Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Comings and goings on this block of 2nd Avenue

Fujisan Japanese Mart opened last week at 159 Second Ave. on the SW corner of 10th Street.

As we noted, this will be the first Manhattan outpost from the market, which has two outposts in Brooklyn and one in Astoria. They offer a variety of Japanese snacks, as well as in-house-made sushi. 

Posted hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (All sushi is 50% off after 8 p.m.)

Meanwhile, a few storefronts to the south, the 16 Handlies location has closed. We mentioned this on Jan. 12. The froyo brand is expected to open a few blocks to the south. 

And in the other storefront in the 6-floor residential building, the Cooper Still closed after service on Saturday... black trash bags now adorn the front windows... (photo by Steven)...
There's no mention of a closure, temporary or otherwise, on the door... or the tavern's website. Google still shows them as being open — even when they are not. 

According to a sign on the front door of 16 Handles, ownership was unable to reach a renewal agreement with the newish landlord here. It's possible that the Cooper Still, which opened in June 2014, met the same fate, though nothing is official yet.

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