StreetLevel: Baby Biz Out, Barber In on Fifth Ave.
The pace of retail turnover on Fifth Avenue shows no signs of slowing. However, at 143 Fifth off Douglass, the gentrification tide appears to be reversing: A good old-fashioned barber is going to replace the out-of-business perfume/body potion/candle shop. And right next door, the baby-toy and clothing store Romp is calling it quits after three…
The pace of retail turnover on Fifth Avenue shows no signs of slowing. However, at 143 Fifth off Douglass, the gentrification tide appears to be reversing: A good old-fashioned barber is going to replace the out-of-business perfume/body potion/candle shop. And right next door, the baby-toy and clothing store Romp is calling it quits after three years. (Romp fans will still be able to get their fix on the Web; the bricks-and-mortar location is shuttering because the store’s owner is moving away.) No word yet on what’s going to replace Romp. GMAP
the only reason people berade others for their choice of strollers is jealousy. no one complains if someone decides to spend 50k on a bmw, volvo or audi…those aren’t condisered status conscious to most, but people are so insanely jealous of people who have 1000 bucks to drop on a stroller, that their only response is to denounce them.
it’s like 5th grade all over again.
I push my kid around in an old shopping cart I stole from one of the scrap metal guys down at the junkyard on 6th st and 2nd ave. Works just fine, but our Nanny always complains that she gets strange looks. Status conscious Tibetans!!!
I don’t find Park Slope at all status conscious, actually.
People seem to wear what they want, I see quite a few stoner types around and people seem pretty chill.
There is about 2% of the population who are slightly agressive mom’s, but I really don’t get what all of you are talking about.
Most people complain that Park Slopers dress horribly and in crocs, so how exactly is that status conscious.
When I think of status conscious I think of the meatpacking district where everyone is wearing Christian Dior sunglasses at midnight.
You people need to get out more if you truly believe Park Slope is even remotely like that.
And all because of a nice looking stroller that some have chosen to buy.
The bugaboo strollers are not the only ones that can take bumps in sidewalks. Most are built for that now. As for being convenient to carry up and down subways steps are you kidding? They’re huge and ungainly. I never see bugaboos on the subways. Never. They’re only for strolling around Park Slope and to the playground. And it’s tough in status-conscious Park Slope to not have the cool expensive stroller.
go back to your rathole, 12:59.
I’m a single person with no kids, but I make my living stealing strollers–so I MUST be up on the latest brands and prices, 12:59. And I work 60 hours a week, so kiss my ass you liberal!!
Any single person (or married w/ no plans of having children) who knows about, cares about and has opinion on stroller brands and prices is an envy filled loser with too much time on their hands.
Hey, as far as strollers go–for any kid over 1, all you need is the $50 Cicco Caddy. Thing is LIGHT, durable easy to fold and plows through snow. They should sell them on the side at that new typewriter repair shop that’s going into the old “Romp” space…
One actual point of reference to note on the stroller issue that NEVER gets brought to light (and I say this as a single person who has no children and quite frankly…they kinda annoy the hell outta me, but I digress…)
Park Slope, in many places…especially along 7th Avenue and the sidestreets have the old bluestone sidewalks, where in many places they are heaving around trees and generally NOT FLAT.
I can absolutely see why some people need more higher endurance strollers…I oftetimes trip along these same sidewalks and if there is a neighborhood where these heavy duty strollers are needed, it would be Park Slope…
Just an actual fact to ponder…