St. Mark’s Bookshop, which has long boasted a cult following, has achieved something, well, novel in the world of real estate: It has raised money online to help fund its lease at a new location, DNAinfo reported. For years the bookstore has been facing rent increases from its landlord Cooper Union, amid the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. Last year the bookstore, which specializes in academic works and critical theory, generated more than 10,000 signatures on a petition [more]
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