Ottomanelli Sister Sues "Sons" For Her Share Of Store

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From the sounds of it, Rosemarie Ottomanelli didn't get much respect from her brothers. So while the five of them learned the tricks of the trade at Ottomanelli & Sons. butcher on Bleeker Street, she became a successful investment banker and real estate professor. And now, she's fighting for her share of the family business.

She's suing her brothers for her share of the rent of 285 Bleecker Street, which the family owns and is estimated to be worth over $2 million. And to repay their debt, she is suggesting her brothers sell the building. But the brothers say that could put them out of business, and offered to buy their sister's share in the building. She declined, and court papers say she has a "lack of trust" in her brothers. Frank Ottomanelli refused to comment to the Post, instead saying, "I tell my wife to put on my headstone that I'm the last to know and always wrong."

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By Jaya Saxena in Food on September 6, 2010 4:05 PM

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SilentShout

This is a classic I-got-screwed-by-my-sexist-family story. It's awesome to see a woman be a hard ass and go after what's hers and not pull her punches in order to seem "nice". Before everyone starts yelling "She didn't build the business!" please note: it's not about the business but about her share of family real estate.

The Great Bandini

Ottomanelli Bros. sucks.

http://wanderingbrooklyn.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/dueling-delis-o_-brothers-vs-montes-deli-and-the-winner-is/

bucephalus

No one's talking about Ottomanelli and Bros. This post is about Ottomanelli and SONS. Spend your time doing some research before you try to plug your blog.

The Great Bandini

Point taken.

and now...

http://wanderingbrooklyn.wordpress.com/

SP's Ghost

Ottomanelli's is one of the very best butchers in this city. If they have to close down because of this c*nt then the city will have lost one of its treasures. We lose too many butchers day by day to out of control rents and supermarkets that undercut their business with inferior products. Thankfully they own their own building so they are in no danger of being priced out by a greedy landlord. But this cancer of a woman is threatening to take away one of the few good things left in this city that has been mauled by mediocrity seeking out of towners.

Victrola

Calling her a c*nt detracts from your point.

Your issue is that good butchers are disappearing because of market pressure and competition. Your use of an extremely offensive epithet affects the scope of your argument.

You no longer come across as someone with a legitimate issue to discuss, but instead as a sexist who challenges Rosemarie Ottomanelli's claim solely on the basis of her gender.

SP's Ghost

You are an idiot and you have no idea what you are talking about.

Brooklyn Book Worm

I'm surprised that GOTHAMIST has problems with spelling. At least you got Bleecker Street right on the second try. Now try Stuyvesant.