Sorry, that's not actually a fishmonger going into the corner space at 5th and B

Photo by Stacie Joy 

In recent days, the space on the NW corner of Avenue B and Fifth Street has been undergoing renovations, and as several readers have noted, a fishmonger might be the new tenant.

The space is Gratin, the art gallery, and they're presenting work by CANEMORTO, a trio of anonymous masking-wearing Italian artists.

Tonight through Saturday, Gratin is hosting "Matta presents: Canemorto Fish Market," featuring "fried drawings, drawing tartare, drawings in oil, drawings in salt, frozen drawings, filleted drawings..." 

It's not quite a bagel shop where everything is made from felt, but...

 

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Picture this: an art gallery for 5th and B

Top 2 photos by Stacie Joy

Renovations continue inside and out on the NW corner of Fifth Street and Avenue B... where an art gallery called Gratin is in the works for the space... 

We don't know anything else at the moment about what to expect here from the new gallery... which marks the second art space to open along this corridor after Half Gallery debuted in 2020 on the NW corner of Fourth Street and Avenue B.

The arrival will likely make at least one upstairs resident happy... back when the storefront was on the market in the spring... 

... there was a sign in the window reading: "No Cafe. No Food."

Oda House, which served the rare-for-Manhattan Georgian cuisine and other Mediterranean staples, closed here in August 2020 after seven-plus years in service. Caffe Buon Gusto was here for a bit after the corner market Zips.