Broadway Panhandler is gone

In January, Norman Kornbluth, the owner of Broadway Panhandler, announced that he was retiring, that his cookware retail shop on East Eight Street near Broadway would be closing.

We lost track of the closing date. (It was originally reported as some time this spring without a specific date.)

Anyway, in case you were planning on one last trip... the shop closed at the end of March. Our blogging friend Roger_Paw discovered this yesterday...



According to their Facebook account, limited inventory is still available at www.broadwaypanhandler.com.

The shop opened in 1976. Broadway Panhandler has been at the Eighth Street location the past 10 years.

Owner's retirement marks the end of Broadway Panhandler

In case you didn't already see this. Several EVG readers have sent along the link from the Times on Monday... reporting that Broadway Panhandler will be closing for good this spring after 40 years in business ... the last 10 on East Eighth Street at Broadway.

Norman Kornbleuth, the owner of the well-stocked cookware retailer, is retiring. Per the Times:

“I’ve been in this business for 40 years,” Mr. Kornbleuth said on Thursday. “I’m now 72; my wife has health issues. It’s time.”

Mr. Kornbleuth said that his two daughters were not interested in running the business and that his efforts to sell the company fell through. He has yet to decide the date when the store will close its doors for good.

Kornbluth, however, didn't completely rule out staying away from the retail world, telling the Times that he might open a small knife shop sometime after Broadway Panhandler closes.

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