Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

The other day, we happened upon this NYCRS real estate listing [pdf] for 355 Grand Street, at the southwest corner of Essex.  From the look of it, Flowers Cafe, the quaint pop culture-themed coffee shop located inside the ground level, is up for sale. Asking price is $375,000 in key money.

Food chains continue their unfettered assault on Greenwich Village. Just yesterday, Jeremiah reported that Qdoba Mexican Grill finally moved into the former Cafe Figaro [link]. And now the latest offender is Dunkin’ Donuts, quietly opening a branch at 72 West 3rd Street, between Thompson and Laguardia. NYU students are easy prey.