Judge Smacks Down Del Posto LandlordThere has been a jolt forward in the ongoing saga of Del Posto’s battle with its landlord, William J. Robbins: Although the larger case between the restaurant and Robbins’s firm has yet to be resolved in State Supreme Court, a separate case was just decided in Del Posto’s favor in Manhattan civil court over the restaurant’s use of the basement vault, where they keep their refrigerator compressors and water heaters. Without the basement, Del Posto most likely would’ve had to move out; Judge Barbara Jaffe declared that the use of the vault is “necessary to the full beneficial use and enjoyment of its business.” Now, on to the Supreme Court.