Tuesday, February 18, 2025

The new old Lucy's sign returns on Avenue A

Sign photos Friday by Steven 

The familiar hand-painted Lucy's sign returned to the storefront on Friday at 135 Avenue A between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street (someone painted over it in early 2024).

The new (old) sign appears to be an exact replica of what was there before...
Under new ownership with Golden Age Hospitality, the bar has been getting renovated in recent months after a decades-long run with proprietor Ludwika "Lucy" Mickevicius. 

The questionnaire on file with Community Board 3 for the new liquor license last year included a letter from Golden Age Hospitality CEO Jon Neidich to the local block association. The letter reads in part: 
While we are taking over the operation of the bar, our involvement is solely premised on preserving an East Village institution: Lucy herself will very much still be a part of this project (and will still be behind the bar!). We will not be changing the concept or design of the space (we will be adding some soundproofing in the ceiling and an ADA bathroom). 
The building at 135-137 sold for $19.1 million in January 2024. Many of the residential units are undergoing gut renovations, and a source told us that some of the construction materials spotted inside Lucy's in recent months were for the upstairs apartments. 

Here's a look inside the bar from late January (photos by Stacie Joy)...
Will the "Hurricane Streets" movie poster return to its longtime position behind the bar?

Lucy's has not been open since November 2023. 

The links below detail what has transpired here over the past year.

Previously on EV Grieve: 

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3 comments:

  1. TrixieFebruary 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM

    Hip, hip, hooray!

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  2. XXXXXXXFebruary 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM

    Carepetbaggers. They own Le Dive, the WORST thing to happen to that part of the Lower. They're making another fake dive bar, like Ray's. Don't let them fool you. Cornballs!

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  3. TrixieFebruary 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM

    As long as Lucy is cool with it, so am I.

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