Next stop, Board of Elections!

Earlier today, we brought you the sad news that Cherries, the adult gift-and-DVD shop on St. Mark's Place, has closed.

Thanks to EV Grieve reader Don Stahl for this shot... in which workers are removing the "viewing booths."

And, despite that juvenile headline, there's no truth to the rumor that the Board of Elections in the City of New York bought the old booths.

(See more of Don's photos on his Tumblr here.)

Only porn adult gift and DVD shop on St Mark's Place closes

Fresh off our conversations about one person's unhappiness over a certain sign and "bordello"-esque red curtains on Avenue A...

Cherries, the adult gift and DVD shop and what not, at 18 St. Mark's Place...

[Above photo by ShamrockTattoo via Flickr]

... has closed. We saw the 50 percent signs go up recently ... and last evening we walked by to see that it was gone... No goodbye sign — nothing... (And I recall reading on Eater that Michael "Bao" Huynh owned the lease here...??)

"Saturday Night Live" also featured a quick shot of Cherries during its intro last season... you can see it at the 1:24 mark...

Open Air Cafe borrows names of future East Village bars

As I read on Eater, new vendors are taking over the cafe on Centre Street near Sam Waterson Square and The Place of Employment for EV Grieve (TPOEFEVG)....



and there will be four vendors here...



... with names (Lucky Buns! Sauced!) that sound like future bars in the East Village.

10 Big Shows Daily! (in air conditioning)

So there has been plenty of faux porn in Times Square of late, from Malcolm McLaren's stag mash-ups to a 1970s Times Square massage harem created for a Ryan Gosling-Kirsten Dunst movie.

Boring!

Here's a look back at some real Times Square XXX signage from the 1970s:



[Via raulriveranyc on YouTube]

Previously on EV Grieve:
Here's to a "relaxing" weekend in the city!