Gloria Chung The Nuyorican Poets Cafe at 236 East Third Street.Several visits from city inspectors have led to the temporary closing of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Daniel Gallant, the executive director, told The Local.
The cafe tweeted the news earlier today, and Mr. Gallant clarified — a little — over the phone.
“The building is quite old. Some of the space we’re hoping to renovate,” he said. “We’ve had a few different city inspectors come in since the end of the year — we just figured it’s probably the best thing to do repairs.”
Mr. Gallant did not wish to go into further details before again meeting with city inspectors.
The Nuyorican building does not show any recent violations or complaints on the Department of Buildings website. Mr. Gallant said he should know when the cafe will reopen by Wednesday.
