Iconic Lower East Side dive bar says landlord is trying to steal its brand and the bar: suit

This is the roughest barroom brawl in town. The legendary downtown dive 169 Bar says their landlord is trying to hijack its now-famous trademark and reopen a copycat bar in the exact same spot using the original owner’s hard-earned brand recognition, a bombshell lawsuit claims. The longtime family-controlled property owner Maria Kolon quietly went behind...