Cup & Saucer, the 1940s era luncheonette on the corner of Canal & Eldridge Streets in the Lower East Side was forced to close in 2017 after their rent was greatly increased from $8,200 a month to $15,800.

We were so saddened by the loss of Cup & Saucer ☕️that we decided to raise awareness of its importance to the community by installing our near life-size photo of the Luncheonette in our @momandpopsles art installation inside Seward Park. (2nd photo). 

Our “Mom-and-Pops of the L.E.S.” was on display until June 2019 when coincidentally, the former co-owner of the beloved Cup & Saucer Diner, John Vasilopoulos and his brother Teddy, were able to reopen their new diner “Two Bridge’s Diner”, right next door to where Cup & Saucer used to be. (3rd photo of Teddy in front of the Diner). We had a cheeseburger deluxe with fries and a grilled cheese sandwich to celebrate the opening (4th photo). 

• Now in February 2021, Teddy and the Two Bridge’s Diner again need our help as business has severely declined due to the pandemic and we have decided to sell our limited edition 8x8 inch signed print of Cup & Saucer or Two Bridge’s Diner for $55/print including shipping to anywhere in USA with ALL PROCEEDS going back to support this wonderful family-owned small business @twobridges_diner • 

• To order a print, please DM or send $55 payment via Venmo directly to Karla-Murray (swipe to 5th photo of Venmo QR code). We will continue this limited edition print run for the next 2 weeks and will update everyone regularly as to how much we have raised!