Citroën, a French restaurant at 931 Manhattan Avenue, announced on Instagram that they would be forced to close at the end of the month.
The spot is known for bistro classics, creative cocktails, and fun personality touches, like the myriad skeletons stationed around the space.
Fans of Citroën, which first opened in 2018, followed along as the restaurant shared frequent updates about what they said was a “contentious” landlord situation. Unfortunately, it has now led to an eviction proceeding.
“We have endured harassment, extortion, property negligence, and concern for the safety of our staff,” they wrote. “This fight has financially drained us, absorbing $40k in damages, days of lost business, and mounting legal bills.”
They will close with a sixth anniversary party on November 30 and say they are actively in search of a new space.
Good. If you paid rent and stop abusing landlord maybe you could have moved someplace else.
I’m sure this is the landlord cracking wise, you know how much money was stolen from these people with your bogus invoices, your shitty harrassment, your neglected roof collapsing on their kitchen, the hole in their floor because of your boiler. These people have been abused and extorted for years. We see what you did here slum lord.
Good, I remember when this family tripled a friends rent after being a tenant for almost 10 years. They forced her out to combine apartments for their daughter and her family. Now their daughter is taking in their foot steps. These people are shameless.
Fellow property owner on this block. This is BS . This business tried everything to work with these property owners. They have been irresponsible and awful for decades. Now that the kids are in control it’s worse. They boldly leave ungodly amounts of trash days ahead of pick up on the curb. Causing fines for other buildings. I don’t blame Citroën for standing uo to them. Forcing them to absorb their negligence because they let their crappy building fall apart. Someone needs to follow through with DOB here.
Say you’re an awful human being without saying you’re an awful human being.
Ya, all still doing businesses dirty. Citroen deserves a much better send off this lame article which is just reposting some of the info on thier IG post. Ya’lll pick and choose who you help and who ya don’t. This place is special. Do better.
This comment insinuating this landlord was abused is ludicrous, i live next door. I have seen what this restaurant has been through for years. Everyone on that block knows how entitled that family behaves. They have a death trap of a building they refuse to maintain. They even take traffic cones to block off public parking for themselves. I’ve seen it myself.
Why is Greenpointers fence sitting? Are you that pro (awful) landlord? Or is it that you also fear this type of retribution…. CURIOUSSS….