The Curse of Tompkins Square Park

You might think that being directly across from Tompkins Square Park would make that section of Avenue A desirable to people wanting to open a business worthy of beloving.

Two recently-empty storefronts, side-by-side, tell a different story!

Not so long ago, this was the beloved 100 Avenue A Sales Gallery:

100 Avenue A Sales Gallery.

Directly next door is the formerly-beloved The Black Rose:

The Black Rose.

This is what it now looks like inside:

Inside.

Someone left the lights on!

At least the crusties will have plenty of empty sidewalk space to loiter on!

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