Away with your FILTHY, pre-owned items! We must have it new. New!
Here are the remnants of the National Council on Jewish Women (NCJW) thrift store on Flatbush – you know, the one that used to pile all sorts of treasures out on the sidewalk. Oh… wonder what they have today? … Well, you can forget about that, now. Happy?
Just a few weeks ago, Jack wrote on the Prospect Heights Message Boards: “Oh, no. Oh, no. I can’t believe they are gone! They were truly one of the last old school gems and they really had a nice selection of stuff… it seems all the cheapo places to shop in this city are fading fast.”
“One of the two sisters was there in the store with the other African American woman who worked there. They recognized me, and when I asked ‘So, you’re closed forever?’ they said ‘Sorry, yes, thank you for coming…'”
“… that place has been there virtually forever … Seeing it all cleared to the walls was just a shock. This city is changing in ways I just don’t understand anymore.”
This is just one of three notable Flatbush Ave. junque store closings recently. As marthajoy reported, “a lot of second-hand stuff on Flatbush has closed down … [including] that antique store [next to Franny’s]. I noticed that the Second Time Around furniture (also affiliated with Jewish Women’s thrift store) over behind Yummy Taco is closed too.”
Discuss.