Judge Rules Pier 17 Mall's Last Remaining Restaurant Must Leave

The last fish shack at the end of Manhattan. Simply Seafood, the last tenant in the otherwise-abandoned mall at lower Manhattan's Pier 17 has been ordered by a Manhattan Supreme Court judge to vacate the building so the property can be demolished. John and Joe Demane, the father and son owners, opened their food-court clam bar in the building in 1995. Until this week, they had been operating every single day, despite the derelict surroundings and low customer turnout. The Howard Hughes Corporati...