Mickey Mantle’s, the Central Park South eatery/sports bar popular with Yankees fans for a quarter of a century, went down on strikes this morning.
The place closed after 25 years after failing to pay rent for months. Owner Chris Villano blamed it on disputes with landlord ATCO, rising food costs and “shifting city regulations.”
The place was once co-owned by The Mick himself. Partners kept it going after Mantle died in 1995, and Villano has been in control since 2002.
The Post first reported the eatery’s lease woes in April. At the time, consultant Bill Liederman, who was among the original partners, launched an effort to bring in new investors, including former Yankees players.
They won a brief reprieve in bankruptcy court last month, but it wasn’t enough to save the place.
ATCO couldn’t be reached for comment.
Sources said the next tenant would probably be a low-priced offshoot of Brasserie Pushkin, a fancy Russian restaurant on West 57th Street.