I'd love to see a thrift shop. (Uh, only kidding.) So, just bring it on, we'll take anything you dish out. But, seriously, when will this bubble pop. In the West Village, I found out at the Judson meeting Tuesday re: the high turn around of restaurants in the East and West Village, there are rows and rows of vacant storefronts that are not being rented -- either intentionally off the market or unaffordable.
August 7, 2014 at 7:36 AM
THE NOTORIOUS L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N. said...
Dumplings are the new fro-yo. Hopefully this place will have seating for their customers so people aren't sitting in the gutter shoveling dumplings into their mouth like they do up and down 9th street. Whoever thought eating like a pigeon would be a thing.
A massage parlor/nail salon would probably be a go.
August 7, 2014 at 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...
Good question, Grieve. There are lots of empty storefronts around. We know what we DON'T want. But what DO we want? And, as important, where do we go to get them? (Bread bakery, clothing basics, fishmonger, kids' toys, etc.)
August 7, 2014 at 12:10 PM
Anonymous said...
I live around the corner and spotted this the other day. The person(s) that made the decision to not put a window gate will soon regret it. These windows are too tempting to acid or paint tagging. Good uses which would never happen: a bakery or cafe, boutique for clothing, senior center, bike shop. What will most likely be rented to: something that sells nostalgic junk food for 20-30 somethings like mac & cheese, hot pockets, macaroons, all of which are artisanal of course. I pray for a non-liquor license establishment or one of the hideous spring break places like you find below 5th street on Ave B.
August 7, 2014 at 12:35 PM
Anonymous said...
Not another cafe, please. And not another bar inched in through CB3 as a "restaurant." A bike shop would be nice, since the one up on 12 Street has closed. A bakery -- with fresh hot Italian semolina -- would be awesome, but that'll never happen.
August 7, 2014 at 2:50 PM
Anonymous said...
Love the tone of these comments- "what do we want?" Maybe you could step up and open something yourself that is EV grieve approved. But you'll let someone else do that and then complain about the shop they opened. Easy to complain online- harder to actually do something productive.
August 7, 2014 at 3:55 PM
Victoria said...
@ anaon 3:55 - WUT? We should open something ourselves that is Ev approved? You do know that this is a neighborhood blog right? And most of the readers are people who live/lived in the area and are probably not involved with commercial real estate. Also, this is a positive question - what the residents would like to see in their neighborhood.
August 7, 2014 at 5:47 PM
Makeout said...
Pager store. Definitely a pager store.
August 7, 2014 at 6:32 PM
Anonymous said...
I want tacos! Good, cheap, delicious tacos!
August 8, 2014 at 3:25 AM
THE NOTORIOUS L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N. said...
A bike shop. An art supply store. A butcher. A skate shop.
The listing for the storefront here just north of East 10th Street arrived back in May via RKF :
NEIGHBORS
Back Forty, Discovery Wines, Eleven B, Mercadito, Ninth Street Espresso, Waffles [sic] & Dinges
COMMENTS
Newly created retail space
New storefront, HVAC, bathroom and mechanicals
Non-contiguous Basement space can be made available
Situated at the base of a luxury residential building
Steps from Thompkins (sic) Square Park
Venting is possible
All uses considered
Aside from a bank, froyo or anything served in a hoof, what do you think might work for the space?
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Close this window Jump to comment formI'd love to see a thrift shop. (Uh, only kidding.) So, just bring it on, we'll take anything you dish out. But, seriously, when will this bubble pop. In the West Village, I found out at the Judson meeting Tuesday re: the high turn around of restaurants in the East and West Village, there are rows and rows of vacant storefronts that are not being rented -- either intentionally off the market or unaffordable.
August 7, 2014 at 7:36 AM
Dumplings are the new fro-yo. Hopefully this place will have seating for their customers so people aren't sitting in the gutter shoveling dumplings into their mouth like they do up and down 9th street. Whoever thought eating like a pigeon would be a thing.
August 7, 2014 at 8:39 AM
A massage parlor/nail salon would probably be a go.
August 7, 2014 at 11:40 AM
Good question, Grieve. There are lots of empty storefronts around. We know what we DON'T want. But what DO we want? And, as important, where do we go to get them? (Bread bakery, clothing basics, fishmonger, kids' toys, etc.)
August 7, 2014 at 12:10 PM
I live around the corner and spotted this the other day. The person(s) that made the decision to not put a window gate will soon regret it. These windows are too tempting to acid or paint tagging. Good uses which would never happen: a bakery or cafe, boutique for clothing, senior center, bike shop. What will most likely be rented to: something that sells nostalgic junk food for 20-30 somethings like mac & cheese, hot pockets, macaroons, all of which are artisanal of course. I pray for a non-liquor license establishment or one of the hideous spring break places like you find below 5th street on Ave B.
August 7, 2014 at 12:35 PM
Not another cafe, please. And not another bar inched in through CB3 as a "restaurant." A bike shop would be nice, since the one up on 12 Street has closed. A bakery -- with fresh hot Italian semolina -- would be awesome, but that'll never happen.
August 7, 2014 at 2:50 PM
Love the tone of these comments- "what do we want?" Maybe you could step up and open something yourself that is EV grieve approved. But you'll let someone else do that and then complain about the shop they opened. Easy to complain online- harder to actually do something productive.
August 7, 2014 at 3:55 PM
@ anaon 3:55 - WUT? We should open something ourselves that is Ev approved? You do know that this is a neighborhood blog right? And most of the readers are people who live/lived in the area and are probably not involved with commercial real estate. Also, this is a positive question - what the residents would like to see in their neighborhood.
August 7, 2014 at 5:47 PM
Pager store. Definitely a pager store.
August 7, 2014 at 6:32 PM
I want tacos! Good, cheap, delicious tacos!
August 8, 2014 at 3:25 AM
A bike shop. An art supply store. A butcher. A skate shop.
August 8, 2014 at 9:43 AM