tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post8587333857222006811..comments2024-03-29T03:35:13.051-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: 20 years of selling vintage clothes in the East VillageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-30221635457179471652010-02-19T15:46:47.577-05:002010-02-19T15:46:47.577-05:00"Do I want it to go back to "the good ol...<i>"Do I want it to go back to "the good old days?" NO, I will take the rent over the crime. If one day I can't afford the rent, then it's my time to move on."</i><br /><br />Leaving aside that our neighborhood doesn't have to be a crime den with cheap rents OR an exorbitantly expensive but super-safe place -- there is such a thing as a happy medium -- obviously stores need to be profitable. It doesn't follow that 10K in monthly rent is reasonable. <br /><br />I am glad Mr. Colligan is successful enough to pay that much in rent -- but he shouldn't have to! And the reason other stores can't make rent/close is not necessarily because they failed to sufficiently cater to the endless waves of NYU twirps. It's because rent, since 1999 or so, has gone bloody f*cking INSANE.<br /><br />That said, it's a wonderful store and I'm glad they are there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-89559173438589962242010-02-19T14:44:04.998-05:002010-02-19T14:44:04.998-05:00"The EV has always been — and I think always ..."The EV has always been — and I think always will be — a place for young people, as the beatniks, the hippies, the Punks (as myself) the hair metal rockers, the grunge rockers or THE HIPSTERS and young college students of today prove."<br /><br />And what happens when none of the natives are left? Is he even really a Punk anymore if he can afford $10 grand a month on rent??The Takeout Wench.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15811486380617388066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-60628303956843489002010-02-19T13:39:52.296-05:002010-02-19T13:39:52.296-05:00He obviously doesn't want my custom. Does he ...He obviously doesn't want my custom. Does he do an age check at the door? Don't tell me what a neighborhood is "for," please.Barbara L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691245293493324747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-31935857577397109222010-02-19T13:12:25.688-05:002010-02-19T13:12:25.688-05:00nice piece. i'm a big fan of metropolis. the...nice piece. i'm a big fan of metropolis. they have a wide range of inventory at great prices. in fact, they just expanded into their basement, almost doubling their floor space. great to see a long-time local business not just surviving but thriving.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797358536541160629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-47144863731696614612010-02-19T09:49:03.491-05:002010-02-19T09:49:03.491-05:00great interview.great interview.Bowery Boogiehttp://www.boweryboogie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55766672948073703182010-02-19T07:28:45.759-05:002010-02-19T07:28:45.759-05:00Nice piece EV Grieve--will have to check Metropoli...Nice piece EV Grieve--will have to check Metropolis out.Melaniehttp://melaniemusings2.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com