{"product_id":"raffle-support-village-works-bookstore","title":"[Raffle] Support Village Works Bookstore!","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"gs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ii gt adO\" id=\":4qn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a3s aiL\" id=\":4qm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"avWBGd-2817\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaffle ends September 21, 2026. Each ticket is one entry \/ you can purchase as many entries as you'd like.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBookstores are all a part of the same ecosystem, and continuing to look out for each other is how we continue to sustain the infrastructure that we build together, a collective safety net for community and third spaces. \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVillage Works is a community oriented bookstore and gallery on St. Mark’s Place that sells books on NYC culture and provides gallery space for artists raised in NYC and the surrounding region or have had considerable impact on the city. The art and merchandise at Village Works primarily documents NYC. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoseph, the owner, was diagnosed with cancer in 2025 and though the cancer is in remission he went into a three week coma on April 23 2026, a result of the treatments. He came out of the coma against all odds and is now receiving physical therapy at NYU Langone. After this near death experience, his priorities have shifted and he saw his two junior partners, Damian and Dominic Bielak were fully capable of eventually being at the helm of Village Works. These twins are homesick for the joy of growing up in pre-gentrified NYC. Their message through art and poetry isn’t against people moving here for their own New York experience, but protecting those priced out and displaced from their communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to facilitate this transition, there is back rent to be paid to their landlords and funds needed to fill the gaps Joseph will now only be able to partially fulfill at the store and related travel expenses. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease help support Village Works by purchasing a ticket to this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eraffle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efundraiser! All proceeds will be donated to Village works! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to send additional funds to Village Works, please support their GoFundMe:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/486b641f5\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gofund.me\/486b641f5\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePossible Prizes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Dinner for 2 at @goldenhofny \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Gift cards from @apollobagels and @7thstreetburgernyc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Gift card from @banhbylauren\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Print \u0026amp; sticker bundle from @gan_doodles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e- Handmade ceramic vase by \u003cspan\u003eMatt Hunziker \/ @matthunzi\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- 5 “Knicks in 5” prints by @kintsugi.print\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Ceramics piece from Slo Slo Studio @slo.slo.studio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Bundle from @miiasoey \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Vinyl bundle from @yottrecords \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"WhmR8e\" id=\"avWBGd-2818\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yu \u0026 Me Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52103877755109,"sku":"Village Works Raffle","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/2581\/1941\/files\/1_17822812-b8b9-41ef-b6e1-8c873e5e9419.png?v=1786827596","url":"https:\/\/yuandmebooks.com\/products\/raffle-support-village-works-bookstore","provider":"Yu \u0026 Me Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}