Karma Bookshop has closed for now in the East Village

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 

Karma Bookstore, an offshoot of the Karma gallery on Second Street, closed yesterday at 136 E. Third St. between Avenue A and First Avenue. 

After seven years here, the shop specializing in books on contemporary art, as well as rare and special editions, is moving on. 

I stopped by yesterday and talked with Karma's Matt Shuster and Madison Shopene.

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"We loved being in the East Village, and we hope to be back soon," they said. 

Currently, Karma does not have a new storefront lined up. 

Here's a look at the last day here...

Karma was a welcomed addition to the neighborhood, taking over the storefront that housed the last iteration of St. Mark's Bookshop. Here's hoping they return somewhere nearby.