A military-minded purveyor of “slow fashion” has pitched his tent in Williamsburg. Kai D. Fan was creative director at Nautica before he “burned out on…
Yup, Even Your Christmas Tree Vendor Is a Chain, But You Gotta Love Em Anyway
If you’re the type that curses every time you pass a Dunkin’ Donuts, we’ve got some bad news: you may have bought your Christmas tree…
This Artisan Goat Pillow Merchant Wants to Sell You Unlimited Coffee
Fair Folks & a Goat, the West Houston Street design shop and café, has opened a retail store over in the East Village, and will…
Manatees Are Huge This Year, Says One of These Novelty-Gift Gurus
Whether you’re looking for an inflatable unicorn horn, a MetroCard bow tie, or a Ryan Gosling coloring book, the East Village is just the place…
A.P.C. Finally Opened Its Bond Street Store
Hot on the heels of Il Buco Vita, NoHo got another shopping location for the well-heeled over the weekend: Kanye-collaborating French clothier A.P.C. opened its…
See and Be Seen, and See Some Zines, at the 8-Ball Fair This Weekend
Lele Saveri is a busy, mustacheoed man: he helped open MuddGuts in November, just extended The Newsstand’s run into January and this Sunday he’ll put on…
Earwax’s Owner Says Rough Trade Is Welcome to Ride His Coattails
When Rough Trade opened in Williamsburg last month, we wondered how the neighborhood’s smaller record shops felt about the British invasion. Earwax Records, for one,…
St. Marks Comics Just Got More Transformers Than Can Meet the Eye
Ever wonder what happened to those old Transformers? Through one route or another they end up in display cases like these at St. Mark’s Comics.
The Bookshop’s Live Auction Was a Bust, But a Rare Edition of Maus Is Cleaning Up
Speaking of auctions involving Richard Hell, the St. Mark’s Bookshop, as you know, held a live auction Thursday to raise funds for its move to…
Buy a Beard Brush at the Night Bazaar Or This Crazy Tooth Ring at the Holiday Market
Attention, Greenpoint shoppers! Between the Brooklyn Night Bazaar and the Greenpointers Holiday Market, this weekend is your big chance to load up on gifts while…