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East Village Fruit and Vegetable closed at the end of the month on Avenue B between 13th Street and 14th Street.
As previously reported, the lease was up, and the owners couldn't make the increase in rent work. According to a longtime patron, the store owners also said that they wouldn't be able to compete with the new Target, which features a large grocery selection, on 14th Street at Avenue A.
In any event, workers have emptied out the space...
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No word on a the space being for rent... or what might replace the previous longtime business...
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