The Bayside Barnes & Noble store at 23-80 Bell Blvd. in Queens, N.Y., "might close down soon, as the bookstore chain said it was not able to reach an agreement with the landlord over its lease," DNAinfo reported, adding that yesterday's announcement "comes on the heels" of news that the company's Forest Hills location will close in January. B&N shuttered its store on Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows last year.
"Despite our best efforts to secure lease extensions at both our Forest Hills and Bayside Barnes & Noble locations, the respective property owners decided to lease to other tenants," said David Deason, v-p of development at B&N. "When our lease came back up for renewal the property owner notified us that they chose a tenant who was willing to pay rents far in excess of what we were willing to pay.... The Queens community is extremely important to us and as a result we are aggressively looking at new locations and expect to have a new store there in the future."
