Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Moving day for the old Papaya Dog signage on 14th Street & 1st Avenue

Workers yesterday removed the (iconic, sort of?) Papaya Dog signage off the former hot dogeria on the NW corner of First Avenue and 14th Street... (thanks to @ptrbrckwll for the top photo and Kent Jones for this pic)...
So the big question: What's coming next to this space? (Work permits only mention renovation of an existing eating/drinking establishment, etc.) To answer the question: We don't know! 

PD shuttered without any warning last October (first reported here) after 16 years in business.

11 comments:

noble neolani said...

The answer is a BAR, what else?

Grieve said...

The design firm listed on the DOB permit works with an array of chains, including Taco Bell and DD, and a few smaller coffee brands. But there's nothing else at the moment to indicate who the new tenant might be...

Anonymous said...

I still miss the two-dogs-and-a-drink special, the grape drink (which has vanished from just about every other place in the city) and the nice guys who worked there. It will probably be some crappy chain that already has a location within a couple of blocks.

Neighbor said...

How is this corner not being developed? What a waste having a one story building here.

Anonymous said...

The other tenants in this building are still open and doing well so I doubt they will do anything with this lot for awhile unless the landlord wants to buy their leases out. It's probably going to be another fast food place.

Anonymous said...

What a trolling developer.

Neighbor said...

Because I would like property to be used for residential developments as opposed to an underutilized one story full of restaurants? Get our of your echo chamber and actually look around

Anonymous said...

Awesome, hope you're right.

Anonymous said...

The real iconic one, on 72nd St and Broadway, still has the grape drink, and still has the recession special.

Anonymous said...

@11:03am: You are feeling deprived of soulless glass box overdevelopment? Get help.

Anonymous said...

Empanada Mama is opening at this location.