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Ike’s Neighbors Would Settle for $1M

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The shady NIMBY neighbors above Ike’s Place actually aren’t solely interested in getting the sandwich shop evicted; they’d also settle for a monetary payoff totally about a million bucks, as the NY Times reports. At least a couple of the neighbors are all lawyered up now, and whether Ike’s leaves or not, they’re still suing for damages, and they’d be happy to let the place stay if they’re paid handsomely to move. Owner Ike Shehadeh clearly went straight to the press with this one. “They named their price,” he says. “If we were really ruining their lives, there shouldn’t be any amount of money that would make it all right.”

Too Popular Shop Told It Can Stay, If It Pays [NYT]
Earlier: Yikes! Ike’s Possibly Closing? [Grub Street]

Ike’s Neighbors Would Settle for $1M