Uptown Cobbler Quietly Closes After More Than 30 Years Fixing Shoes

Uptown Cobbler Quietly Closes After More Than 30 Years Fixing Shoes

February 10, 2012 5:54pm | By Carla Zanoni, DNAinfo Social Media Editor

The shoe store is located in a one-story building shared by several small businesses on West 187th Street and Pinehurst Avenue. (DNAinfo/Carla Zanoni)

HUDSON HEIGHTS —  A popular cobbler fixed his last pair of shoes in a small shop that residents said has served the neighborhood for at least 30 years. 

J. M. B. Shoe Repair, at 213 Pinehurst Ave., near West 187th Street, closed Monday after its owner fell behind on rent, locals said. The ramshackle store, known for its eclectic collection of odds and ends in the storefront window, is the second shop to close in the same area in weeks.

It was located on a stretch of one-story Art Deco retail space, which also housed Ahn's Vegetable & Fruit Store. That store closed in early January because of the rising cost of rent, its owner said.

The owner of J. M. B. could not be reached for comment, but Gus Perry of Stein-Perry Real Estate confirmed the store was out of business. His firm represents the landlord, which is now renting the shoe store space along with Ahn's Grocery. 

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