Tuesday, September 6, 2022

At the grand reopening of Essex Card Shop

Photos by Stacie Joy 


As you know, the storefront at 47 Avenue A between Third Street and Fourth Street was destroyed in a fire this past Jan. 10. 

EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by and found a happy owner, Muhammad Aslam, and his daughter, Mehnaz Noreen, the retail sales manager...
Some locals were there to support the shop's first day back and pick up some office or school supplies, greeting cards, etc.
Stacie also had the chance to check out a fully stocked store...
Because people will ask: Longtime manager Jayant "Jay" Patel is currently traveling in India and will return soon.
at

16 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2022 at 7:53 PM

    What great news! Only 8 months later and right at back to school time.

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2022 at 9:09 PM

    I'm tearing up so much right now

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2022 at 9:20 PM

    Absolute admiration for them! What it took to go from that awful destruction to being open & fully stocked & with smiles on their faces is amazing to me, and I applaud their tenacity. We are very lucky to have them in our neighborhood.

    Sending all best wishes to Mr. Patel, his daughter, and all at Essex Card Shop!

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2022 at 9:42 PM

    It’s wonderful and also amazing they reopened so quickly after all that damage

    ReplyDelete
  5. NeighborSeptember 6, 2022 at 9:42 PM

    I can't believe the fire was in January. I could have sworn it was the beginning of the summer. Time flies

    ReplyDelete
  6. stephen bSeptember 6, 2022 at 9:44 PM

    My partner and I are so so happy for Muhammad, Aslam and Jay . . . . and the rest of us!

    ReplyDelete
  7. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2022 at 9:59 PM

    Yay! Happy Beginning in so many ways!

    ReplyDelete
  8. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2022 at 10:01 PM

    Oh this is so great, wow. Shout out and gratitude to everyone who funded their Gofundme and supported this in thoughts and actions. Can’t wait to stock up on writing supplies there. What a community, so nice to see something good happening. Life and love are seemingly local.

    ReplyDelete
  9. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2022 at 5:11 AM

    so great they were able to rebuild reopen and stay, don't even need any supplies but gonna go buy some anyway Support Your Local Everything!

    ReplyDelete
  10. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2022 at 9:22 AM

    This is such good news. Wishing the Patels all the best success in the new shop.

    ReplyDelete
  11. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2022 at 9:36 AM

    Very good to see! We shopped there regularly and are so happy to see them open again.

    ReplyDelete
  12. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2022 at 9:55 AM

    HOORAY!!

    ReplyDelete
  13. dianalimbicsysSeptember 7, 2022 at 9:59 AM

    I can't wait to shop there again! Love that place.

    ReplyDelete
  14. oldmanfancySeptember 7, 2022 at 10:13 AM

    Well done Guys! See you for printer ink shortly. HP63 :).

    ReplyDelete
  15. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2022 at 12:27 PM

    So happy they have reopened. Best of luck and thank you to all involved in keeping this great small business open.

    ReplyDelete
  16. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2022 at 10:09 AM

    May the force of the EV be with you!

    ReplyDelete

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.