StreetLevel: Empty Nest in the South Slope
A thread on Brooklynian is atwitter with news that 7th Avenue housewares store Nest has flown the coop. The shop, between 12th and 13th streets, shuttered earlier this month. One Brooklynian commenter notes that the store “was one of the first places to grace the barren south slope strip,” while a few others contend that…
A thread on Brooklynian is atwitter with news that 7th Avenue housewares store Nest has flown the coop. The shop, between 12th and 13th streets, shuttered earlier this month. One Brooklynian commenter notes that the store “was one of the first places to grace the barren south slope strip,” while a few others contend that its goods were overpriced (“I’m sure they’ll find a nice new home in Soho”). Think the closure’s indicative of a tough retail environment in the South Slope in general?
Flown From Nest? What Happened? [Brooklynian] GMAP
I’d like an Asian hand-job parlor there.
“Happy endings” all around!
As a frivolous Manhattan SAHM transplant, I would like to see a European style apothecary open in that spot. Neergaard is ok, but something more beauty oriented would be nice.
OR, how about a coffee shop/hangout other than Parco? Somewhere like Marlowe and Sons in Williamsburg…
OR, a nice bookstore w/ some good magazines and design books.
I always thought that Bird, Baby Bird (both on 7th ave btwn 13th and 14th) and Nest were all a part of the same retail family. Baby Bird also closed this summer and is now a playschool. Could this be related?
(Baby Bird was also totally overpriced in my opinion.)
Bird was lame. Put in a gun shop!
Joy isn’t too bad, but probably neck and neck with Kinara. Just better at delivery. FWIW, we go to La Bagel Delight because it’s close, but I think the Bagel Hole makes decent bagels.
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Leopoldi’s Hardware on 5th Avenue b/w 8th and 7th Streets. They are friendly and they have everything.
And yes, I agree. We need a good Indian restaurant. Kinara is just adequate.
Yes, retailers in Park Slope are totally out of touch with the residents of the community. Until retailers start staying open past 6:00 so the residents can actually shop there, I say fark them.
It really boggles the mind – so much wealth, so much potential, but they just don’t care.
A Banana Republic would totally get my business. On the weekend, I just don’t feel like trucking to Montague Street let alone Manhattan just to buy some slacks for the summer.
Let’s hear it for Razor though – they got great threads in there, even if it is a bit pricey. And they are open until 8.
MOMMY, I’m curious as to what kind of store do ‘HUGE number of working PARENTS need’? What is it specifically that you would like to see in place of Nest?
I am a working parent in S Slope. I need food, diapers, daycare, a drug store, a toy store, a couple of good bars – check, we got all of that nearby. One thing I can think of – it would be nice to have a good hardware store so we don’t have to trek to 5th ave – or 10 blocks up 7th Ave to Tarzian.
I can think of lots of things that I would like but don’t need – a French resturant, a decent bagel place, an Indian resurant that pulls me in, AND a few cool design stores that I can afford to make an occasional purchase at!
As a working parent who has lived in Park Slope for 4 years and came from the UWS, I totally agree with 3:16. I’d be happy to get some chains if it meant stores that are open past 6. I remember how shocked I was the week we moved that I couldn’t buy some picture hangers at Tarzian Hardware at 6:30 because it was closed. WTF? I still haven’t gotten used to that. I will also go out on a limb and say that I find that many of the independent shop owners in Park Slope are really rude. I have no idea how many of them get business. Don’t get me wrong, some are great, but overall no one is bending over backwards to get your business. Of course, no one, except perhaps the shrews at Tarzian Housewares, can compete with the general rudeness found at just about any Duane Reade or the Atlantic Center Target, but you want to put a Banana Republic in that burnt out space where Zuzu’s Petals and the only decent fruit stand in the neighborhood used to stand? I say bring it on! PS — I don’t mean to start rumors, there are no intentions to do so with that space, I’m just sayin’…