tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post4998384660046361321..comments2024-03-29T03:35:13.051-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Workers clearing out the mysterious 84 2nd Ave. storefrontUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-83783089924454637922018-01-03T00:07:55.020-05:002018-01-03T00:07:55.020-05:00the mannequin is gone. that thing witnessed helens...the mannequin is gone. that thing witnessed helens murder, it never movedgcahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831854177463153529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-10455431798484318262016-06-18T09:38:41.531-04:002016-06-18T09:38:41.531-04:00Thank you, Carol, for caring and for posting what...Thank you, Carol, for caring and for posting what you did. Jaime is a smart man and I trust his instincts.Hanna813https://www.blogger.com/profile/13046618737284749262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-24933547759294070972016-06-17T21:11:49.736-04:002016-06-17T21:11:49.736-04:00The owner if the building is Betty Sopolsky. She i...The owner if the building is Betty Sopolsky. She is currently living with her lawyer who I spoke to. According to him she is friends with his mother and they are spending time together. He told me she is planning to "relocate". Not totally trusting him another neighbor spoke to Jaime Hernandez from the 9th precinct who spoke to Betty and she told him she is fine. From what we (neighbors) know she is estranged from her family (the only remaining family we know of is a niece) so who knows who will get the proceeds of the building but as her neighbors we feel we did what we could to check on the situation. We asked the lawyer to have Betty call one of us just to confirm she is okay but she never called.Carol from E. 5th Streetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-23203520904666087412016-06-17T21:00:01.430-04:002016-06-17T21:00:01.430-04:00I've always had a soft spot for this building ...I've always had a soft spot for this building which stayed largely the same decade after decade. If this is changing, then everything is changing. I always wondered about its story, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-28511994135064914082016-06-15T12:56:45.224-04:002016-06-15T12:56:45.224-04:00I love that building. If that is turned into a Sta...I love that building. If that is turned into a Starbucks that is it for me. Lady was super nice and I talked with her many times when she sat out front selling stuff. It's a 2nd ave legend albeit a sad one.Eden Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568918709989534443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-3613134626015701172016-06-15T10:00:14.679-04:002016-06-15T10:00:14.679-04:00Correct me if I am wrong. I was always haunted by...Correct me if I am wrong. I was always haunted by that storefront. <br /><br />When I first moved to the East Village in the 80s, I needed my taxes done as I had just moved and it was complicated, involving two states and two different employers. I remember going up a flight of stairs in, or near, this building to an accountant who was kind, helpful and did not charge a lot.<br /><br />Former East Villagernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-69650202719265099132016-06-15T09:44:26.531-04:002016-06-15T09:44:26.531-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.BigDaddyFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00652905894395000740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-29345124637780480122016-06-15T09:43:36.537-04:002016-06-15T09:43:36.537-04:00I've lived in the neighborhood my entire life ...I've lived in the neighborhood my entire life . The woman that lived there for years with her little dog is Evelyn from what I recall. Back in the 70s or 80s she was a receptionist/assistant to a dentist that had his office on the corner of 4th St and Ave A . His name was Ralph Berger. Nice woman. Kept to herself for many many years. Used to be a real sparkplug in the dental office. Another small piece of the hood erased Frank Rothmanhttp://frankrothman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-85044903502527179952016-06-15T09:38:29.026-04:002016-06-15T09:38:29.026-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.BigDaddyFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00652905894395000740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-44758955317457155122016-06-15T02:03:27.435-04:002016-06-15T02:03:27.435-04:00@2:21 and some chickens in the back yard@2:21 and some chickens in the back yardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-27480697164273160842016-06-14T22:45:55.258-04:002016-06-14T22:45:55.258-04:00The woman's name was Betty; I spoke to her a c...The woman's name was Betty; I spoke to her a couple of times and said hi whenever I saw her.Scuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-72742614569788626062016-06-14T14:33:14.704-04:002016-06-14T14:33:14.704-04:00I'm sorry to hear the woman who lived there ha...I'm sorry to hear the woman who lived there had to relocate. I used to see her around the area and spoke to her a few times. She was friendly, and would often sell beads and jewelry out front on the sidewalk. I think Jamie from the check cashing place around the corner used to check on her. Sad to know neither one of them are around any more.<br /><br />I've always been fascinated by the building and wondered if it was a preserved time capsule in side.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9800808463787626102016-06-14T14:21:06.343-04:002016-06-14T14:21:06.343-04:00oh my god i always wanted that building... wish i ...oh my god i always wanted that building... wish i had enough to buy it and keep it as is, with maybe the addition of a little neon and a taxidermied zebra, for interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76978261306229214562016-06-14T14:05:30.119-04:002016-06-14T14:05:30.119-04:00She sold the building and moved in with family. She sold the building and moved in with family. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9707679642411804912016-06-14T14:02:52.901-04:002016-06-14T14:02:52.901-04:00I used to see the woman who owned the building wal...I used to see the woman who owned the building walking her dog all of the time. Occasionally she'd have a small tag sale in front of the store. For a while, I think there was a man living there as well. <br /><br />I always liked the fact that this was one of the last hold out spaces in the neighborhood. I'm sure the real estate sharks have been circling the waters around this building for years. Wouldn't be surprised if a bunch of distant relatives have suddenly surfaced, now that the owner is incapacitated. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-79816760943476651862016-06-14T10:37:23.407-04:002016-06-14T10:37:23.407-04:00SOMEbody go peek in that dumpster......if parts of...SOMEbody go peek in that dumpster......if parts of this building have been "empty" for many decades....DrBOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07179469265158025584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-53271821566851962752016-06-14T10:36:51.935-04:002016-06-14T10:36:51.935-04:00I bet all the good stuff is already gone from that...I bet all the good stuff is already gone from that dumpster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-91753045730850930762016-06-14T08:26:00.911-04:002016-06-14T08:26:00.911-04:00What a sad story. What a sad story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-45910532886113510782016-06-14T07:32:31.878-04:002016-06-14T07:32:31.878-04:00This is the EV's version of a small town's...This is the EV's version of a small town's ghost house, the kind you sneaked into and were scared as hell once inside. By next year there will be a loud open facade sports bar, sign.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-89550398193596282842016-06-14T07:08:31.527-04:002016-06-14T07:08:31.527-04:00wow, spookywow, spookyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com