Over the weekend, Reverend Billy and his Stop Shopping Choir paid a visit to a closing establishment on 10th Street across from Saint Mark's Church. After 45 years Angelo Fontana's shoe repair shop is being priced out of the East Village, and the good Reverend was there to make some noise.
The Villager recently wrote about the East Village sole saver, who has been at the same intersection for 45 years, and in the same storefront for 25. His neighbor, who may also lose his retail space, said “The landlord can’t do much with just Angelo’s space. Maybe NorthFork will take over the two spaces. We need a bank on all four corners.” [via Vanishing New York]
