Third-generation owner John Strats cited a combination of rising food and supply costs and declining business.
On Monday, workers removed the diner's familiar storefront signage.
East Village artist Delphine Le Goff happened to be there and shared these photos...
For anyone hoping the sign might be preserved, there's some bittersweet news.
We're told it was simply too large for the New York Sign Museum to take.
Strats kept the "DINER" portion of the sign and discarded the rest.
The sign had greeted generations of diners at Astor Place. Now it's another piece of neighborhood history that's gone.
2 comments:
28 years in the neighborhood, never felt any need or urge to eat there.
You made it 28 years. Cozy made it 54.
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