Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
Renovations recently started inside the former Raul's Candy Store at 205 Avenue B.
The space has been given the white-box treatment ... and we have not heard anything about a new tenant or even seen any real estate listings for the address...
This is the first activity we recall seeing inside the storefront between 11th Street and 12th Street since owner Raul Santiago, 75, and his wife Petra Olivieri, 70, retired in February 2019 after 43 years in business.
The store had been a de-facto community space for generations.
We still see Raul around — his hard-to-miss skull-laden van is still parked on the block, and he and his friends will gather there in an assortment of chairs during warmer weather months.
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