While it seems like every business on the planet is trying to lock up a lease in Williamsburg, Nightwood is walking away from theirs. At…
Do Your Apartment Ace Hotel-Style at Rough Luxe, a New Home Design Shop
Feltraiger isn’t the only retro-minded store that’s recently relocated to Williamsburg. After a little over a year in Dumbo, Thomas Buczkowski, a veteran of Brooklyn Flea, closed…
Anna Bloda Gets ‘Casual Freaky’ at Beacon’s Closet As It Leaves Williamsburg
Anna Bloda first ventured into Beacon’s Closet around 12 years ago, when she was living in her native Krakow, Poland and visiting the States. With its…
After 20 Years in the East Village, Meg Is Getting a Meg-Over
Meg, that charming clothing store that oft has cutesy punny chalkboard signage and adorably themed discounts, has inhabited its Ninth Street location since 1994, so…
Williamsburg’s New Salvation Army Store Is On Hold After a Run-In With Its Neighbor
Work has stopped on the new Salvation Army thrift store at Bedford Avenue and North 7th Street after a backhoe crashed into the neighbor’s wall…
Wonderwolf Is Folding Its Teepee For Good
After this Friday, Williamsburg’s hip parents will have to look elsewhere for boutique, European baby shoes. Wonderwolf, the children’s clothing and accessories store that always has…
This Film Has It All: Rooftop Teepees, Reclaimed Water-Tower-Wood Surfboards
Just, wow. Any given frame of this short film created by Patagonia Surf Bowery along with Indoek (makers of everything from custom teepees to a Bro in the City app) is a diorama-like snapshot…
Mr. Throwback Likes His Pillows Hairy
It’s never a dull week in the nostalgic universe of Mr. Throwback. This week, he celebrated Michael Jordan’s birthday and appeared on Fox 5 News.…
St. Marks Gets the Smoke Shop It So Desperately Needed
The bodegas-with-bongs trend continues, as the old New Corner Magazine, on the corner of St. Marks and Third Avenue, took down its grungy blue awning…
Valentine’s Day Is Never a Bust at This 45-Year-Old Corset Shop
On the weekend before Valentine’s Day, the Orchard Corset Center was crowded with customers looking to get fitted for bras, bridal bustiers and corsets. The Lower East Side…