Sunday, July 9, 2023

Sunday's opening shot

In the past week or so, multiple readers have shared photos of the incoming Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen at 442 E. 14th St., just west of Avenue A ... as you can see, the storefront has been tagged multiple times.

This will be the second EV Popeyes: an outpost opened in October 2020 at 39 First Ave. between Second Street and Third Street.

And while we don't have any photographic evidence of this, there was a Popeyes on First Avenue between 13th Street and 14th Street at some point like 15+ years ago.
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10 comments:

  1. Simon EJuly 9, 2023 at 9:07 AM

    How I miss the Lower East Side Coffee Shop that was there; a consistently reliable decent place. I pit stopped there, and ordered delivery regularly.

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  2. MarkJuly 9, 2023 at 9:15 AM

    I considered sending a photo to EV Grieve regarding this. I shop at Traders Joes a lot and when I saw that last week, I was mad. This is why we can't have nice things. Who does something awful like this? People, teenage kids I imagine, who apparently don't have anything better to do, and wish to create drama for others. The level of disrespect and disregard for our community is alarming. Those whom committed this crime need to be arrested, and they need to be faced with consequences. Popeye's hasn't even opened yet and now they are dealing with blatant vandalism. I hope this can be corrected soon.

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  3. Scuba DivaJuly 9, 2023 at 1:00 PM

    @Mark: I came to NYC in 1980 for the graffiti; glad to see it. #YMMV

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  4. NOTORIOUSJuly 10, 2023 at 9:30 AM

    This whole block of 14th Street is a disgrace.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 10, 2023 at 9:36 AM

    That coffee shop was great. RIP.

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  6. MarkJuly 10, 2023 at 9:51 AM

    Hi Scuba,

    As someone who has lived in NYC since 2000, I am in favor of graffiti too, it is indeed what makes NYC unique and artful, but I tend to appreciate it in certain places. It's not cool to plaster it on the exterior of an incoming business or anyone else's business for that matter. This is a crime. It's called vandalism. And this will require effort and additional funds in removing it from the exterior and windows. Peace :)

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  7. AnonymousJuly 10, 2023 at 12:57 PM

    We can maybe start by not calling it "tagging" or "tagged". It's a crime scene. Selfish behavior.

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  8. AnonymousJuly 10, 2023 at 1:13 PM

    People love graffiti until its tagged on their own home or car. Then somehow its vandalism.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 10, 2023 at 5:24 PM

    Buildings full of graffiti is a sure indication that the neighborhood is on the down slope.

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  10. AnonymousJuly 11, 2023 at 11:33 AM

    Agree with Mark, the spirit of spray paint art has changed in modern times.

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