Overview
- Adam Lee Glenn filed suit to keep the West 44th Street bar open, seeking to stay through the lease he says runs until 2029.
- The Durst Organization says it plans to sell the building, told Glenn more than a year ago to vacate, and offered a $250,000 buyout with extra time to remain.
- Glenn alleges Durst slipped a death-trigger provision into a 2019 lease change and took advantage of his late father's trust.
- The lawsuit also recounts a 2023 attempt to terminate the lease after patrons went outside to smoke, which Glenn characterizes as racially motivated.
- Opened in 1971 by Hall of Fame trainer Jimmy Glenn, the boxing-themed dive known for $3 beers remains a Times Square fixture, and Adam Glenn says he will keep the brand alive even if it must relocate.