Inside the Former 2nd Ave Smoke Shop

At the beginning of December, I wrote that the 2nd Ave Smoke Shop, after applying for a liquor license, was slated to close.

Well, now they're closed. This is what they look like now:

Empty space.

I've heard that they moved to a different location, so the net effect on drug paraphernalia sales should be zero.

East Villagers do love their drug paraphernalia!

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Drug Paraphernalia Store to Sell Liquor — Update

I passed by the 2nd Ave Smoke Shop on Second Avenue again yesterday, when I saw their door open. I took this opportunity to take another picture, one without the glare of shooting through a closed, glass door:

You might have noticed in the first post, a For Rent sign hanging there. I asked the guy inside if they were closing, and he said they were, at the end of December.

I guess the liquor license application will just expire.

Drug paraphernalia, newspapers, porn magazines, and candy are not a winning combination (on Second Avenue, in any case)… in the East Village!

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Drug Paraphernalia Store to Sell Liquor

St. Mark's Place between Second and Third Avenues isn't the only place in the East Village where you can buy drug paraphernalia. The 2nd Ave Smoke Shop on Second Avenue is another:

Shelf upon shelf of paraphernalia.

East Villagers also love to drink. So what would be better than a drug paraphernalia store that sold liquor as well?

Notice of application to sell liquor at retail.

Drug paraphernalia is to the East Village what slot machines are to Las Vegas!

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