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Ray’s Candy Store
Reopenings
May 23, 2011
Ray’s Candy Store Reopens
But there’s still the matter of Mars Bar.
By
Daniel Maurer
Temporary Closings
May 20, 2011
DOH Says ‘So Long, Mary Ann’s’; Ray’s Tries to Reopen
The “soulless ravenous beast of a city administration” is at it again!
By
Daniel Maurer
Temporary Closings
May 17, 2011
Ray’s Candy Store Gets Shut Down (Again!)
Inspectors hit Ray Alvarez with $2,000 more in fines.
By
Daniel Maurer
Temporary Closings
May 16, 2011
Ray’s Candy Store Shut Down
By the Health Department.
By
Daniel Maurer
Menu Changes
Jan. 7, 2011
Fried Dough, Yo!
Another East Village option for Massholes.
By
Daniel Maurer
The New Cold War
July 20, 2010
Ray’s Candy Bar Lobs Cold One at NYC Icy
Two East Village shops are selling icees.
By
Aileen Gallagher
Endangered
July 8, 2010
Ray Gets Lease Renewal, But Must Stop Selling Fries
Good news and bad news at an East Village institution.
By
Daniel Maurer
Mazel Tov
May 13, 2010
Hooray for Ray!
Ray Alvarez of Ray’s Candy Store gets good news today.
By
Daniel Maurer
Endangered
Mar. 12, 2010
Checking In With Lucy and Ray
The latest on two Avenue A old-timers.
By
Daniel Maurer
Now Delivering
Mar. 2, 2010
Now Delivering to the East Village
Carteles and Ray’s Candy Store start late-night delivery.
By
Daniel Maurer
Endangered
Feb. 18, 2010
Le French Diner and Ray’s Push Forward, Raise Funds
The latest on two troubled cases.
By
Daniel Maurer
Now Delivering
Feb. 8, 2010
Ray’s Gets Deliverance
Or delivery, at least.
By
Daniel Maurer
Endangered
Feb. 3, 2010
Ray of Hope
Finally, some good news coming out of Ray’s Candy Store.
By
Daniel Maurer
Beef
Jan. 26, 2010
Fence-Mending at Ray’s and Pete’s Candy Stores
Progress in two bitter disputes.
By
Daniel Maurer
Mediavore
Jan. 26, 2010
Top Chef
Alums Cook for Haiti; Questioning Food-Allergy Tests
Plus: what you still can’t eat in America, in our morning news roundup.
By
Leila Cohan-Miccio
Endangered
Jan. 25, 2010
Endangered Hot Dogs
Protests at Freddy’s Bar and Ray’s Candy Store.
By
Daniel Maurer
Endangered
Jan. 19, 2010
Ray of Hope: Big Media Speaks Up for Li’l Ol’ Ray’s Candy
But the plight of an East Village institution is worse than we thought.
By
Daniel Maurer
Endangered
Jan. 14, 2010
Ray’s-ing Awareness
The East Village institution is still in trouble with its landlord.
By
Daniel Maurer
Endangered
Jan. 7, 2010
More Trouble at Ray’s Candy Store
The landlord is threatening to evict.
By
Daniel Maurer
Financial Woes
Dec. 24, 2009
Can $1 Cappuccinos Save Ray’s Candy Store?
Business is not so good at the East Village time warp.
By
Daniel Maurer
Mediavore
July 6, 2009
Vendor Permits Could Vanish; River Café Sues Artist
Plus: high milk prices, Portugal’s suckling-pig capital, and more, in our daily news roundup.
By
Aileen Gallagher
Crowd Control
June 30, 2009
Just Another Day at Ray’s
The 76-year-old owner of Ray’s Candy Store resorts to unusual security measures.
By
Daniel Maurer
Marketing Gimmicks
May 11, 2009
Surprise! Grey Poupon Has Something to Say About This Obama/Dijon Thing
The mustard company is the latest to pen an annoying letter to Obama.
By
Daniel Maurer
Mediavore
Apr. 20, 2009
A Fast-food Ban; the Calorie-Count Bake Sale
Plus: Jon Rosen, agent to the (culinary) stars, and off-site preparation at Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants, all in our morning news roundup.
By
Leila Cohan-Miccio
Foodienomics
Jan. 23, 2009
Not Even Obama Can Save East Village Candy Store
Business is slow, and owner Ray Alvarez is in debt.
By
Jenny Miller
You Can’t Be Serious
Jan. 23, 2009
Lafayette French Pastry Shop Sells ‘Drunken Negro Face’ Cookies
And it gets worse.
By
Daniel Maurer