The home of American punk rock will continue to operate thanks to a civil court ruling in New York on Wednesday.

The dispute involved about $100,000 in rent increases, interest and fees. The club says the increases went unpaid for four years because of a bookkeeping mix-up. CBGB's said it wasn't billed for the increases, but Rosenblatt said the increases were clearly stated in the lease. CBGB's rent is $19,000 a month.

In her ruling, Judge Joan Kenney praised the club's impact on the neighborhood, which she said was plagued by "destitution, degradation and substance abuse" when the club opened in 1973.

CBGB's was the club where bands like the Ramones, Patti Smith, the Talking Heads, and Blondie got noticed. The folks over at SaveCBGB.org deserve some credit for helping win this fight.