Contributed by scottcbgb, Posted by CBGB

SaveCBGB.org has been launched to organize the moment to protect the legendary CBGB's nightclub. The site promises to provide updates on the status of the project, and provides a petition,. posters as well as tool to write a letter to a few dozen New York City newspapers.

The legendary NYC club which played home to bands like the Ramones, Patti Smith, Blondie, Television and literally hundreds of others artists through the years may be forced to close its doors. The situation arose due to a dispute with Bowery Residents Committee which holds a 45-year lease on the building. CBGB's is their lone commercial tenant; their rent feud dates back five years, when the committee went to court to collect more than $300,000 in back rent from the club