Mace relocated from Ninth Street to this larger space in early 2019.
Double Wide closed at No. 503-505 in March 2018 (much to the relief of some neighbors). Noise issues have been persistent here dating back to the Mundial and Totem days.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Former Mace space for rent on 12th Street
7 comments:
Your remarks and lively debates are welcome, whether supportive or critical of the views herein. Your articulate, well-informed remarks that are relevant to an article are welcome.
However, commentary that is intended to "flame" or attack, that contains violence, racist comments and potential libel will not be published. Facts are helpful.
If you'd like to make personal attacks and libelous claims against people and businesses, then you may do so on your own social media accounts. Also, comments predicting when a new business will close ("I give it six weeks") will not be approved.
I suspect this space will sit empty for a long time. In my dreams, it will become a laundromat one day. Anything but another loud bar would be a gift to the residents around this location.
ReplyDeleteSad! Mace was a great bar. They moved from C to 1st and now even further west.
ReplyDeleteI loved it when they did the Christmas bar. I didn't love the noise though. I thought it would be quieter because it was a fancy cocktail bar but they got mad with the music and backyard noise just like every other place that has inhabited this spot. To their credit, they weren't nearly as bad as Doublewide, Mundial and Totem. Those places were total shitshows.
ReplyDeleteMace is great. Loss for the neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Christmas bar and drinks but I could only afford to treat myself to a night out here maybe once every four months or if work was paying. This would be a great hotel bar. The East Village has changed but not so much that a place this pricey can survive, especially now. While all the bars around Mace thrived this summer, they barely had any customers. The pandemic was clearly the final straw.
ReplyDeleteMace was a godsend compared to Double Wide. Much better neighbors, far quieter (aside from the Christmas pop-up) and they weren't allowed to use the space in the back. They'll be missed, hopefully the next business is as respectful.
ReplyDeleteMace wasn’t as bad as Doublewide. They were pretty good neighbors at first but once they settled in they started blaring the music and disrespecting the people living above and all around the bar. They were also playing it outside in the front when they had to start serving outside despite repeated requests to turn it off. Some of these newer bars could learn a thing or two from the stalwarts of the neighborhood that are respectful to their neighbors. So many of these new places shut down after a couple of years because they can’t build up a devoted neighborhood clientele. It’s no way to run a business which is why they all implode.
ReplyDelete