Friday, July 31, 2020

Ben & Jerry's peace out of St. Mark's Place



The East Village is without a Ben & Jerry's once again. The family-owned location on St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue is now officially closed. The signage came down this afternoon...



Steven took the top two photos... Lola Sáenz shared this shot...



... and via Derek Berg...



A rep for this location said that the final blow was the break-in/looting here on June 1.

This Ben & Jerry's opened at 24 St. Mark's Place in January 2018.

As noted before, there was a Ben & Jerry's outpost at 41 Third Ave. between Ninth Street and 10th Street for 22 years before its closure in September 2010.

H/T @mishamc!

Previously on EV Grieve:
7 years later, a Ben & Jerry's is returning to the East Village
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 31, 2020 at 9:20 PM

    Damn. Where I am going to find chocolate mint cookie now? :(

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  2. Carol from East 5th StreetJuly 31, 2020 at 10:53 PM

    There's always Davy's. Support local business!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 31, 2020 at 11:08 PM

    meh

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  4. AnonymousAugust 1, 2020 at 12:41 AM

    I'll most definitely miss Ben & Jerry's on St. Mark's.

    I had the sinking feeling that the damage from the rioting/looting might be the last straw for that location.

    I'm very sorry for the losses sustained by a family that worked so hard to make a go of it, and I wish them the very best in the future. I want to say a sincere "thank you" to them for making the East Village a better place!

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