City of New York v. 580 Bar Corp.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Eileen Bransten, J.), entered July 15, 1999, which, after a nonjury trial, permanently enjoined defendant establishment from permitting prostitution, drug sales, or the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors, closed defendant establishment for one year and fined it $500 per day for the period from September 10, 1988 through and including January 29, 1999, with related relief, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Severance of the counterclaims asserted by defendant and its co-defendant owner was a proper exercise of discretion (see, 17 Vista Fee Assocs. v…