Has Milk Bar's East Village outpost closed? (Updated: YES)

Several EVG readers have noted that Milk Bar has been closed of late on 13th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. 

To the best of our knowledge, there hasn't been any announcement about a closure — temporary or otherwise. Google lists the business as permanently closed...

The East Village location is also no longer on the Milk Bar website. 

An EVG reader told us this: "Tried to go in on Dec. 9th, and they were clearing things out for a 'renovation.' The website had a reopening date in January, but they've since deleted that."

Several other readers noted an early January close, though a few people thought it was for the winter season.

We messaged Milk Bar about the status of the EV outpost. Updated: A rep confirmed that the lease has expired here.

James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Christina Tosi founded Milk Bar. She worked for David Chang's Momofuku empire when the first Milk Bar opened inside Momofuku's Ssäm Bar on 13th Street in 2008... before relocating across the street in 2011. 

Milk Bar's popularity propelled its growth, with products available for shipping nationwide and in grocery stores. 

Aside from a handful of NYC bakeries, there are outposts in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Washington, D.C. The Milk Bar recently closed after nearly two years at a Nordstrom in Seattle, its only location in Washington state.