 However the surrounding neighborhood had also changed – “the restaurant struggled because of its location on down-market Fulton Mall, which was deserted and grim after dark; Aschkenasy says he could not even attract people from the Heights.” The restaurant went bankrupt in 1995 and was purchased by Joseph Chirico, a reputed member of the Gambino crime family Valet parking was tried but even that did not bring in enough customers to sustain the business.The restaurant closed on February 14, 2004.Shortly after it closed, T.G.I.