NEWS: Landmarks Commission Wins Lawsuit
From the New York Times:
Manhattan: Settlement in Landmarks Suit
By SEWELL CHAN
The owners of Sushi Samba, a restaurant at 87 Seventh Avenue in the Greenwich Village Historic District, have agreed to pay $500,000 and build a new rooftop in a settlement with the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, the city announced yesterday. In 2000, the commission gave the restaurant permission to build a wooden open-air trellis on its roof. The restaurant built the trellis, but added several steel arches and covered the structure with a canvas-and-plastic enclosure, making it a year-round second story. The commission refused to approve the structure, and a Civil Court judge upheld the decision in 2003. The same year, the commission sued Sushi Samba after the restaurant refused to remove the addition. In June, a judge ruled in favor of the city and directed a referee to set civil damages.
Sushi Samba 7 Keeps Deck and Eats Its Fish, Too
Gothamist, NY
Sushi Samba 7, the popular Greenwich Village restaurant on Seventh Avenue, has been battling with the city over its rooftop deck for the past five years.
SUSHI JOINT FISH-FRIED FOR 500G
New York Post. By STEPHANIE GASKELL.
Sushi Samba gets to keep its rooftop deck – but must pay the city $500000 in damages, officials announced.
Sushi Restaurant To Pay City $500000
New York Sun
A popular Greenwich Village sushi restaurant will pay the city $500000 after violating the city’s landmark law, city lawyers said.