{"id":13804,"date":"2026-06-12T15:24:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13804"},"modified":"2026-06-12T15:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:24:05","slug":"iconic-nyc-dive-169-bar-says-landlord-is-trying-to-steal-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13804","title":{"rendered":"Iconic NYC dive 169 Bar says landlord is trying to steal brand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This is the roughest barroom brawl in town. <\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s hard-earned brand recognition, a bombshell lawsuit claims.<\/p>\n<p>The longtime family-controlled property owner Maria Kolon quietly went behind the bar owner\u2019s back to register the 169 Bar name and its famous martini logo with the federal government, the suit claims, and is allegedly plotting to re-open a copycat bar in the same spot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>169 Bar says their landlord is trying sneakily take the bar over and run it as their own, according to a new lawsuit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDefendants have indicated that they plan to offer bar services to consumers at the same location under the identical 169 BAR marks,\u201d the Manhattan Supreme Court filing states, \u201cdespite lack of ownership or quality control rights, and have pursued federal applications for Plaintiff\u2019s marks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re trying to screw me over,\u201d says current owner Charles Hanson.<\/p>\n<p>Kolon did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The trademark lawsuit comes while a long-running and contentious eviction suit plays out in the background, where Hanson, 71, says the landlords strung him along over a new lease only to renege at the last minute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe trademark thing is like pouring salt on the wound,\u201d Hanson told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>The former bike messenger and DJ bought the bar in 2006 after he was run over by a limousine and got a six-figure payout, and says the only reason the iconic name and logo is valuable is because of how he transformed the bar into a dive hotspot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThey\u2019re trying to screw me over,\u201d says current owner Charles Hanson, who bought the bar in 2006 with money he got after getting hit by a limousine.  <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Charles Hanson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The watering hole has attracted celebrities like actors Zoe Kravitz, Cillian Murphy, and Jason Momoa.   Comedian Aziz Ansari has also been a patron, and his \u201cMaster of None\u201d character, Dev Shah, partied there on the show.<\/p>\n<p>Hanson explained that decades ago, the Podbielska family owned both the building and ran the bar \u2014 which was more of an eatery back then.<\/p>\n<p>Jolanta Podbielska, Maria Kolon\u2019s mother, allegedly designed the infamous martini-glass sign \u2014 and even tended bar back in the 1950s \u2014 but sold it in 1999 for just $30,000.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hanson says the only reason the iconic brand is valuable is because of how he transformed the bar into a dive hotspot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Hanson bought the bar using his limo-injury cash, he said it had a blacked-out vibe of a scuzzy social club whose main attraction was oil-wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>But he turned it into a bustling dive, and today enjoys mainstay status as a hyper-popular fixture of ultra-hip Dimes Square.<\/p>\n<p>Hanson\u2019s work is backed up by years of unsolicited media coverage by national and city publications, over many years,\u201d the suit claims, cementing a reputation for cheap beer and drinks, its distinctive \u201cNOLA vibes\u201d and \u201ctruly weird and fun\u201d details, like a leopard-print pool table, $5 tarot readings, an aquarium centerpiece and a \u201cyouthful regular crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Critics have noted the bar for years for its cheap drinks and \u201ctruly weird and fun\u201d details, like a leopard-print pool table.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hanson actually had a federal trademark registered in 2014, but it lapsed without his knowledge during the height of the pandemic in 2020, when he notes he never missed a single rent payment.<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t realize the mistake when he told Page 6 about his trademark back in March \u2014 and just days later, Kolon filed a new trademark application, claiming she and her newly-created LLC have continuously used the sign since 1977 when her mother allegedly created it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the trademark has value because of the work I put into it,\u201d said Hanson, \u201cbecause I don\u2019t think it was this value before.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The mother of the current landlord allegedly designed the infamous martini-glass sign, but sold in 1999 for just $30,000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think that they\u2019re compensating me for that,\u201d he said of the sneaky move.<\/p>\n<p>One possible issue for the longtime landlords is despite claiming that they first used the sign in 1977, they haven\u2019t run the bar in nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>And a federal attorney for the trademark office just flagged Kolon\u2019s application for that reason earlier this week, citing \u201cpossible non-use of the mark in commerce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Kolon\u2019s daughter, Kristal, has already been telling employees at the beloved dive \u201cthat she is the owner of the bar,\u201d the suit alleges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey could have just been honest and say, look, our daughter wants to run the bar, and we don\u2019t really want to renew the lease,\u201d Hanson said. \u201cIt\u2019s the fact that they lied about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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