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Rent driving out B'klyn Irish pub

Park Slope locals looking to raise a glass on St. Patrick's Day at an old-fashioned Irish pub may have one less place to go this year.

On March 4, Kevin Mooney, the owner of Mooney's Pub on 353 Flatbush Ave., heads to court to battle a rent increase mandated by his landlord, Lena Fang. Mooney says Fang wants to double his rent to $8,000 a month, a price he simply can't afford.

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