New York Go Center to Close

[Horibe]

Just the Facts
About 30 interested individuals (including members, former members, and regulars of the NYGC) met with two representatives from the Nihon Ki-in, only one of whom spoke. The Nihon Ki-in rep said that she was not happy to be meeting under the circumstances, but wanted to explain the Nihon Ki-in's decision to sell the building and also hear from us about ideas for the future of go in NYC. She said that the decision to sell the building had been made months ago, before she was appointed to her current position. According to the rep, the decision to sell the building was made because it would be expensive to renovate the building so the apartments could be rented.

I am wondering if anyone can confirm who the Nihon Ki-in representative was. I heard that Kobayashi Chizu 5 dan was coming to NY. She is a long time friend of Western Go, if she was the speaker I am confident that her statement of unhappiness above was sincere.

[oren]

Who owns your building and what happens if you fail to come up with the running costs?

My understanding of the agreement between the Nihon Ki-in and the Seattle Go Center is the same as what you say. They own the building, but we use it rent free as long as we maintain the building and cover operating costs. The Nihon Ki-in does not expect to generate a profit from the SGC, but at the same time they do not expect to finance the operation.

The Nihon Kiin has also been getting an initial loan paid back each month as long as we had a renter. Without a renter, there won't be any loan payments coming in from SGC to Nihon Kiin.

[judicata]

I am wondering if anyone can confirm who the Nihon Ki-in representative was. I heard that Kobayashi Chizu 5 dan was coming to NY. She is a long time friend of Western Go, if she was the speaker I am confident that her statement of unhappiness above was sincere.

Indeed it was. And I have no doubt that she was sincere about her unhappiness.

[John Fairbairn]

I thought it might have been her - after all, she also writes about having visited New York in a blog post.

if anybody's wondering, there's nothing about the NYGC. She just mentions going to NY on NK business. The rest is waffle about the weather. In fact she seems so keen on talking about the weather on her blog, we should make her an honorary Brit.

[wessanenoctupus]

hey guys, if you are in New York, here are some other places that you can play. It totally blows taht we closed, but Go is great regardless of where its played


A. Brooklyn Go Club (they actually usually meet in manhattan; scroll to bottom for next meet)

B. The Mostly Go Club (their meeting are a bit irregular, but we might be doing a joint project soon)

C. The Nippon Club (57th street and Madison) they have weekly meetings, friday 5-10 pm

D. There are several go clubs in Flushing, Queens

1. 36-18 Union Street (above a hair salon)

2. 11 35th ave (Corner of Union street and 35th Ave)