Thursday, March 5, 2015

Hey, the Funkiberry closed on 3rd Avenue



That's it all she swirled for Funkiberry, the colorful FroYo establishment at 88 Third Ave. and East 12th Street.

Not sure exactly when they closed … there is a few day's worth of mail now waiting…



Anyway, likely not a surprise. Aside from the fact that we rarely, if ever, saw anyone inside… we spotted a listing for the space last month. Asking rent on this corner: $21,321.

Red Mango, Pinkberry and Funkiberry have all closed in recent months. It's all on 16 Handles now.

Funkiberry opened here last June.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Stuff that you can't make up: More FroYo for the East Village

Ghost signage uncovered on Third Avenue and East 12th Street

DOUBLE ghost signage discovered at 88 3rd Ave.

Hey, the Funkiberry sign is up on 3rd Avenue

Hey, Funkiberry is now open on 3rd Avenue

Hey, the Funkiberry space is for lease on 3rd Avenue

45 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Red Mango on Allen and Rivington is still open.

Anonymous said...

And I think the Red Mango in Stuy Town is still open too (????)

Anonymous said...

Ray's will outlast them all! Destroyed by his hand-sifted rainbow sprinkles atop a hand-crafted children's sized half pricer. The best deal in town for any size kid.

Anonymous said...

16 Handles is the best, of the frozen yogurt places. Ray's is good too, for ice cream.

NOTORIOUS said...

I spit on your grave.

Anonymous said...

Somebody just lost their shirt on this venture. More money than business sense apparently. As for the landlord I really hope they have the worst time renting this overpriced storefront again.

Walter said...

I mean this without any malice: How many people eat frozen Yogurt in February / March? I really wanna belong to the new East Village, please help an old geezer out. Much obliged

Anonymous said...

It would be interesting to know why the sudden flame out of the business ? Could it be that kids got tired of paying $8 bucks for a froyo with a bunch of gummi bears on it ? Or do the insane rents preclude sustaining a seasonal business like ice cream (duh) ?

Anonymous said...

Stop it...don't you see that snarky comments are killing the fro yo stores? I blame you all.

Anonymous said...

...and don't let the door hit yr ass on the way out.

marjorie said...

Thank God. I winced every time I walked by this electric kool-aid acid eyesore. It was like a Teletubby in store form.

Morgan Tsvangirai said...

Funkiberry is Premium Frozen Yogurt, but I only consume Artisanal Luxury Frozen Yogurt, so I am not sad at its demise.

DrGecko said...

Looks like the arrows have been littering. Bad, bad arrows!

Anonymous said...

i don't believe that another popup trendaurant has bit the dust!

it says something about the short attention span of consumers.

I-)

Anonymous said...

That's the problem with trends. They come with an expiration date. Couple that with catering to a demographic whose tastes change overnight and say goodbye to fro-yo, dumplings, and bubble tea.

Anonymous said...

As another old geezer I often wonder the same, who eats frozen treats outside of warm summer months? I can only imagine the fro-yo thing is passing this product as a "healthy" alternative to higher fat (flavor) alternatives like ice cream. When in reality this is a highly processed product loaded with sweeteners and who know what else. It's a lie put upon those that want to believe they are doing their bodies a good thing.

Anonymous said...

Oh boy, room for another tacoriea!

Giovanni said...

Had they only served FunkiTacos this would have been a huge success.

JAZ said...

$21,321 per month? that's a lotta hooves

Anonymous said...

good. now bring back pizza.

blue glass said...

hope the sign comes down soon
too much hot pink
perhaps that melted the froyo

creature said...

I enjoy Ray's frozen year round. Just not sure if it's ice cream or yogurt. His signs don't help.

Anonymous said...

Best news of the week. What a dump.

Anonymous said...

Maybe if they got a huge cash infusion they could close down for 6 months and then reopen. Oil-rich Saudi sheik I'm looking at you...

Anonymous said...

Coming soon: D.F. Funkiberry

Ken from Ken's Kitchen said...

Anxiously awaiting the memoirs of those guys and girls who ruled the scene at Funkiberry. Maybe someday there will be a movie too, like CBGB.

sam_the_man said...

Ok, no one's going to miss Funkiberry, but I do feel bad for the hapless folks who plowed a gargantuan amount of money into a project that had 0% chance of success.

I've commented on this before, but It seems like there's an entire industry that lures in clueless wannabe small business owners with low-barriers-to-entry stores and franchises.

And, treading carefully here, It seems like immigrant communities are particularly prone to try this. With tight-knit families and communities, money can be pooled and borrowed for these ventures. Also I think that in certain communities being a business owner, no matter how small, confers a certain prestige that other jobs do not.

Its all such a waste.

NOTORIOUS said...

Who knows what kind of BS the realtors are telling these businesses owners.

"You'll be in the heart of NYU South with a turn-key student population who like quick, tasty food on a budget."

Anonymous said...

Fingers crossed for FunkiDumpling!

NOTORIOUS said...

Bubble Dumpling rager!

Anonymous said...

A fool business person and their money are soon or at least 9 months after signing a stupid lease, are soon parted.

Anonymous said...

12:22, the "hapless folks" who might have pooled their money into such a weak venture took the risk and lost. They knew that going in so I have no pity for them.

Anonymous said...

Such an eye sore for the community. Thank the lord it is gone. Bye-bye.

Anonymous said...

It seems like a lot of the businesses on Third Avenue between 14th and down to Saint Mark's or so are struggling. So many of them cater to the NYU students. Maybe that's the problem. It's a transient population, and they probably aren't so loyal.

Anonymous said...

That whole area is kind of spiritually lost ever since the Yummy House left. It was its anchor, a pillar of sanity in a topsy turvy world.

Giovanni said...

Maybe someone should open a bar with dollar beer and call it The Dugout.

Anonymous said...

" Anonymous said...
12:22, the "hapless folks" who might have pooled their money into such a weak venture took the risk and lost. They knew that going in so I have no pity for them.
March 5, 2015 at 3:40 PM

Have a heart, okay I that place was never going to me inside of it but it's not like they committing a crime.

Anonymous said...

Since Yummy House left ? How about Hudsons ?

Anonymous said...

Farm to table hoove broth!!!!

Anonymous said...

Who cares? Except it is hard to be unpleasant about part-time workers losing jobs.

IzF said...

fUNkiBeRry!!!!
So FuNKin STUPID.
Hey 7:22AM: !6 Handles BLOWS
Ken FKK: HILARIOUS!!!!!

Anonymous said...

They closed about four weeks ago. Bad Orchidia Karma. Sent from the ruins of St. Ann's.

Pizza in a hoof up next.

Gojira said...

Giovanni, The Dugout - fantastic idea.

Anonymous said...

Golden Grahams!

David Phillips said...

Whatever happened to the locations in Moscow, Rome, Kiev, Paris and Fuzhou that Funkiberry was supposed to open. Now their website isn't even active.

FroYo. Get the fuck serious...