Balducci's End

So, Balducci's is closing. Yes it's not the original beloved Balducci's of Greenwich Village - that one closed in 2003 - it's the overwrought reincarnation that open in that bank/carpet store on 8th ave.

I never got the original even in its heyday since I found it too crowded and cluttered (Citarella, which has the space now, is far more to my liking).

But still, a sign of the times indeed.