SECRET SHOPS: PART ONE

An on-going project (that I've just decided to start) is about tucked away, fabulous, under-the-radar NYC stores. I'll keep adding to it as i stumble on them...Happy shopping!

LE GRENIER
WHAT: VINTAGE HOMEWARE
WHERE: GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN, 19 Green Point Ave
GETTING THERE: Walk for five mins from the Greenpoint Ave G train
MORE INFO: www.legrenierny.com

It may be the only shop on a border-line derelict street of warehouses and homes but thanks to the discerning eye of its owner - ex fashion producer, Maya Marzolf - it's well worth the hike. Inside it's a mix of industrial pieces and kitsch homeware with a few beautifully preserved pieces of taxidermy, old till registers and rail road tiles thrown in for good measure. There's a large leafy garden behind which hosts community events, and where shoppers can stroll around as they mull over their next purchase. A huge ginger tabby is normally to be found prowling around.