Monday, May 1, 2023

RIP to the MRI place on Avenue A

A for-lease sign now hangs on the storefront at 191 Avenue A near 12th Street, marking the end of the downtown location of Stand-Up MRI of Manhattan.

The office provided an Open Upright MRI scanner — an alternative for patients who are claustrophobic, cannot lie down due to pain or whose size prevents them from being evaluated in a traditional MRI scanner (according to the website).

Stand-Up MRI had been here for roughly 12-15 years (we can't remember exactly!). The arrival did prompt some "there goes the neighborhood" groans. As we've seen in the past, the artists and "hipsters" show up first, then come the cafes-galleries-coffee shops, then the Stand-Up MRI joints... then it's off to another neighborhood...

The Midtown location of Stand-Up MRI of Manhattan remains in service.  

As we recall, until the mid-1990s, this space was a funeral home. 
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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousMay 1, 2023 at 12:13 PM

    Ha! Ha! ...maybe you can launch a second career as a stand up comedian

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