"The spaces we've checked out so far in the east village are 650-800 square feet at a cost of about $4000 a month. Something like that would be doable."
There are plenty of empty storefronts here. Given those parameters, here are four spaces to consider; places that made some sense (no former restaurants with equipment to remove or far-flung side streets with little pedestrian traffic...)
St. Mark's between Avenue A and First Avenue ...
St. Mark's between Avenue A and First Avenue...
Avenue A between Fifth Street and Fourth Street...
Ninth Street between First Avenue and Avenue A...
As Ken Mac first reported at Greenwich Village Daily Photo, the current Bleecker Bob's space will become a Starbucks. Alex shared his thoughts here on Flaming Pablum.
Previously on EV Grieve:
[UPDATED] Let's help Bleecker Bob's find space in the East Village