Mooney's Evicted! Same evil landlord as Royal Video

easternpkwyq

Subject: Mooney's Evicted! Same evil landlord as Royal Video

Mr. Mooney received an eviction notice on October 30th, giving him 30 days to get out. Apparently, the landlord raised the rent [I have been asked to remove the dollar amounts as they may not be accurate] and then Mooney received an eviction notice.

Seems pretty extreme - I'm sure they're hoping that American Apparel's good buddies at Starbucks or some such place will take over the location. It makes me nauseous.

For me, this is a tremendous loss of a lovely neighborhood gathering spot. It may not be the hippest or the most glamorous, but it's such a great place to meet and talk to your neighbors - people from all backgrounds gather there and actually interact with one another. I have met some wonderful people there who I now count amongst closest friends.

The landlord the same person (or at least so I hear) that has evicted Royal Video. I don't know what else they own, but I certainly plan to boycott whatever takes over these leases and I hope others will do the same. This isn't Manhattan and we live here because it's not Manhattan and we want local business owners who actually contribute to - and care about - the neighborhood and the people in it. Mooney's does that and this is a tremendous loss to Prospect Heights and Park Slope.

innocent x

Where will all the drunks go?

dewalt_russ

Dammit! That place had a great jukebox and nice low-key atmosphere. If it turns into a Starbucks, I'm sure I'll make it a point never to go there.

This is a real shame.

easternpkwyq

I'm glad you think it's amusing. Obviously, you don't really know the people who hang out at Mooney's. Yes, there are some drunks, but there is also a really nice community of people who gather there and interact, just like they're at Ozzie's or the Tea Lounge or some pretentious yuppie gathering spot. Only these people come from ALL walks of life, income brackets and so forth...

innocent x

Mooney's is an institution around here. Great jukebox, great characters. Used to go there a lot years ago. It's a losing battle, this whole thing with local businesses vs. the chains of the world.

But...I still am curious about the answer to my question. I hope they find a home.

jgregorie

well welcome to new york circa 2007
all the cool old places are being priced out.

sadly its just the way things are today, there isnt much anybody can do about it.

and you know if a star bucks or jamba juice goes in to that space it will be packed 24/7

arlette

where is mooneys located? and royal video?

innocent x

Starbucks, I must say, would be pretty sweet in either of those locations. They're just a much better option than our local coffee joints.

hamilton

Subject: Forced out

This is another chapter in the raping of Brooklyn .
Do we have any representatives that care about the ongoing destruction of our established communities or are they all whores in the pockets of the real estate marauders.

It appears Markowitz and Blooomberg diddle while Brooklyn burns

carnivore

This is just terrible.

MOD

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

Mi and Papi were so upset last night when we read this. I was going to Mooney's before I even moved here. I remember going to the old Christie's location on the corner and getting some patties and eating them at Mooney's late at night. So sad.


So should we have a PH/PS happy hour at Mooney's before it's gone? Show our love?

carnivore

Mamacita wrote: So should we have a PH/PS happy hour at Mooney's before it's gone? Show our love?

Great idea.

alafairnadia

Carnivore wrote: [quote=Mamacita]So should we have a PH/PS happy hour at Mooney's before it's gone? Show our love?

Great idea.

YES!

spain

Innocent X wrote: Starbucks, I must say, would be pretty sweet in either of those locations. They're just a much better option than our local coffee joints.

Well, I didn't move to Brooklyn, specifically to PH to have starbucks everywhere. I love my local coffee places and local bars...that's why i live here.

Haven't you had enough starbucks already???

karl the druid

Innocent X wrote: Starbucks, I must say, would be pretty sweet in either of those locations. They're just a much better option than our local coffee joints.

one ring the rule the mall

one ring to find them

one ring to bring the mall

and in the darkness bind them

innocent x

Well, the local coffee places leave a lot to be desired in my opinion which is why they're ripe to get destroyed by Starbucks.

easternpkwyq

Innocent X wrote: Well, the local coffee places leave a lot to be desired in my opinion which is why they're ripe to get destroyed by Starbucks.

I agree, but I guess each of us has to make a personal decision whether a better cup of coffee is worth changing the face of a neighborhood. It may sound extreme, but I think when one chain sees another one succeeding, they see that area as ripe for the picking, so the success of Starbucks will lead to Duane Reade, fast food, American Apparel, etc., and the downfall of locally-owned businesses. Personally (and you probably disagree and of course that's fine), I'd rather settle for an inferior cup of joe and live in a neighborhood that I love and enjoy on most levels (despite the coffee).

leeho

That is such a bum deal. Mooney's is one of those real bars that has been around for ages and feels like home because it does exactly what a bar is supposed to do, make you feel comfortable and want to spend lots of time there. I will really miss Ben and the intricate designs he made on my head of guinness.

Really? What is the fucking point of shuttering the place. If Starfucks goes into that space I will forever boycott them and urinate on the bathroom floor they so kindly let me use.

BK is becoming much like it's bitch-ass sister next door and that really needs to stop.

BTW. is there any definitive news about Freddy's these days? I thought their days were numbered, but they seem to keep on trucking along.

MOD

Is any of the gang around next week (the week of the 12th)?
We can meet up at Mooney's on a Thursday, Friday, hell, even a Saturday.
I'll make myself available. Anyone up to make a White Castle run too?

nomad

I'd like to join in if a HH does happen. I love dive bars, but have not plucked up the courage to go to Mooney's alone and can't seem to persuade a pal to join me.

I hate to think that when I'm sweating it out at 8am on the treadmill at Crunch opposite that I'll be looking at Starbucks/Jamba Juice etc rather than some slightly pickled old fella stepping out for a smoke from his first pint of the day.

innocent x

It's just inevitable that Starbucks and Chase and AA and Duane Reade and whatever other corporate monsters roll into a burgeoning neighborhood and eat it up.

Local businesses are great...if they're worth their salt. But like I said, coffee shops around here aren't so hot. I'd feel bad if they were awesome and got knocked around by Starbucks, but if they suck then they kind of get what they deserve.

But I wish Starbucks would supplant the Heights' space vs. Mooney's.

jgregorie

well only good thing is if starbucks does go in it will increase property values in the area. having a star bucks within 5 blocks of your coop automatically = 5000 increase.

a starbucks is like a beacon to white people telling them its okay to live here.

man how long before wing wagon and el jaguar grand whatever on the corner get the boot.

wing wagon is the only place i would be upset by if it was gone. love there sweet potato fries.

karl the druid

starbucks slogan:

for what we lack in character

we just make it up

whyfi

Mamacita wrote: Is any of the gang around next week (the week of the 12th)?
We can meet up at Mooney's on a Thursday, Friday, hell, even a Saturday.
I'll make myself available. Anyone up to make a White Castle run too?

I'm down if it happens some time other than this Saturday. As far as the WC... do you really have to ask?

Edits - oh, by the way, this whole closing of Mooney's things really blows.

This really is a financial decision, it seems, by the landlord... and a piss-poor greedy one, at that... think that a signed letter of intent to forever boycott the business that takes over the spot will get their attention?! Wishful thinking, I know...

stacey

jgregorie wrote: how long before . . . el jaguar grand whatever on the corner get the boot.

BLASPHEMY!!!!
I will chain myself to the mighty meat vent before I let that happen.

Really does suck about Mooneys. Didn't go there often but it would be nice to have the next HH there.

carnivore

Shall we say Thursday 11/15?

apollonia666

That's payday for me, so I vote yes!

killvankull

Subject: economics 101

brooklyn imports (like myself) have to take some, if not most, of the responsibility for making PH profitable for realtors, landlords, developers --- and places like american apparel and the alleged starbucks. i'm paying what i consider an awful lot of rent to live here, so my claim to the high ground is limited.

storefronts of many (most) neighborhoods very nearby are not as hot; venture a dozen blocks away from park slope. no hipster coffee shops on washington - yet

having said that, it totally sucks that mooney's is leaving. on at least one st patrick's night it was a thorough mix of new and old brooklyn types. good stuff. if my landlord upped my rent that much (which is probably inevitable), my reply would be the same as mooney's: f you.

and starbucks. long live prospect perk.

steve

I think somewhere in this thread it should mention that Scott is one of the best bartenders in Brooklyn. He's always been a great host to the hash.

santa

this is the closest bar to me

this sucks

sweet tea

I'm there thursday. i'll go straight after work (7ish) if some other folk will come early. those who came out last week saw for themselves that i can't stay awake much past 9 on my teaching days....

this sucks. :x