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
I’ll bet if some of these snarky singles took a ride in a bugaboo, they’d continue their arrested adolescence even LONGER.
People in Brooklyn are really not thinking about status when they buy their strollers- they’re just trying to find the stroller that makes life in NYC with small fry as manageable as possible. People who have fancy strollers in places like LA ARE being status conscious because it really doesn’t matter at all what kind of stroller they have since for the most part they drive and then just pop their stroller in and out of the back of their car. In Brooklyn you walk at least 1.5 miles a day with your stroller and need to go in and out of subways, up and down stoops, etc etc etc. there are only a few strollers that have all the qualities one needs to do all these things without having a nervous breakdown, and unfortunately they are expensive. that is why every parent in brooklyn has the same stroller.
Is the answer $1,000 onesies?
People who believe they can ACCURATELY categorize the behavior and attitudes of huge groups based on ascribed titles such as “Democrat” or “Republican” (much less “liberals” and “conservatives”) are either complete idiots or intellectually lazy.
Yes I know the media does exactly the above – thereby helping to prove my point.
I’m a liberal and I totally agree liberals in America today are extremely narcissistic and status conscious and have departed from original liberal values almost entirely. The problem with Republicans pointing this out to Democrats, is if there are any more hypocritical people than the Democrats it’s the Republicans. They’re in no position to lecture the liberals about anything.
I hope the recession reminds people what’s important in life. Clue – it’s not $50 onesies and $1,000 strollers.
I’m not a parent, nor am I in any way conservative, 12:14.
You’re sorry.
Most republicans are too uneducated and poor to be able to afford $50 onesies anyway.
Yeah, 12:09, right wing wackos such as yourself don’t spend ridiculous amounts on their kids, no never. Please do us a favor and shut the fuck up.
“it means whatever you want it to mean.”
12:07 – so in short – it means NOTHING.
As for kids stores unless you have no problem paying $50 for a onesie your baby can wear for a month or two, you’re out of luck. Park Slope kids stores are great for finding special baby gifts but not for acquiring your children’s entire wardrobes. Most Park Slope parents surely order their kids clothing from Gap.com. If they don’t, they’re waayyy too status conscious.
Read = insecure. You know, like having to have the “right” stroller.
You are INCREDIBLY naive if you think this is a phenomenon known exclusively to Park Slope.
You’ve just described EVERY liberal parent in America.
Which is why this conversation is always SO STUPID!