Why don't you read the article. It says the previous landlord is suing to get the rest back.....however that won't happen
"A landlord who late last year evicted Salon from its New York offices for nonpayment of $90,000 in back rent is now trying to force the digital publisher to pay more than $700,000 for the unused portion of a five-year lease that is slated to run through September 2019."
In New York City, you can't just evict somebody without a court order. So, it's obviously true that they're having some rent issues.