Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Everything's gone Green

We are behind in noting all (and there are a lot) the recent comings and goings with smoke shops, like which ones closed, which ones closed and reopened, and which ones closed and reopened under a new name.

The smoke shop opened up next to Ray's Candy Store on Avenue A near Seventh Street nearly a month ago, though the signage for Green World only just arrived.

The sidewalk board (pic from Oct. 31, before the new signage but with festive balloonage) shows items for sale including flowers, edibles and pre-rolls...
The business was, until May, known as East Village New Deli ... then they returned in June without the deli counter... only to close again and reopen as another exotic snack shop/weed shop. 
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 15, 2023 at 10:47 AM

    Can these places please stop putting sandwich boards in the muddle of busy sidewalks it's driving me crazy since the pandemic everywhere businesses doing whatever they want.

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    1. AnonymousNovember 15, 2023 at 1:48 PM

      There are specific regulations about that, just as with tables, anything that is placed on the sodewalk. years ago I recall a retail store manager complaining how employees kept putting the signs out too far and they would get fined.
      You could try 311 complaint on the app with photo, if you want to document it.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 15, 2023 at 12:43 PM

    Khiladi’s space now has signage for a deli outside. Workers moving stuff in displays/furniture today.

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  3. GrieveNovember 15, 2023 at 12:54 PM

    Mentioned the Paradise Gourmet Deli going into the former Khiladi space last week. That will be an actual market selling sandwiches, salads, etc., and not a smoke shop.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 15, 2023 at 2:43 PM

    Another green world. Classic Brian Eno record!!

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  5. AnonymousNovember 15, 2023 at 3:26 PM

    Roll me up and Smoke me when I die

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  6. AnonymousNovember 15, 2023 at 4:58 PM

    Sandwich boards no more than 18 inches from building, of course that's talking to a wall

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  7. AnonymousNovember 16, 2023 at 6:05 PM

    The headline ha

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  8. GrieveNovember 16, 2023 at 7:25 PM

    @ 6:05

    One of my favorite New Order songs!

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  9. Perfume junkieNovember 18, 2023 at 3:44 PM

    Totally agree with @10:47. Not only have the restaurants taken up most of the sidewalk space, the parking spaces but they even have sandwich boards like LITERALLY in the middle of the sidewalk where we have to walk around. The greed from the restaurant industry since the pandemic has been sickening. I haven't been able to open my windows since 2021 because Bibi wine bar has the loudest, drunkest sex and the city basic girls yelling all night long.

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