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Developmental Movement class at Caribou Baby. Photo by Eddy Vallante
In the last year, Williamsburg/Greenpoint’s population has continued to spawn. As the babies boom, so do the cool places to take the kids—whether it’s for a mixed-media art class or a scoop of pretzel-flavored ice cream.
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Photos by Eddy Vallante
All you need to know about the newest vintage furniture store in Williamsburg can be told in one unusual table. It is a small kitchen table whose top is stripped from the lane of a 1920s-era bowling alley in Elm Grove, West Virginia. The iron base on which the top is balanced used to be a stanchion pole in the Wheeling Tunnel. “We cleaned out Elm Grove Lanes,” acknowledged David Sofsky, a member of the Sofsky family that owns Brooklyn Reclamation. “Two full-length trailers filled with bowling alley paraphernalia. Forty lanes of it. It’s enough wood to make end tables, bar tops, and stools for the next 10 years.”
The price tag for the table is $1,400—owing to the fact that the wood is nearly a century old and the table was customized with re-purposed material. “The most expensive stuff is the oldest stuff, and the stuff that’s customized,” David said. “I do think, for those items, we’re on the reasonable side, price-wise.” “We try to keep prices affordable for the average customer. We get some customers coming in with big bucks. We also get young people just moving into the area.”
Musicians, promoters, and influencers in Brooklyn (left to right): A.P. Smith (Chief/Bodega), Joe Ahearn (Silent Barn / Showpaper / Clocktower Gallery), Conrad Carlson aka DJ Dirty Finger (Black Label Bicycle Club), Pat Noecker (RAFT / These Are Powers / Liars), Edan Wilber (Death By Audio), Carlos Valpeoz (Bikes In The Kitchen), Michelle Cable (Panache Booking). Photo by Benjamin Lozovsky
Ten Years of Music – A Williamsburg Oral History: 2002-2012
Tod Seelie, 33, moved to Brooklyn in 1998 to go to Pratt Institute in Clinton Hill because it was the least expensive school that accepted him. And that says a lot considering the annual tuition was $30,000.
Developmental Movement class at Caribou Baby / photo by Eddy Vallante
Williamsburg and Greenpoint’s populations are getting younger—even the skinny 20-somethings look weathered compared to the growing population of 2- and 3-year-olds. So it’s no surprise that the neighborhood has begun to accommodate the diaper-clad and their families.
If you’re new to the area or new to the life-with-little-ones, or just desperately need some family-friendly activities, support or a used Ergo Carrier, here are some of your best, and newest, local resources.