Handsome Dan's has closed on 1st Avenue

Last week, a 50-percent-off sale sign arrived outside Handsome Dan's Snocone & Candy Stand on First Avenue between 11th Street and 12th Street.

This was positioned as a moving sale to an EVG reader.

On Sunday, however, a "going out of business" sale sign appeared...



Everything was for sale — tables, art work, pillows, Tupperware. Sunday was to be their last day in business. There isn't any mention of a closure or move on the Handsome Dan's website or social-media properties. (Updated: Owner Daniel Levin confirmed the closure in a Facebook message.)

This outpost of the Williamsburg-based shop selling old-time candy and vintage sodas opened here in the spring of 2014. Last fall, the shop added a cafe serving breakfast burritos, wraps and other items to expand their offerings.

Before Handsome Dan's, the retail space housed A-1 Music for 26 years until January 2014.

Thanks to Lola Sáenz for the photos!

Openings: Handsome Dan's on 1st Avenue; INA 'super store' on East 13th Street

Handsome Dan's Snocone & Candy Stand quietly opened late last week at 186 First Ave. Per the store's About on Facebook, Handsome Dan's serves "the Finest Homemade, All-Natural Snocones, Vintage Sodas, Hot Cider, Old-Time Candy, Cotton Candy, and Chocolate this side of the Mississippi!"

Proprietor Daniel Levin opened his first stand in Williamsburg in May 2012.

Previously, 186 First Ave. near East 11th Street was home to A-1 Music for 26 years until January.

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Meanwhile, INA opened its sixth consignment shop on East 13th Street near Fourth Avenue last Monday…



This location is dubbed a "super store" … and it does look pretty massive as far as these kind of places go…



Here are some details from Racked's coverage of the opening:

While the stores typically consign higher-end names — their list of acceptable designers includes Chloé, Balenciaga, Judith Leiber, and Rag & Bone — they'll now also be accepting what they're dubbing as "secondary brands." That includes J. Crew, BCBG, Urban Outfitters, Uniqlo, Diesel, Theory, Banana Republic, Express, and Anthropologie.

This space was previously home to Photo Tech Repair Service, which merged with its location on West 34th Street.