The dapper-dressed owner of the Chelsea Wine store made his second appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday after being arrested for allegedly stealing vintages from his own posh shop.
Chelsea Wine, located across from the Chelsea Market, no longer belongs to Gancarz and his wife Amelia, according to the criminal complaint.Beloved store closing all locations in NY, NJ and Conn. after 70 years in latest retail casualtyThe new owner of the store, Bobby Khorram, told the arresting police officer that Gancarz did not have permission or authority to take items from the store and entered it despite it being locked up, the complaint said.
The storage business was quietly moved to the basement of a former TGI Friday’s off of Times Square at 777 Seventh Ave.The wine storage business was moved from Chelsea Market to the basement of a former TGI Fridays restaurant off of Times Square.“With no response, I am afraid my wines in storage are gone for good,” a CWS customer posted on Yelp on Oct. 23.