FDNYalerts MAN ALL HANDS 2 E 2 ST, MIXED OCCUPANCY FIRE ON THE 3RD FLR,
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@evgrieve snowman head FTW! pic.twitter.com/EJxyAO0ZW3
— EdenBrower (@edenbrower) March 22, 2018
The day has come where I must share the sad news that Three of Cups will be closing. I’ve thought often about what I might say when this day came and each time I pushed the thought from my head, but here we are.
The reasons are many that we are at this moment, with all of them meaning that I can’t sustain it any longer. It’s the end of the longest thing I’ve continuously been involved with, almost 1/2 my life, nearly 26 years.
My wife worked here before we were married, my children grew up playing here and my son has worked here with me for the last two years. Three of Cups is a big part of our home and lives.
I am thankful to all the fine people that have worked with us to make it happen everyday, without them it never would have. There are too many to list here, but if you know Three of Cups, you know them too. I wish them the best of what life has to offer.
Our customers are the best, so many loyal souls over so many years. Without you we’re obviously not here all these years. Our staff and customers made Three of Cups what it was.
Three of Cups has always been a home for the unique souls of the East Village.
I’ve learned so much from all these people; staff and customers alike, and I’m grateful I had that opportunity.
So many fun, heartwarming and crazy times shared with friends, family, customers and staff! It’s the end of an era and it will all be greatly missed.
I want to acknowledge my long time partner and dear friend, Santo Fazio who all those years ago brought me along for this crazy trip, I love him for that.
Please come by before we close the doors for good, we’ll share a drink and toast to the good times. Our last day will be Sunday, April 1.
Allison will also run this second space, which is in the East Village and will primarily be used to showcase the foundation's permanent collection. "So many artists my father collects have a connection to that neighborhood," she says.
Moxy East Village will be located south of Union Square in the East Village, across from Webster Hall. In a nod to Moxy's vibrant, ever-transforming neighborhood, the hotel's design concept is based on urban archeology that references the city's past, present and future. Conceived as a vertical timeline, each floor reveals a different layer in Lower Manhattan's history, creating a sense of discovery for guests.
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Why did you want the Sunshine Cinema building?
Because we saw where retail is going. We saw what was happening on Orchard Street where they have Equinox, CVS and T.J. Maxx, and Whole Foods was on the other side so we’re right there. We’re like, Are you kidding? This is a great location. We’re putting up a spec 63,000-square-foot office building that’s going to be nine stories. Roger Ferris is our architect. He is awesome.
So no theater there.
No theater. Zero. We’re demolishing it in two months.
You don’t feel bad?
No, not at all. First of all they were trying for years to make money and they couldn’t. The area has changed, and quite frankly, the business model didn’t, and so we gave them options to renew. They had several opportunities to buy the building.
@evgrieve little kid just stole all the heads from the snowmen. pic.twitter.com/Zj8v6WfxDp
— EdenBrower (@edenbrower) March 21, 2018
