Read about Church Street Surplus in the Tribeca Citizen Shopping Guide.
Lable hawked everything from NASA souvenir coins to WWII bomber jackets to antique linens, all while keeping an eye on his corner of the neighborhood. / 8 comments
This neighborhood has a few shops that are one-of-a-kind not just in the city but in the region. You will not go home empty handed, promise.
Only because they are the most difficult group to shop for am I adding this last post for the 2021 guide. Teens! You gotta love them. Especially if they’re yours. / 1 comment
This neighborhood has a few shops that are one-of-a-kind not just in the city but in the region. You will not go home empty handed, promise. Bonus: a list of local framers.
Only because they are the most difficult group to shop for am I adding this last post for the 2021 guide. Teens! You gotta love them. Especially if they're yours. / 1 comment
For the most challenging cohort, there is a wealth of original ideas in the neighborhood -- you just may have to look in unlikely places.
The shops of Tribeca are what makes our streets seem warm and alive. And if there's ever been a time to shop local, it's now. So give Amazon a rest and get out there. / 2 comments
Plus: Landmarks votes to preserve the back of a Worth Street building; "special report" on retail vacancies; that big oyster; how a Parsons's dean spends his Sundays. / 10 comments
There's an addictive new interactive map with photos of the city in the mid-1980s. It's a stark reminder of how many one- and two-story buildings have been torn down in subsequent decades. / 16 comments
"I'm a surplus guy!" says Lable Horowitz, explaining how Church Street Surplus came to be stuffed to the gills. Over the years, he has bought odds and ends of everything from police sirens to hospital traction bars, but the store now mainly focuses on military clothing and other vintage apparel. / 6 comments
Know where this was shot? Prove it. (Update: The answer has been posted.) / 5 comments
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