ated ▁with ▁the ▁A FL – C IO , ▁which ▁represents ▁the ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁restaurant ▁file d ▁for ▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁bank rupt cy ▁protection ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁Great ▁Rec ession ▁and ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁restaurant ' s ▁operating ▁license . ▁The ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁restaurant ▁became ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁cont ention ▁between ▁the ▁Le Ro ys ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁during ▁the ▁bank rupt cy ▁court ▁procedures ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁after ▁the ▁Le Ro ys ▁claimed ▁the ▁tra dem ark ▁was ▁their s ▁while ▁the ▁city ▁challeng ed ▁them . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁tra dem ark ▁was ▁app ra ised ▁at ▁$ 1 9 ▁million . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Pol l ▁registered ▁a ▁backup ▁name ▁with ▁New ▁York ▁State : ▁" T a vern ▁in ▁the ▁Park ." ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Judge ▁Mi ri am ▁Gold man ▁C ed ar baum ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁trade ▁name ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁that ▁Warner ▁Le Ro y ▁had ▁tra dem ark ed ▁the ▁name ▁fra ud ul ently ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁She ▁wrote : ▁" B ecause ▁the ▁und is put ed ▁facts ▁show ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁established ▁and ▁continu ously ▁maintained ▁a ▁restaurant ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁'