Sunday night, en route home after Mass and a young adult event at St. Paul's, I stopped at the Virgin Megastore at the southern end of Union Square.I was surprised to see the store's doors covered in "Going Out of Business" and "Everything on Sale" signs. Inside, a cashier told me that the store will close May 31 -- and that they were out of the item I had specifically gone there to buy.
This news broke in late February. One of my co-workers told me at the time but I didn't believe it to be true.
The recession is hitting home.
There's even a blog called Going-Out-Of-Business (GOOB), which just days ago reported on the demise of the Balducci's locations in Manhattan.
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I used to work near Union Square when I was still downstate, I left almost 2 years ago.
I would walk by that store every day.It makes me sad to think of a giant empty store and more unemployed people.
*sigh*
Just earlier today I was telling someone that I knew the economy had a message two years ago; I started to see more homeless people sleeping in Union Square. In my prayers for that time - well I had no clue where this would all lead.
And I guess we still do not.
This comment sounds so cynical, it really isn't, I always find some sort of hope in it all.
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