.
scumbag rats demand your tax dollars yet they allow vagrants to set up camp in city owned areas so they don’t have to house them
Leave them alone. As his daughter would say, “they were born that way”.
Joking and homelessness aside, I’m guessing the restaurant just isn’t that good and he thought his daughter’s name would sell it.
An oft cited excuse in California, is that Reagan closed the mental facilities.
Apparently that excuse won’t work in NYC, or in Austin, or elsewhere where drug addicts prey on the public’s gullibility.
I favor “Involuntary Confinement,” with Dr. Drew Pinskey and Pres. Trump.
Or maybe people don’t want to eat there cause they have to walk thru a ton of smelly gross crazy bums outside?
They should try the oysters.
Or maybe the mell of potential cuatomers reminds them of...HRC.
“Also, I’ve noticed she’s had an ‘odor’ lately. It reminds me of a combination of boiled cabbage, urine and farts. I’m guessing it’s either connected to her fall or simply the fact that she rarely bathes. Outside of encouraging her to take a shower once in a while, I don’t know what to do about this. — any suggestions would be appreciated.”
–sent from my iPad–
john.podesta@gmail.com
“An oft cited excuse in California, is that Reagan closed the mental facilities.”
Why do you say that?
The ACLU and other Commie dems put the pressure on Reagan to close the mental facilities. The left’s argument was that being housed in a mental facility infringed their civil rights and they should be free to live as they chose.
This breaks my heart. There were never homeless in Grand Central even during the Dinkins Admin - and that was the nadir. I’ve been gone from NYC for a year now but it still makes me so sad.
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