Here’s Park Slope on Instagram: "The location of La Bagel Delight @labageldelight at 122 7th Avenue between Carroll and President Streets, is currently fighting eviction and may have to close or move to make way for a new sandwich shop, according to a report from newsletter @parkslopetimes.
In July the building that's been home to the popular bagel shop since 2003 was purchased by Oren Lund @oreneatsbk for $4,475,000, the most ever paid for a mixed-use building in the neighborhood. Lund plans on opening his own sandwich shop, to be called Oren's, in the space, and didn't renew La Bagel Delight's lease when it expired on Oct. 31.
The bagel shop's owners, Mohamed Najar and his son Husain, stopped paying rent when the lease expired and are planning on challenging the eviction in court; the hearing is scheduled for Jan. 6. When I called the shop and asked if they're going to be closing, the answer was a firm "no.""
Good luck La Bagel! I remember when they were on the corner of 5th street and 7th ave so I know they can survive another move. Their brand is more important than that location.
They still have that location
That location is a Just Salad now. They left that location for the one they are in now across from the hospital.
Ahh yes my bad I got the streets mixed up
Same owners?
I believe so. If they sold it was to a couple of the og employees. It’s a very family/employee oriented place from my experience over 25+ years.
Some guy who’s a finance executive who likes home cooking buying out a long time local business to make us eat his dumb sandwiches.
This happened on 5th years ago. There was a decent enough deli called Bageltique that had been open for awhile. One of the last in that stretch that sold simple, cheap sandwiches off the grill.
Bunch of 30 year old hipsters took over and opened up as something like Ollie and Rye. They clearly had little to no experience running a place like that. Tried to scale it up jack up prices. I was there when a city health inspector showed up for an unannounced visit and I've never seen anyone sweat worse than the owner did at that moment. They closed down a few weeks later.
RIP bageltique, still in our hearts
I thought it was the same owners but their kids wanted it updated.
Bageltique wasn’t great… but it was 24 hours and I went there a lot because of that!
He bought a building with an expiring lease so he can start a business. It sucks but can we stop with the hate based on no facts.
Ok now I hate him based on the facts. Better?
Just saying the guy did nothing wrong. It’s not like he’s been accused of stealing wages from employees, or being verbally abusive toward staff or being an asshole neighbor. All things a certain small business has been accused of but yet people cannot stop supporting them. Again, he bought a building with an expiring lease. He’s under no obligation to continue their tenancy.
He didn’t do anything legally wrong but it’s scummy and I hope he feels bad about it
It’s not. The prior landlord is the scum bag and greedy bastard. He could’ve renewed the lease and put building up for sale. You know why he didn’t do it? Because it would’ve impacted the sale price. So that’s the issue.
How are people going to down vote facts. The prior landlord is the ass. If you buy a coop with an existing tenant and the lease is expired. Are u scum for moving in and displacing them? No.
Calm down, Oren. It’s just a difference of opinion.
Hoping the best for LBD, absolute staple!
I like LBD, but businesses don't have the right to rent forever. LBD isn't being evicted; their lease ran out and wasn't renewed. That's normal.
Oren’s doesn t have the right to my business either.
Oh absolutely, vote with your dollars by all means. But La Bagel doesn't have the right to its location if it doesn't own it.
Classic NYC dilemma
Amen. Finally someone else on this thread who is being reasonable. The dam lease ran out. The prior landlord let it lapse because it’s a lot more appealing to sell a building that isn’t burdened by a long term lease especially if you are looking to run a business in building you purchase
Also I don’t understand why these business don’t try to buy the building that occupies their successful businesses (or find another building to move their business). I read a similar story about a barber shop which had been around for 50 years or so - you never looked at buying a place in the last 50 years so you wouldn’t have to worry about closing?!
Is this sarcasm? It's a $5 million building
There are two bagel shops on that side of the street. The La bagel delight near the hospital is way better too. I’m not gonna miss this place.
Agreed! Get out of town!!
Jesus Christ I hope La Bagel doesn’t close for some yuppie to open up a mid sandwich shop
It's a mid bagel shop tho...
This makes no sense. There will be so much negative publicity ahead of its opening, if this goes forward.
I’m looking forward to seeing it close and welcome a new store to the neighborhood!
Same. Fuck lbd
Popular????
The new guy’s opening a sandwich shop. Guys this is a good for the neighborhood. LBD can move to a new location, gives them the opportunity to refresh the cases & equipment (which is needed). There’s plenty of empty storefronts. They can up their game by long term renting a space with better seating.
Appreciate you trying to put a glow on LBD’s situation, but consider what the transition will cost them — moving the existing equipment they want to keep, buying new equipment, renovating and outfitting the new space. Can their business handle a new investment of this magnitude? Are they clear of debt? Can they get a business loan? Meanwhile, the employees may be out of work for many months. It’s not a good thing, but I do wish them luck.
Yes and of course LBD clearly wants to stay. But their lease is up and the landlord isn’t interested in renewing. They need to move on, with 20+ years of running a successful business they should be able to get a loan. If money is as tight as you fear maybe they can try a gofundme, I think the community would support them.
I'd love to hear what the former vs new rent the LL wanted.
I hate these posts. The ones that try to make the new owner look like a bad person. The guy did nothing wrong
If you think you can buy out a building to boot a beloved neighborhood spot and not receive any backlash then you’re a big ol dummy
They didn’t have a lease. If you want to blame anyone, blame the prior landlord. He’s the dirt bag that let the lease lapse so that he could sell it unencumbered. The guy that bought it, did nothing wrong. He bought a building and wants to use it to run a business. It ducks but again the prior landlord is the asshole in this situation.
It literally says in the post the new landlord let the bagel shop lease expire in October. What are you talking about?
I’m responding to your comment…”you think you can buy a building” etc… Yes, that’s how real estate works. Agsin, it’s the old landlord that you should be posting about.
So if you’re a neighborhood spot it’s chill to just stop paying rent?
Yeah
Brain rot
The landlord defender
Look, you're free to pay their back rent if you like them so much.
Why are you so obsessed with their rent situation? It has nothing to do with them potentially closing. Just a born bootlicker I guess
King tut is a bit confused. I think someone dropped him on his head