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Workers are breaking down the now-closed Mark Burger at 33 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.
Management said that higher rents and a changing St. Mark's Place were behind the closure.
And the Mark Burger cow is going to a new home. Derek Berg spotted it
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The cow was designed by Rumiko Tsuda as part of the CowParade New York in 2000. This work was titled "Diversity of People."
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And over at Ray's Candy Store, 113 Avenue A, there's a new (plastic) dish on the menu...
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Chicken wings, as EVG regular Peter Brownscombe passed along...
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And at 740 Broadway near Astor Place, the Washington, D.C.-based &pizza opens today (Oct. 3) ... they're giving stuff away...