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Shopping

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008

Meet the new farmers

Vox Pop: A Saturday Greenmarket is blooming in Bay Ridge, offering grocery-starved neighbors a satiating solace after the shuttering of a beloved Key Food. Here’s a breakdown of the farmers and food purveyors who will be hawking their wares at the corner of Third Avenue and 95th Street from 8 am until 5 pm every Saturday until December. Comment.

Saturday, Sep. 27, 2008

Trader Joe’s opens; Boro salivates

Shopping: Trader Joe’s became the newest addition to the growing family of national retailers in Brooklyn when the long-awaited supermarket on Court Street last Friday morning. Comments (2).

Veggie good news for Ridge! Greenmarket is coming

Shopping: Grocery-starved Bay Ridge will soon get its first farmer’s market — and the fruit and vegetable venders will set up in the former Key Food parking lot, The Brooklyn Paper has learned. Comments (1).

Thursday, Sep. 25, 2008

Booze news

Shopping: Soon, Windsor Terrace will have a little more Beaujolais and a little less boxed wine. Comment.

1,500 bottles of beer on the wall

Shopping: A Fifth Avenue grocery is uncapping a new strategy to tap into Greenwood Heights’ shifting demographics — widening its already expansive beer selection. Comments (1).

A regular Joe’s

Shopping: By the time you read this, Trader Joe’s will be open at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street. Yes, that sound was your stomach grumbling. Comment.

Tuesday, Sep. 23, 2008

The last sipper! Starbucks man loses his fight to save Ridge store

Shopping: Starbucks just served one of its most-loyal customers a double shot of disappointment. Comments (4).

Monday, Sep. 22, 2008

In the land of Hawaiian shirts! Inside Trader Joe’s

Shopping: The Brooklyn Paper takes you inside the new Trader Joe’s in Cobble Hill, five days before the store’s grand opening on Friday. With video … Comments (3).

Thursday, Sep. 18, 2008

Fright fest

Shopping: Need a French maid outfit in a hurry? Fresh out of ghoul face paint for that perfect Frankenstein costume? And what about fake blood — everyone needs fake blood, right? Comment.

Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2008

Out of the fire and into the bok choy? Heights Gristedes to go upscale

Shopping: Brooklyn Heights residents will not only get their Gristedes back, but the Henry Street supermarket, gutted by an April 1 fire, will re-open in mid-October with a new upscale look. Comment.

Wednesday, Sep. 10, 2008

Squashed! Eco-grocer can’t survive in green Slope

Shopping: It wasn’t high rent, but overly zealous environmentalism, that ultimately did in the Pumpkin’s Organic Market — an irony, considering that the one neighborhood where the eco-friendly grocer might have had a chance was crunchy ol’ Park Slope. Comments (18).

Friday, Sep. 5, 2008

Mike’s shopping for a bed

The Search: This week, our senior reporter shops (optimistically, we believe) for a bed. With video … Comments (3).

Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2008

Pork store no has been; A&S to reopen in the Slope

Shopping: The fat is no longer in the fire for the beloved A&S Pork Store in Park Slope, now that the venerable shop has announced it will move within the sausage-loving neighborhood rather than close. Comment.

Tuesday, Sep. 2, 2008

Ikea’s bus fix; Superstore’s shuttle no longer an ‘idle’ threat

Shopping: The Ikea bus-aster at Borough Hall and in Park Slope has been resolved. Comments (1).

Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008

Workers of the co-op unite!

Shopping: Members of a fledgling food co-op in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill voted overwhelmingly last week to require that every member toil in their eventual communal store in order to earn the privilege of purchasing farm-fresh produce and organic goodies at a discount. Comments (2).

Monday, Aug. 18, 2008

Smackdown: Ikea vs. antique

Shopping: Our first-ever furniture smackdown pits Ikea vs. an Atlantic Avenue antique dealer. Comments (2).

Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

‘Grand’ party

Shopping: Business owners on Grand Avenue in Clinton HIll are banding together to throw a truly grand block party on Saturday. Comment.

Friday, Aug. 8, 2008

Dog day in Brooklyn Heights

Bloomy in the ’Hood: A fifth pet store in the neighborhood has tails wagging and humans talking. Comments (1).

Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008

Myrtle by numbers

Shopping: Our borough’s newest outdoor bazaar — the Brooklyn Urban Arts Market — proved that it could weather any storm when its cabanas survived the wind and rain of its opening day in Clinton Hill last month. In fact, the resilient organizers, vendors, shoppers and musicians of this unique Myrtle Avenue market are determined to return on Aug. 10 with more of the same original, handcrafted wares that set them apart from Kings County’s other flea markets. Comments (1).

Monday, Aug. 4, 2008

‘Rein’ ends for Debbie

Shopping: It was that most odd of businesses — an equestrian shop next to the Gowanus Canal. And now, Debbie’s Reins is no more. Comment.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Classic ‘Frock’

Shopping: It’s August and the heat and humidity are still on the rise. But for Lexi Sacchi, the buyer for Frock, a new vintage boutique in Park Slope, it’s almost time to break out the winter threads. Comment.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Viva la Vespa!

Shopping: Gas is topping $4 per gallon. Parking, even in a cheap lot, can cost more then some people make in a day. And keeping a car in the city is enough to make anyone long for the subway. But there are a growing number of Brooklynites who don’t have to worry about such things anymore, as scooters — especially the Mod-throwback Vespa bikes — are taking the borough by storm. Comments (3).

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Flower power

Shopping: The Hibiscus Day Spa, open since 2005 in Stuyvesant Heights — and going on two months in its new location — has unveiled its latest beauty treatment: a retail shop stocking skin care essentials, lounge clothing and spa accessories. Comment.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

For mom

Shopping: With Mother's Day on the horizon, Sterling Place owners Robert Wilson and Elizabeth Crowell have stocked their playful and contemporary antique shops with gifts Mom can't help but love just a teensy bit more than your pre-school–era plaster handprint. Comment.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

To the streets

Shopping: Traffic will be blocked all weekend in Park Slope, and this time it won’t be thanks to a doublewide stroller barreling down Fifth Avenue. Comment.

What’s in store

Red Hook: Red Hook might not be the textbook definition of “the great outdoors,” but on Monday, June 16, expect to see people descending upon the neighborhood with camping gear to wait out the opening of the new IKEA. Comments (2).

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Garden party

Shopping: On most days, Prospect Heights boutique Harriet’s Alter Ego wears two hats — store and art gallery — but on Saturday, the shop will be wearing (and selling) just a few more. Comment.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Metal heads

Shopping: On Saturday, March 29, Denise Carbonell and Derek Dominy will open the doors of their new handcrafted wares boutique, Metal and Thread, in Red Hook. Comment.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Catching the ‘Flea’

Vox Pop: Hundreds of shoppers flocked to the April 6 grand opening of the Brooklyn Flea — a 200-vendor gathering in the yard at the Bishop Loughlin HS on Lafayette Avenue. Here’s what they told GO Brooklyn they found. Comment.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Greek beauty

Shopping: Astoria is normally credited with being the most Hellenic ‘hood in town, but with the May 8 opening of Korres, an Athens-based cosmetics company, Brooklyn Heights might be giving Queens a run for its drachmas. Comment.

‘Designs’ reflects boro’s style

Shopping: Despite a rainy start, BKLYN Designs, the annual home furnishings fair that sprawled over four DUMBO locations, drew in more than 6,500 attendees from May 9 through May 11 to check out the work of artisans who either design or manufacture their wares in the borough. Comment.

Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008

Slumber party

Shopping: We’re no strangers to lingering in stores right as they’re about to close, and we know the look of an angry cashier all too well. But on Saturday, Feb. 23, those who want to linger at Harriet’s Alter Ego, a boutique and art gallery in Prospect Heights, are welcome to stay. In fact, they’re welcome to sleep over. Comment.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Time’s up: Last-minute gifts for mom

Shopping: Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 11, so if you haven’t yet fulfilled your filial duty, you don’t have much time. Luckily, there are still plenty of options for local, last-minute gifts, and we’ve compiled a list of some of the best ideas. Comment.

Saturday, May 3, 2008

‘Designs’ on you

Shopping: Finding a place to live is never easy, but beginning Friday, furnishing your home with style and originality can be a cinch. This year’s edition of BKLYN Designs, the annual bazaar of avant-garde furniture and house wares, will convene 70 exhibitors who design or manufacture goods in the borough. Comments (2).

Saturday, May 17, 2008

‘Designs’ reflects boro’s style

Shopping: Despite a rainy start, BKLYN Designs, the annual home furnishings fair that sprawled over four DUMBO locations, drew in more than 6,500 attendees from May 9 through May 11 to check out the work of artisans who either design or manufacture their wares in the borough. Comment.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Toys 101

Shopping: Prospect Heights mom Claire Cavanah is opening a toy store in Park Slope on Tuesday, but the gadgets, books and DVDs are just for the adults. Comment.

Seeing double on the Fulton Mall

Shopping: No, you’re not seeing double when you’re shopping on the Fulton Mall — there really are close to a dozen duplicate stores along Downtown Brooklyn’s busiest shopping strip. Comment.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Mad for Dad

Shopping: GO Brooklyn’s guide to smart, last-minute Father’s Day gifts Comment.

What’s in store

Red Hook: Red Hook might not be the textbook definition of “the great outdoors,” but on Monday, June 16, expect to see people descending upon the neighborhood with camping gear to wait out the opening of the new IKEA. Comments (2).

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Swede deal

Red Hook: There are just a few more weeks left until Swedish home furnishings superstore IKEA opens its first New York City location on Beard Street in Red Hook. GO Brooklyn couldn’t wait for the June 18 opening (or the June 16 sneak peek promised on the IKEA Web site), so we took off for the Paramus, NJ store — which insiders say was the model for the Brooklyn store — to see what 20 bucks can get you. With video … Comment.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Seeing double on the Fulton Mall

Shopping: No, you’re not seeing double when you’re shopping on the Fulton Mall — there really are close to a dozen duplicate stores along Downtown Brooklyn’s busiest shopping strip. Comment.
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