Spotted this on my way to work this AM. Not sure if you can tell from the photo, but the interior’s in the process of being cleaned out, and all the stock is out of the window. Guess they’re heading out. Maybe they’re bound for the old location across the street (until recently occupied by No Difference Shoes). Fat chance of that, methinks.
In any case, pour one out for this location, I guess. It is a sad day for we geeks.
ADDENDUM: Stay calm, fellow nerds. According to Gothamist, it's just moving down the block a bit.
More about Forbidden Planet over the years:
You Have Been Judged
Forbidden Broadway
Back to the Planet ... Again
Back to the Planet
Here's Where it Happened
They're moving down the block to a bigger location. Good for them to be doing well enough to expand!
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120709/greenwich-village/comic-book-mecca-forbidden-planet-opening-at-new-location-near-union-square
Posted by: Erik | July 23, 2012 at 10:57 AM
How long were they at that location? When I was a kid, I remember shopping at their original(?) location across the street.
Posted by: Ivan | July 23, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Yep -- original location was on the corner of East 12th (on the northwest corner).
Posted by: Alex in NYC | July 23, 2012 at 12:13 PM
Thanks for the location I was gonna ask same thing.
Posted by: www.joeygilbertlaw.com | August 11, 2012 at 05:14 AM