Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

As the landlord of 87 Orchard Street continues to pursue retail tenants, the onetime home of Guss’ Pickles is now exposed. No more pictures or price list obstructions in the windows.

With Guss’ Pickles officially gone from the Lower East Side (both the name and the business), the search for a new tenant at 87 Orchard Street has begun. A flimsy “for rent” sign is taped beneath their moving announcement.  Asking price for the cramped quarters is $2,000 per month.

It’s now official – Guss’ Pickles (nay, Ess-a-Pickle) is forever gone from the Lower East Side.  If you crave their delicious brand of pickles or Passover horseradish, you’ll need to schlep out to Borough Park.  Visual confirmation is nailed to the shuttered gates of 87 Orchard Street.

Guss’ Pickles has been eerily quiet recently.  Our last dozen attempts to purchase full sours were met with the stark reality of a roll-down security gate. Alas, their time on the Lower East Side draws nigh.

Yesterday afternoon, we stopped by Guss’ Pickles for the weekly regimen of delicious full sours.  Outside the tiny storefront, owner Patricia Fairhurst was busy with a handtruck, unloading boxes of Ball jars and latex gloves onto the sidewalk.  It was a somber sight and a brief scare all rolled into one.  However, Fairhurst assured us [...]

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