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(Photo: Daniel Maurer)

 

The newsstand at Astor Place has reopened to much fanfare, but over in Williamsburg, inside of the Lorimer-Metropolitan station, another beloved newsstand is closing.

The Newsstand, which opened in June, is shuttering at the end of this week. Lele Saveri, the pop-up zine shop’s operator, says he doesn’t yet know when or where it’ll reopen; in the meantime, he’s focusing on MuddGuts, which he opened with Mark Cross in November. “It will have a pretty similar vibe and attitude,” he said of the hybrid space.

The final show, on Saturday, will feature photos of commuters who passed through the quirky kiosk over the course of its seven-month run. According to the invite, “There will be music, people, videos, juices and sodas, fun and lots and lots of commuters.”

Here’s what else is going on at the Newsstand during its final week, per its newsletter.

JAN 21ST [TUE 12 PM – 9 PM]
“IN MY HEAD ’86 TOUR SHOW”  BY NICK SETHI  
INSTALLATION / ZINES / PHOTO SHOW / SICK NETHI’S BRAIN
 
Nick Sethi, the only guest-clerk who decided to stay longer and worked with us for the remaining 5 months, is taking you on a tour inside his brain. Don’t miss it.
 
 
 
JAN 22ND  [WED 6 PM – 9 PM]
GIORGIO DI SALVO GUEST CLERK
GUEST CLERK / ZINES / PHOTOS / ILLUSTRATIONS / RECORDS
 
Designer genius and overall hyper-active artist Giorgio Di Salvo is in town from Milan, and will present a selection of some of his best productions. Come and see with your own eyes.
 
 
JAN 23RD [THU 2 PM – 6 PM]
“ED’S DAY” 
DRAWINGS / ZINE LAUNCH / EXHIBITION
 
Edwin Rodriguez has been at the Newsstand more than anyone including people working there. Every morning he sat and drew on a newspaper for hours. Come and get the beautiful zine of selected drawings, designed and produced by our Nathaniel Matthews, and meet the artist. 
 
JAN 23RD [THU 6 PM – 9 PM]
“SIKE YOUR MIND” – DAVE SCHNAPPER  
ZINES / POSTERS / PSYCHEDELIA
 
Artist Dave Shnapper is releasing a zine of his psychedelic patterns, with screen-printed cover. Come and play with your mind. 
 
 
 
JAN 24TH  [FRI 6 PM – 9 PM]
“ANDREW KUO” – INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION / BASKETBALL / JEREMY LIN
 
Artist Andrew Kuo is the last of our series of one-day installation, after Weirdo Dave F.T.L.’s night-long performance last week. He’s releasing an hard-cover book of xeroxes inspired by Jeremy Lin, and chose an image to represent the project inside the Newsstand. Come and meet the artist. Books are edition of 100, co-produced with Pau Wau Publications and 8-Ball.
 
 
 
JAN 25TH  [SAT 6 PM – LATE]
“COMMUTERS SHOW” – LELE SAVERI
INSTALLATION / BOOK LAUNCH / END-PARTY
 
For our final day, we decided to hang all the images of the commuters taken during the entire 7 months of this (first) life of the Newsstand. There will be music, people, videos, juices and sodas, fun and lots and lots of commuters.

Correction: an earlier version of this post was revised to correct the name of The Newsstand’s subway station.