Exclusive | NYC pol touts Indian Larry hog-shop shutdown as win for himself - but here's real reason it's closing

"Indian Larry hog-shop owner Bobby Seeger told The Post that his business will simply be relocating after the building that currently houses it is sold - with him eyeing a new spot in Williamsburg just two blocks away. "It's never going to go away. We'll relocate," Seeger said of his business - named after Larry Desmedt, a k a Indian Larry, the late motorcycle builder and stunt rider made famous by the Discovery Channel. "What are you going to do? You can dance, tap, cry," Seeger said of critics."

"As many as 5,000 bikers turned up in September to the annual bash, which has drawn Hell's Angels and been held every year since Desmedt was killed in 2007 while performing the dangerous "Crucifix pose" that involved him standing on a speeding bike."

""The Indian Larry motorcycle block party has caused major disruptions in Greenpoint for many years - damaging property and streets and negatively impacting local businesses and neighbors," Restler wrote in the newsletter. "Block parties are an important and joyful part of community building-but it's important that they be held in a manner that is respectful of our neighborhoods," the pol said. "As a result of our office advocating alongside neighbors, we've confirmed Indian Larry is leaving their location in early January, and this event will no longer be taking place in Greenpoint. Feel free to reach out for more information.""

A Brooklyn councilman announced that the Indian Larry motorcycle shop would leave its North 15th Street and Wythe Avenue location in January, citing neighborhood disruptions from an annual block party. Owner Bobby Seeger said the business will relocate after the building is sold and is seeking a new site two blocks away in Williamsburg. The shop is named for Larry Desmedt, who died performing the dangerous "Crucifix pose," and whose annual party has drawn as many as 5,000 bikers and groups like the Hell's Angels. The councilman said the party damaged property and harmed local businesses and neighbors, and his office said the event will no longer take place in Greenpoint.

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