What's the best thrift store in New York?

March 12, 2006 12:37 PM

What's the best thrift store (for men) in New York?
posted by sirion to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (5 answers total)

Well... I used to work for the Buffalo Exchange (a chain 'recycled fashion' store) and I understand they just opened a store in NYC.. They try to carry a certain percentage of men's clothes... I think the manager is a male so that might improve the chances of threads for dudes.
posted by cowmix at 12:50 PM on March 12, 2006

Angel street thrift
Housingworks

Both are on west 17th between 6th and 7th ave. I don't know if they are the "best" but they have good stuff and a much higher ratio of mens to womens clothes then most thrift shops. Good furniture too.
posted by flummox at 1:18 PM on March 12, 2006

beacon's closet is good, too, I find. 2 stores in brooklyn.

http://www.beaconscloset.com/info/
posted by TonyRobots at 3:18 PM on March 12, 2006

There are also Housingworks stores at Hudson and 10th and I think somewhere on 23rd. In the East 80's around 2nd there are a bunch that have to do with the various private hospitals and schools up there. Those are good if your taste is kind of Upper East Side-y, preppy with an emphasis on blazers and suits and stuff. They're not good for anything "funky," but you can get an amazing deal on a suit if a guy in your size has just kicked the bucket.
posted by lackutrol at 4:17 PM on March 12, 2006

One of the best is Tokyo 7. You won't have to wade through a lot of crap there. It's mostly high end designer stuff at great prices.
posted by lovejones at 4:37 PM on March 12, 2006