A reader passes along some sad news: Mikey's Pet Shop on Seventh Street near Avenue A is closing at the end of the month. According to the reader: The landlord raised rent to $20K a month.
The reader ended the note with a "sigh."
I'll add a double sigh.
As you'll remember, Pretty Boy — the Mayor of Seventh Street — wandered into Mikey's one day back in 1988...
6 comments:
honestly, i still miss the jazz cafe that used to be in this spot before mikey's. they had a chubby girl who used to tap dance percussively on a piece of wood she carried around with her.
This is too bad. They were always friendly in there...
I like this store. That is sad!!EV Grieve--I asked the people giving out the Jehovah Witness literature-where they would be going and I was told that they own the two buildings and will be selling only one of them.
Thanks, Melanie. I need to do a follow-up on that.
Oh, no. This is where I buy my cat food. And Mikey is so nice.
I'm not one for tons of "government intervention" in private markets, but it seems there should be some kind of light "rent control" for small businesses. $20,000 a month is truly extortion.
Godspeed, Mikey.
Nice people. Damn. (And thanks for linking to my blog, Grieve. I'll be at the NJ shore for the next two weeks, with limited connectivity.)
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