Monday, June 2, 2014

Gino's short-lived retirement


[Photo by James and Karla Murray]

Back in early April, Gino DiGirolamo announced that he was retiring after 50 years working as a tailor.

Turned out that the retirement came about after the landlord at 520 E. 14th St. asked for a $1,000 monthly rent increase, an amount that Gino couldn't afford. So Gino set a May 31 closing date for his delightfully cluttered Royal Tailor shop …


[Photo by Michael Paul]


[Photo by Michael Paul]

But! Well-wishers who stopped in to say goodbye to Gino's shop over the weekend heard some good news …


[Photo by Michael Paul]

Gino has found a new storefront where he can continue his trade…



Now he has not signed the lease yet at 434 E. 11th St. between Avenue A and First Avenue … but he said that he has a verbal agreement and hopes to be up and tailoring again in a few weeks here…



Gino moved to East 14th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B in late 2006. Previously his shop was on Avenue A near East 12th Street.

Previously on EV Grieve:
A pile of clothes at the Royal Tailor

After 50 years in business, Gino DiGirolamo is closing the Royal Tailor shop

Report: Rent hike forced Gino to retire and close his Royal Tailor shop
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5 comments:

  1. xootrmanJune 2, 2014 at 6:36 AM

    Gino is a wonderful & sweet guy and great at what he does. This is such wonderful news!

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  2. AnonymousJune 2, 2014 at 9:37 AM

    Hooray! This is great news.

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  3. Mark Hand The CatchmanJune 2, 2014 at 9:04 PM

    Hope he gets it in writing before TD Bank opens another free pen/stabbing weapon bank... :[

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  4. Screaming Queens EntertainmentJune 3, 2014 at 7:17 PM

    Yay, that's just a block from me! I have a bunch of stuff that needs to be fixed, I can't wait!

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  5. AnonymousJune 3, 2014 at 7:25 PM


    This is wonderful news! I just hope that Gino will not be driven out of another storefront. He's a NY gem.

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