[Photo the other day by Derek Berg]
The new location of the Sock Man opens today at 99 1/2 St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue. (Hours are noon to 10 p.m.)
A rent increase forced the Sock Man (aka Marty Rosen) to close his longtime shop at 27 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue back in January. Rosen had been peddling socks, tights, lingerie and other accessories in this space since 1983. (Landlord Raphael Toledano, who took possession in September 2015, is now flipping the building.)
Very good to see the Sock Man back in business.
Previously on EV Grieve:
The Sock Man is closing on St. Mark's Place
The Sock Man says thank you; store closes on Saturday
Closing portraits at The Sock Man
The scoop on the former Sock Man space on St. Mark's Place
The Sock Man is returning to St. Mark's Place
22 comments:
Welcome Back!
Who is that masked woman?
Socks rock
We love you Marty. All the best.
I've seen her around for years. I believe she used to work at one of the Ricky's.
They've had the space for a while. Always get worried when it takes retail a while to open but GO SOCK MAN. I bought a pair in '83, I'll buy a pair in 2016.
Glad to have you back!
Just in time for the cold weather sock man. Mazeltov.
Glad you are back.
Melanie
East Village Corner
She worked for Sockman when he was located at 18 St Mark's Place.
What exactly is going on on that woman's face?
she's worked at a lot of local places around here forever.
never cuts her fingernails, a sign of royalty?
Nope, she used to work at "Love saves the day". she's a sweetheart, seeing her makes me have hope for "weird" NYC
What's her story?
Finally- some good news for the neighborhood. Welcome back man.
That's a V. Stiviano style visor, very chic among NBA groupies.
At 7:57 AM, Anonymous said...
Who is that masked woman?
That's Cat. I first met her when I lived on the "unfortunate block" that is St. Mark's between 2nd and 3rd.
She's a friend of mine. Her name is Meow.
Wait, so her name is both Cat AND Meow? So she's the Cat's Meow.
I have known Meow since the 1970's.
She is a good woman and a truly good friend.
Tell the truth, that photo had nothing to do with my re-opening. It's just a coincidence that she was in front of my store. You can tell because the old sign is still in the window, which I took down after opening.
Welcome back, Sock Man!! You were sorely missed. I've bought tights from you for every major event of at least the last 20 yrs of my life, plus "daily" tights. Accept no substitute! ¡Viva La Sock Man! Lurex glitter tights and open weave fishnets forever!
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