Comment by somberi

I own an apartment in the same few blocks that is featured in the article. And I have lived in NYC for many years (In fact I know the stores from 1990s that are written with forlorn). Yes that stretch of Bleecker had gone fancy and now empty. But there are stores around Bleecker that are from Bob Dylan days that still thrive. Mamoun's Falafel, Bleecker Street Pizza, Porto Rico Coffee etc. Even the newer food stalls are very affordable and you can get a meal for $8 (Turkiss, Thelawala, etc). Some of the leather shops from early 80s are still around. If someone from 1980s were teleported to today's Bleecker Street, they still have stores they used to go to. An d if I were to bet, they would acknowledge that Bleecker was in a state of flux even then. Old anchoring, but making way for the new, but largely still remaining "Bleecker".