shopping

a reincarnation : limelight marketplace

Opening day at the reincarnated Limelight Marketplace seemed quite successful. I must point out that this piece of architecture, formerly a church, has gone through many lifetimes and identities. It's been several nightclubs/performance spaces – which has had, at times, a very dark history. Overall, I like what they've done with the space. Some of the retailers beautiful and interesting, some not so much. It's a tight space which is also maze-like in some corners. There are three levels and no elevators. We helped one of our clients set up the store and design print and press material (that's for another blog for a different day). It'll be interesting to see how it fares. The opening of Grimaldi's Pizza will be a welcome addition to the neighbourhood (and to Manhattan).

yanatiba in my 'hood

I was pleased to discover this cute new vintage furniture, clothing and jewelry shop open in my neighbourhood. It's called Yanatiba. The store has 2 floors of endless little things to look at. I'm looking forward to exploring it some more. I'm all for small local businesses in Brooklyn. it's about time more shops like these crop up in my part of town. It's infinitely more interesting and charming than just another monster chain store.

714 Washington Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11238








All photos by myturtleneck

the brooklyn flea at one hanson place

I finally made it to the One Hanson Place location of the Brooklyn Flea last weekend. I was accompanied by my friend Sparrow Hall (seen shopping for vintage shirts below) following the great brunch In Fort Greene. I went into it with the thought of not spending money (I can't afford to at the moment) but more so to finally check out the space. Well, it was even more captivating than I expected. I loved the appropriation of an old bank into a place for local commerce. And it was packed with excellent goods (old and new) and loaded with good stuff to eat. Almost very inch of the space was utilized. My visit ended up on the weekend my good friends at Whimsy & Spice were away. The ceilings are very dramatic, catherdral-like and gorgeous. I never run out of reasons to love Brooklyn, and this just got added to the list.












chinatown and pearl river mart

I had been meaning to go to Chinatown for quite some time. There were some key ingredients I was missing that are impossible to find in regular supermarkets. A stroll through Pearl River Mart – the best Chinese department store in Chinatown – is also a must. I realized that they recently opened a whole new floor – an expanded home and furniture department. It was filled with gorgeous stuff! I highly recommend visiting.








Here are more of the usual Pearl River Mart goods...





Also stocked up on the usual (great and inexpensive!) produce from the many street vendors...