store closings/openings

OpossumQueen wrote: Signs about a pediatrics/birthing (?) place going in next to Subway sandwiches on 5th Ave between 8/9th.

Noticed that storefront opening as well. It seemed unclear about what services were being offered. It read kind of like an especially warm and fuzzy Pediatrician's office but I have no inside information.

It's a branch of Tribeca Pediatrics that also houses a RealBirth center.

It's a branch of Tribeca Pediatrics that also houses a RealBirth center.

opossum queen and veets:

http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2009/08/tribeca_pediatr.php

^ no chick yet. I was just by there today

OpossumQueen wrote: [quote=Carmen]did we already talk about what's going in across the street from the old cabinet shop on 7th ave and 8th st (which would I guess be the southwest corner) its all boarded up and I've seen some people working outside of it the past few weekends..)

I think the 7th Ave Donuts from down the street will be moving into that spot. I think there was some discussion about it in another thread a while back.

That's the old family-owned "Launder Center", where photos of itself from the early '50's (if not late '40's) were displayed. Guess it's goodbye to those original worked-metal ceilings, not to mention the old counter and booths of the donut shop.

And the end of a 60 year line of continuous family ownership.

http://lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com/2007/11/historic-laundromat.html

years ago there was a bar there called the Alamo....

When I first arrived about 20 years ago, I believe it was a crummy Italian restaurant. That location always seemed a kind of bad luck place.

Above the restaurant, Holy Cow was a great vintage record store. The owner, Steve, was knowledgable and very nice.

Flexichick wrote: ^ no chick yet. I was just by there today

That place sure is taking their sweet time opening

dry cleaners operate without a ton of overhead, keep fairly minimal hours and usually just have just a single person or two working the place.

they are cash cows. think about it. 4 bucks to dry clean a shirt...it probably costs 1/4th that. the rest is profit.

the new cleaners popping up all over the slope seem to all have encorporated "green" into the name which is a good idea because park slopers fall for that stuff pretty easily.

i have 5 dry cleaners within a block or two of my apartment and interestingly enough, they all seem to have found their niche are are holding strong.

The new cleaners on 8th and 7th ave is "green" ie will probably cost you double.
I would think with almost double digit unemployment, people would not be taking their clothes to be dry cleaned. Who cares what you look like on the unemployment line.