Store closing signs are now up at the Duane Reade by Walgreens location on the southwest corner of Third Avenue and 10th Street. The last day for this location is March 2. (Thank you to Steven for the photos!)
Pharmacy customers are being transferred to the DR on 14th Street and Third Avenue.
In late 2015-early 2016, the drug store expanded into the two adjacent spaces along here, causing retail tenants Excel Art and Framing Store and East Village Cheese (which was never the same) to relocate.
This also marks the third Duane Reade by Walgreens to close nearby in the past few months. The outpost on Avenue D at Houston and First Avenue between 14th Street and 15th Street shuttered last November.
This block-long strip of shops has been under cover of a sidewalk bridge now for years (one estimate places it here toward the end of 2015)...
In May 2016, the FDNY responded to a threat of bricks falling from the facade at the building, officially 115 E. Ninth St.
Never cooperate with evil. Never shop there. East Village Cheese was such a wonderful place, it was thriving, it was operating financially well. It closed down because it was pushed out by the Duane Reade.
ReplyDeleteDuane Reade treats people as disposables, as an afterthought. Just Evil.
So all that’s left east of Union Square in the EV is the perpetually filthy CVS and Rite Aid. stores. Terrific.
ReplyDeleteDamn, this was my go-to Duane Reede.
ReplyDeleteClosed recently on 18th and 3rd. Closing next month on 18th and Broadway.
ReplyDeleteYikes, could this be the end for our old friend Duane?
ReplyDeleteWonderful. I’ve been going here for years, and it’s just going to be another empty storefront. I can’t wait to see who’s going to pay more than Duane Reade in rent! Maybe a bank! In the meantime I’m super duper excited for it to become location 536,646,437 in the east village to be both covered in perpetual scaffolding and also completely deserted retail-wise so that it can turn from being a sidewalk into a campsite.
ReplyDeleteOh no! Now where will I be able to shop and get a suntan all at the same time?!
ReplyDelete@8:29am: How about Walgreens at 4th & 14th, or don't they count?
ReplyDeleteFunny, I seem to remember many negative comments about EV cheese AND didn't they abandon their new place and leave their cheese to rot one hot summer month?
ReplyDeleteThis store was often pretty empty, never more than a handful of people in there at once. It felt like it was just a matter of time. I really hope this doesn't sit empty for years.
ReplyDeleteYou motherfuckers, Those fucking landlords man. So now, you lost a few unique good local businesses that presumably paid their rent. And now it's empty. So grotesque.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the Walgreens at Astor Place? With the disappearance of stores which sold newspapers (yes, Gem Spa!!!) this Third Avenue Duane Reade became the closest place I could find for the weekday NY Times. Ah well, we all need brisk walks in the morning.
ReplyDeleteBlock Drug all the way, always! Family owned by the most caring people for over a century. Best interior and exterior too. Second Avenue and 6th Street. http://blockdrugstores.com Support local business please.
ReplyDeleteMiss EV Cheese so much. Such a great business.
ReplyDelete@1:29 PM: THAT EV Cheese that people (rightfully) complained about was on 7th street btw. 1st and 2nd Ave. The location they moved to after they were on 3rd ave for many years.
ReplyDeleteSee Ya
ReplyDeleteThey made the cheese store move, the framing store
and not sure if anyone else
The store was usually empty, so kind of
surprised they lasted this long
Maybe the mission was just to kill off small businesses