StreetLevel: Flight 001 Leaving the Slope
The luggage chain-let Flight 001 is packing it in on 5th Avenue. The store, which opened its Slope location in Fall ’07, closed down last Sunday. One of the people clearing out the location yesterday said they were shutting down because the recession has not been kind to them and they have another location nearby,…
The luggage chain-let Flight 001 is packing it in on 5th Avenue. The store, which opened its Slope location in Fall ’07, closed down last Sunday. One of the people clearing out the location yesterday said they were shutting down because the recession has not been kind to them and they have another location nearby, on Smith Street, that is not closing.
StreetLevel: Flight 001 Coming to 5th Avenue [Brownstoner] GMAP
Agree that it’s not suprising this place closed. Luggage is in frequently purchased at the best of times and the prices were ridiculous. Wonder what will take the space next ?
ridiculous store anyway…
gotcha – i guess we’ll see!! 😉
“It transcends race – and i’m sure alot of skaters from bed stuy, clinton hill, prospect heights and crown heights would rather travel (via skateboard undoubtedly) to get their gear from that place rather then Manhattan.”
I want to make this clear – my viewpoint has NOTHING to do with race, only economics. No question the skateboard culture is multi-racial. I’m simply not convinced there are enough skateboarders who will shop at that store frequently AND drop the kind of $$ it will take to make it a success. But as I said, the marketplace will be the ultimate judge.
Perhaps wine lover, that would explain why it stays in business while other places on that stretch of metro have problems. there was an interesting little handmade jewelry boutique that closed 6 months ago (and relocated closer to bedford, or manhattan i believe)
whoops- that barely makes sense. apparently i’m having problems with pronouns today.
i am not a comic book person, but there’s a huge following for comic books. that place is well known. would imagine that people who come there are not necessarily local.
sorry – didn’t mean to use “you” – something more general would have been more appropriate
no – i wouldn’t frequent this place as i am not coordinated enough to skateboard, but how often can one person use a luggage store? Unless they have invented disposeable, one use suitcases it seems like they wouldn’t get very much repeat business (for the money making, big ticket items)
I think the skate shop will do well, as the “skater culture” isn’t just an obnoxious hipster thing. It transcends race – and i’m sure alot of skaters from bed stuy, clinton hill, prospect heights and crown heights would rather travel (via skateboard undoubtedly) to get their gear from that place rather then Manhattan.
And it has some other stuff for non skaters (who doesn’t love flowers and dry goods?).
There’s a stupid store in my neighborhood that’s a comic book store/bakery and it somehow seems to stay open :-\
Actually sounds like something a rich male prostitute would boast of rob.