Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

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There’s a new glass-box addition to the seedy northeast corner of Bowery and Delancey.  With the Bowery Ballroom and JMZ subway entrance mere steps away, the powers that be considered this a high traffic spot for a shiny Cemusa Newsstand.  Just what the already-narrow sidewalk needs.

The vacant newsstand near the corner of Thompson and West Third Streets recently received a fresh makeover. Instead of the traditional green with requisite graffiti, the whole facade is now painted brown. And while the original awning still hangs, gone is the urgent plea which once proclaimed, “Save our newsstand, save our community.” [...]

While Cemusa continues its quest to conquer the city’s unique street furniture, Grand Street is still holding on for dear life. And successfully, at that. The one-block span between Bowery and Chrystie Street has three blood-red newsstands to serve the bustling outdoor market. Each dilapidated unit might be short on space, but [...]

Over six months ago, Jeremiah wrote a sprawling piece about the proverbial end of the classic city newsstand. In that time, many such outposts have been replaced by soulless glass boxes, each a product of Spanish-owned Cemusa. Precisely the same company that can’t spell Delancey or refers to the Bowery as a street.

Unfortunately, [...]

Plastered across a vacant newsstand on Thompson Street, just south of West 3rd, is a sign with a desperate message, “Save Our Newsstand, Save Our Community.” The storefront has been shuttered for quite some time.
Appropriate signage considering the imminent extinction of newsstands citywide.
See Also:The End of the Classic Newsstand [FNY, JVNY]Remembering Petrella’s Point [EVG]East Village [...]