Another Day, Another Independent Store Closes

May 6, 2014 Shopping

Manhattan Books on Chambers Street is closing. Workers there told Andrea that the lease is up and the rent tripled. (And a staffer heard it might become a Hale & Hearty or something similar.) Says Andrea: “The shelves are almost bare already, but there are still a lot of deals at 50% off—especially on the kids’ books and craft supplies.” It had opened in 1990.

 
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  1. Yael
    May 7, 2014 • 12:15 pm

    So sad! I loved getting stuff for my kids there!

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  2. Kathryn
    May 7, 2014 • 2:06 pm

    Major bummer! That was a great place to buy arts & crafts supplies.

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  3. nicole
    May 7, 2014 • 4:30 pm

    So Sad! Def agree about it being a great place for art supplies. Where can we go now?

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  4. Alycea Ungaro
    May 16, 2014 • 6:28 pm

    Unreal! No Pearl Paint. No Manhattan books. Where is the mother of artistic kids to shop? My daughters say a Hale and Hearty is taking over…..

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