The 7-Eleven on the Bowery has closed

As expected, the 7-Eleven at 351 Bowery between Third Street and Fourth Street has closed. Workers started dismantling the 13-year-old outpost yesterday, removing and/or covering the signage.

This was the second 7-Eleven to close in the East Village this week. The owner of the Avenue A 7-Eleven blamed the rampant thefts for his store's closure. An employee at the Bowery outpost said: "People — they're breaking things, stealing, scaring away customers at the door." 

The Bowery store opened in December 2011... and it was the first of four to open in the East Village, ushering in a wave of storefront suburbanization that repelled some residents.

The St. Mark's Place outpost closed in 2013, with 14th Street going in 2021.

Also, the outpost that opened at 813 Broadway between 11th Street and 12th Street closed a while ago.