Activity at the former Eleven Consignment Boutique

There was activity yesterday inside Eleven Consignment Boutique on First Avenue and 11th Street... site of a long legal battle between former business partners and owners.

The high-end used clothing and accessories store shuttered without any warning some time in late November or early December, angering customers who had items for sale inside. (Ditto for the Park Slope location.)

Someone said to be a court-appointed receiver was inside the still-stocked EV shop yesterday, continuing the claims procedure process. (This after apparently kicking in the front glass?)


[Photo yesterday by Lola Saénz]



As the Post reported in early January, a lawsuit among partners was to blame for the sudden closure.

Elizabeth Murphy, who ran the business with her husband Ben Malik Marambiri, said they were forced to turn it over to former partners, Kisito Mone and Romeo Hien, after years of litigation, which included allegations of breach of contract and misappropriation of money, finally ended in June [2019].

Murphy says Mone didn’t want to put in the work to run the businesses.

And Mone's reaction?

Mone denied the business was turned over to him, although he said he returned the keys to Murphy and Karambiri’s new lawyer, Rania Sedhom.

Sedhom said she gave the keys to a representative of the court-appointed receiver who was named to oversee the stores’ assets.

By the looks of it, that court-appointed receiver is on the job.

Previously on EV Grieve:
• Eleven Consignment Boutique closes, leaving customers without their resale items

The legal battle behind the closing of Eleven Consignment Boutique

As previously reported, Eleven Consignment Boutique closed on First Avenue and 11th Street some time in late November or early December, angering customers who had items for sale inside.

The Park Slope outpost of the high-end used clothing and accessories store also shuttered without any warning, per Bklyner.

As the Post reports today, a lawsuit among partners is to blame for the sudden closure.

Elizabeth Murphy, who ran the business with her husband Ben Malik Marambiri, said they were forced to turn it over to former partners, Kisito Mone and Romeo Hien, after years of litigation, which included allegations of breach of contract and misappropriation of money, finally ended in June.

Murphy says Mone didn’t want to put in the work to run the businesses.

And Mone's reaction?

Mone denied the business was turned over to him, although he said he returned the keys to Murphy and Karambiri’s new lawyer, Rania Sedhom.

Sedhom said she gave the keys to a representative of the court-appointed receiver who was named to oversee the stores’ assets.

The receiver, Steven Mitnick told The Post that those seeking their goods could call his associate Marc Miceli at 908-572-7275. He refused to provide any further information.

Previously on EV Grieve:
• Eleven Consignment Boutique closes, leaving customers without their resale items

Eleven Consignment Boutique closes, leaving customers without their resale items

1/6: Updated here

Eleven Consignment Boutique closed on First Avenue and 11th Street some time in late November or early December, angering customers who had items for sale inside.

Bklyner recently reported that the Park Slope outpost of the high-end used clothing and accessories store closed in the fall in similar fashion: with no notice to customers.

Per Bklyner:

Danielle, who declined to give her last name, is a singer and songwriter. She said she consigned with Eleven Consignment Boutique a few years ago and had no issues. This year was different.

“I have over $500 worth of stuff to Eleven Consignment’s East Village location in November and despite calling, emailing, physically going to both locations which are now shuttered 24/7, and reviewing the business on Yelp and Google, I can’t seem to get my items back or any money owed to me if they sold,” Danielle said.

A new owner apparently took over the store in recent months. Attempts to reach him have been unsuccessful. Meanwhile, one-star reviews continue at Yelp: "Just shut down without any notice to people with $100s of dollars in consignment. Crooks."

Some patrons have filed fraud complaints with the New York State Attorney General's office.