Manitoba's, the legendary punk dive bar in New York City's Lower East Side/Alphabet City is in danger of closing after more than a decade on Avenue B. Owner, and Dictators vocalist, "Handsome" Dick Manitoba is trying to raise $25,000 to keep the bar open via a campaign on Indiegogo which has already raised $14,000.

Manitoba's was recently forced to reluctantly settle a case with a private individual for a cumbersome amount that threatens the future of the establishment. This situation is not part of what you would call: "business as usual." This is not about a fine, and it's certainly not about business mismanagement. We either pay, or shut down. Not one penny goes into the owner's pockets, or is being used to pay bills. All of it goes to settling this claim and keeping the bar open.

Though Dick didn't go into the lawsuit itself, Gothamist is reporting that the suit is one of several filed by Luigi Girotto against businesses that he claims are in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Girotto sued Manitoba's for the bar's failure to provide an exterior ramp and for having too high of a bar.