Monday, January 7, 2013

The former Whole Earth Bakery and Kitchen is now for rent on St. Mark's Place


The "for rent" sign went up here at 130 St. Mark's Place on Saturday. A full dumpster sits out front. The vegan bakery, which had been at this location since 1991 (34 years in business total), closed for good on Dec. 29.


Aside from rising rents, business had been down... and, of course, Sandy didn't help matters.

Owner Peter Silvestri held an auction at the store on Dec. 30...

[Courtesy of Bill the libertarian anarchist]

Meanwhile, The Villager reports this week that seven activists, organized by Fran Luck, traveled to Westchester County on Dec. 28 to hold a protest in front of Whole Earth landlord Ronald Friedman's office.

Per the article:

“We went up to Tarrytown because landlords who pull the strings on our community from afar, and without any consequence, should know that we will come to their communities to respond,” Luck said.

Whole Earth Bakery’s rent rose from $1,100 a month in 1991 to $5,300, an increase about three times faster than the rate of inflation.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2013 at 2:02 PM

    that protest is the saddest thing I've seen/heard of in a while.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 2:39 PM

    Anonymous, you are the saddest thing I've seen in a while. What a shame you have no concept of community, only money.

    ReplyDelete

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