Six weeks ago, Ray’s Candy Store owner Ray Alvarez had emergency heart surgery to replace two valves and have a pacemaker inserted. He spent two weeks in hospital and two weeks in rehab. On Wednesday, ...

EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan -- Ray's Candy Store, an East Village institution, is a 24-hour spot famous for its egg creams and other indulgent goodies. Titular proprietor Ray Alvarez bought the shop back ...

Ray of Hope: Big Media Speaks Up for Li’l Ol’ Ray’s CandyBut the plight of an East Village institution is worse than we thought.

A year ago, Ray’s Candy Store was in the news for all of the wrong reasons: Business was bad; its landlord repeatedly threatened its owner, Ray Alvarez, with eviction; and Alvarez himself spent months ...