"Founded by Jimmy Glenn, a former boxer turned trainer, in 1971, Jimmy's Corner has stood, defiantly unchanged, as Times Square has boomed around it. The neighborhood bar, a New York City institution which attracts locals and tourists alike, has had the same pictures on the walls for decades some of the bar's regulars have been coming almost as long kept the same furniture, and maintained remarkably low pricing."
"But Jimmy's Corner may now have met its match, after the building's landlord ordered its owner to shut down this famous watering hole. It felt like losing my parents again, Adam Glenn, Jimmy Glenn's son, who took over the bar in 2015, told the Guardian. After being told he was being evicted, Glenn filed a last-ditch lawsuit against the Durst Organization, the giant New York developer which owns the building, alleging Durst took advantage of his father when re-negotiating the bar's lease 10 years ago."
"Jimmy, who also worked as a boxing cutman, ran a gym, and was friendly with Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, died in 2020, aged 89, but Glenn has kept the bar has continued unchanged, even down to the prices: a pint of beer is $3, in a neighborhood where some places charge four times that. In an area of Manhattan full of bars, most of which are bigger, brighter, and have more modern toilets than Jimmy's"
Jimmy's Corner opened in 1971 by former boxer and trainer Jimmy Glenn and remained largely unchanged as Times Square transformed. The bar retained the same pictures, furniture, and remarkably low prices while attracting both locals and tourists. Some areas show years of accumulated dust, contributing to its dive-bar character. Jimmy Glenn ran a gym, worked as a cutman, and was connected to prominent boxers before dying in 2020 at 89. His son Adam took over in 2015, maintained $3 pints and a close-knit atmosphere, and filed a lawsuit after a landlord-ordered eviction alleging unfair lease renegotiation by the Durst Organization.
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