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December 11, 2007
LEGAL BAR BRAWL
PUB BIDS TO BOOT NEIGHBOR
NY Post
By Dareh Gregorian
This bizarre incident seems to be one of the occupational hazards of being the "biggest guy around":
A TriBeCa bar is suing its upstairs neighbor - for being too rowdy.
As punishment, it wants her booted from the building, along with the owner of her spacious digs: trendy restaurateur and former Man Ray partner Carlos Almada.
In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the owners of the pint-sized pub Smith and Mills say their neighbor Victoria Hillstron has been driving their customers from drink with her over-the-top antics.
The suit says the tiny terror, who lives directly above the Greenwich Street bar, has also been claiming to be developer Bruce Ratner's sister - threatening to use her clout to get cops in trouble with the mayor's office if they don't take her allegations against the restaurant seriously.
A source close to Ratner said she is not related to the Atlantic Yards developer.
NoLandGrab: Who can blame someone for thinking that name dropping "Bruce" would strike the fear of God in most New Yorkers?
For the record, Bruce Ratner's sister is Ellen Ratner, who hasn't been harassing bar patrons as far as anyone knows.
Posted by lumi at December 11, 2007 5:13 AM