Christie's Jamaican Patties Is Given A New Lease on Life

 photo by Arthur De Gaeta via the Brooklyn Paper

Jamaican Patties are back on the menu! Back in November, FiPS writer Kerri reported that Christie's Jamaican Patties, a 45 year-old Flatbush mainstay, was closing. It was rumored that landlord Lina Feng was looking to push the pattie joint out in order to make room for higher paying tenants for when doomsday begins the Barclay Center opens its doors. In November, Leng claimed that owner Paul Hayes was two months behind in rent. At the time Hayes said, "She's trying to kick me out. I don't think it's worth the stress; it's killing me." 

Well Mr. Hayes's tune has changed for the happier. According to Here's Park Slope, there's been a tentative agreement between Christie's owner and Leng, and the announcement is straight from the pattie's mouth himself:

We're still not out of the woods, but we're open and will be open for the foreseeable future. She decided to drop the lawsuit in exchange for $20,000 up front, a new rent we worked out, plus $1,300 per month. 

Although the news is good, Hayes warned that he's going to "limp to the spring and hope business picks up." So if you dig Jamaican patties get your bad selves down there and help the brother out.