The retail space at 95 2nd Ave. is for rent

A for-lease (listing here) sign went up last month outside the storefront at 95 Second Ave. between Fifth Street and Sixth Street. 

The space had been home to Sinsa, the well-regarded Korean American wine bar, since December 2024, and a sibling to Rice Thief in Long Island City.

There's a Marshal's notice dated Nov. 14 on the front door, stating that the landlord is now in legal possession of the space.

There isn't any mention of a closure on the Sinsa Instagram account. 

The Sinsa-Rice Thief team signed a lease for the space in December 2023, per TradedNY... and it took nearly a year to get the space ready to open. 

For years, No. 95 was Thailand Cafe, which did not reopen following the pandemic PAUSE of March 2020.