Airing Out the Books

I was walking across St. Mark's Place last week, when I came upon this scene, outside the formerly-beloved Simone Martini Bar on First Avenue:

Airing out the books.

You can see by the foot on the right side of the picture that activity was taking place inside. Well, you can't see that, but you can infer it!

My psychic-detective powers tell me that something new is opening at this location — something that will use old books as part of the decor!

Fresh-smelling old books… in the East Village Today!

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