Monday, November 22, 2021

So much for Spiegel's return: CR7 Gourmet Deli slated for 1st Avenue and 2nd Street

Signage is up now for CR7 Gourmet Deli on the SE corner of First Avenue and Second Street. 

Don't know anything about the incoming business... other than that there's plenty of competition for CR7 (named for Cristiano Ronaldo?) within steps of the corner, including Food You Desire 3 and the Deli & Smoke Shop (not to mention the new Manhattan Smoke Shop). 

This arrival also means that Spiegel will not be returning to this space. There were rumors of the cafe's return this past summer, and ownership was even on the CB3-SLA docket for a liquor license (application withdrawn in July). The corner cafe opened in 2014 and closed during the pandemic. 

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

That block doesn't need another deli.

Anonymous said...

Would be nice to have one deli in the area that looks like you'd actually want to eat a sandwich made inside. Will this be it??

Anonymous said...

No block does... it's becoming ridiculous.

Damzdash said...

better the nothing Other it would stay another vandalized store front s

david said...

CR7 is Christano Ronaldo line of clothes

Neighbor said...

Any store is better than no stores even if it's weird to have 3 delis in a row on 2nd between 1st and A.

Anonymous said...

No one here lives on a 3 delis corner? The delivery trucks noise, idling, and beep beep backtracking, in the middle of the night and very early morning is a good reason to oppose this trend.

Anonymous said...

Spiegel--another real community asset now lost, a place where people could, you know, sit durng the day and order a reasonably priced, well prepared meal. All we have now increasingly are "nightlife" spots...Tony's Tequila Hut etc.

Anonymous said...

Spiegel was a really nice place to hang out, met a lot of cool people there, good memories

Anonymous said...

Whatever haters, the more delis the better. Lost the best one on 1st and 10th. What we don’t need are starbucks, trader joes, targets and bars. Welcome to them!