At the Exit9 20th anniversary celebration

As previously mentioned/posted, Exit9, the gift shop at 51 Avenue A between East Third Street and East Fourth Street, celebrated its 20th anniversary yesterday.



Among the activities: a prize wheel.



EVG Prize Wheel Contributor Stacie Joy stopped by to see what people were winning…









And there were temporary tattoos…





All photos by Stacie Joy

Exit9 turns 20 today on Avenue A

[Exit9 owners Charles Branstool & Christy Davis pic by Stacie Joy]

Exit9, the gift shop at 51 Avenue A between East Third Street and East Fourth Street is celebrating its 20th anniversary today…

Aside from 20 percent off, here's what to expect, via the store flyer…

That Halloween spirit at Exit9

As noted, the gift shop at 51 Avenue A between East Third Street and East Fourth Street transformed its front windows into a "grisly operating theater" where "a demented doctor loses his patience as he loses his patients."

Well, we're sorry that we missed it because we heard from several people who really liked it… EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by the theatre of blood the shop…









Per Stacie: "People seemed to love it and be grossed out."

The Doctor will be in(sane) Friday at Exit 9

Here’s a spooky Halloween missive from the folks at Exit 9:

This Halloween, Exit 9 is going insane! Gore-hungry East Village tricksters (and their parents) can feast their eyes on spine-tingling scenes of medical malpractice. Exit 9 will transform its front windows into a grisly operating theater. See actual surgery performed on unwilling victims! You're going to be sick. Bring your own barf bag and get special treats.

From 6:30 to 8:30 pm, whether they want to or not, pedestrians passing the store (located at 51 Avenue A between 3rd and 4th Streets) will bear witness as a demented doctor loses his patience as he loses his patients.

Photos via EVG contributor Stacie Joy

A memorial for Donald Suggs on Avenue A

[Photo by Stacie Joy]

A memorial went up yesterday outside Exit9 on Avenue A where Donald Suggs worked. The longtime East Village resident died this past weekend of an apparent heart attack. He was 51.

His many friends and loved ones are planning a celebration of his life. In the comments last night, Exit9 owner Charles Branstool wrote that he would share information about any memorial/celebration on the store's website and Facebook page. We'll post those details here too.

Exit 9 reopens on Avenue A

After 16 years at 64 Avenue A, Exit 9 decided to move. June 19 was the last day here for the gifts-and-novelties shop... Yesterday, Exit 9 reopened at their new, larger shop at 51 Avenue A between Third Street and Fourth Street...

Exit 9 on schedule to open new Avenue A store next month

After 16 years at 64 Avenue A, Exit 9 packed up and moved away in late June ... but, as Jen Doll reported at Runnin' Scared, they were only moving across the street to the former Urban Roots space.

So, work continues in their new home.

Per the store's Twitter feed:

Previously on EV Grieve:
Exit 9 exiting from Avenue A

Exit 9's short exit on Avenue A

As we reported back on June 2, Exit 9 had announced that it was leaving its home of 16 years on Avenue A. At the time, a commenter said that the gift shop would be moving just down the street.

Yesterday, our friend Jen Doll at Runnin' Scared had the scoop that the shop would open at the former Urban Roots space one block to the south. The new space is expected to be ready in September.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Exit 9 exiting from Avenue A

Exit 9 exiting from Avenue A

After 16 years at 64 Avenue A, Exit 9 is moving. June 19 will be the last day here for the gifts-and-novelties shop. Per the sign on the front door, the store has outgrown its space.

No word yet on a new location...