As you know, many storefronts along East 14th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B have been cleared out ahead of some new development that will eat up a good portion of the block. (Read about this here.)
Now it appears that it's time to starting clearing out storefronts just to the west... between Avenue A and the Peter Stuyvesant Post Office, whose lease expires in February.
The USPS will lease the former Duane Reade on East 14th Street near First Avenue for retail services, such as stamp sales and P.O. boxes.
Back in April, we noted this about the single-level businesses lined up next to the post office: "This is all drool-worthy space for some developer."
And just like that, an EVG Facebook tipster notes that the Stuyvesant Stationery shop next door has lost its lease and is closing...
For now, there are only the usual rumors about what's next here (NYU dorms are always a popular guess) ... and how will the other businesses along here fare in the coming months? Will the rest of the block to Avenue A go away to make way for a new development?
Previously on EV Grieve:
UPDATED: Did you hear the rumor about the Peter Stuyvesant Post Office branch closing?
Report: Closure of the Peter Stuyvesant Post Office is pretty much a done deal
Another card shop gone? Waaaaa! I love that shop!
ReplyDeleteWhat about the coffee shot? Is that going too?!
ReplyDeleteLove the coffee shop, too. So what else is new? More $18 cocktails...not what the neighborhood needs.
ReplyDeleteThis sucks. Stuyvesant Stationary is great.
ReplyDeleteOhhh, crap. I love Lee at the card store, such a nice guy. And while I knew it was inevitable, it still hurts to see the signs in the windows. Now where the hell do I go to buy my cards? There used to be not one but two card stores on 14th between 1st and A, and a huge one next to the Food Emporium on 14th and 4th. Now there's nothing except the dreck in places like CVS. Christ.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the surprise here ? Same reason that almost all the "mom & pop's have been driven out of NYC. Card shops are not sustainable businesses in NYC's real estate market, where chain stores and bars (who's profit margins on $18 cocktails is enormous) can afford huge rent bills. So I raise my middle finger to salute the long list of motherfuckers who have ruined the city for all of us.
ReplyDeleteThey weren't just a card store. They had a copier and fax long before everyone had easy access to email. They also had a great selection of envelopes and other paper supplies. During one year of unemployment, I made a bit of cash selling old books on Amazon, and I was at Stuyvesant Stationary every other day buying shipping envelopes. Oh, and 50% Valentine's Day candy :p
ReplyDeleteGood-bye, old friend.
Oh no! Terrible news.
ReplyDeleteWASH AND CLEAN ON E.14 IS THE GREATEST STORE IN THE 'HOOD!
ReplyDeleteBoo! Best temp tattoos, too!
ReplyDeleteWhatever they build, the Stuy Dorm dudes and bros will puke all over it. Karma.
ReplyDeleteThe Post Office sub-leased that space to the Hallmark Store. Not sure about the stores east of it to Ave A.
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