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Monk Thrift Shop
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Categories: Used, Vintage & Consignment, Thrift Stores
Neighborhood: East Village183 Ave B
New York, NY 10009
(212) 673-5961
- Nearest Transit:
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1st Ave-14th St (L)
- Hours:
Mon-Sun. 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
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"This place, by far, is my favorite vintage boutique in New York. They have a great selection and it's always fun to browse even if I can't…" read more »
14 reviews for Monk Thrift Shop
Yay for Monk.
I do love myself a cheap store filled with goodies.
Feels like there's still more to find even after you tore up the whole store.
My arms were tired from looking through everything. But Hey. Shopping is the only workout I get.
I love the good prices, the grungy feel, and the taste of whoever picks out these clothes. :)
on the inside huge slection of clothing and accessories great place to go and buy stuff very happy with the selection they had and all the design on the inside cathes your eyes
Well, they did have some good finds, and some stuff was cheap, but a lot of it looked like shit. Just because they are kitschy does not mean you can try to sell me Pumas for $20 when they have gross stains all over them and smell like a corpse's feet. If you're willing to dig, you'll find some good stuff, I suppose, but I don't like feeling swindled when it's clear the stuff wasn't well-maintained. You definitely leave feeling like you were at a thrift store, which is to say, feeling like you want a hot shower.
They do have a good selection of shoes and boots, and a decent amount of men's clothing, too, to placate the bored boyfriends.
Jewelry and accessories seemed both awesome and reasonably priced, so it's worth a second look, but make sure you check the things you buy for holes and weird stains that may or may not be needed as evidence in a court of law.
Down south in Virginia, where unfortunately I grew up, thrift stores were plentiful. They were everywhere and as a little kid I thought people that shopped there were poor trash.
Then I hit middle school and realized that thrift stores had a mass of wealth in terms of untapped resources to add to my punk/skater appearance. The weirder the better and what better place to find old weird clothes then a thrift store. I became obsessed. I hit up thrift stores everywhere. I single-handedly went to everyone within a 40 mile radius of my house.
Then I moved up to New York.
Thrift stores here....oh I'm sorry, Vintage Clothing stores here are a joke. WAY too over priced. You might as well buy new. So I accepted the fact that I'd just have to save my thrifting jaunts for when I went back home to visit. I have however found a couple of thrift stores that are decent, buy no means are they anywhere near as cheap as the ones back home, but they are still pretty good. Monks is definitely one of those places. Plus, it's right across the street from my apartment. The one on A is alright as well.
Okay, so this shop is a surprising find. I chatted with the guy who was working there (I think his name is Badu) and all of a sudden I was getting discounts on a leather skirt and board games.
It's really nice to have found this place amidst all the expensive "thrift" stores (*ahem* Tokyo 7) in my neighborhood.
I get my haircut down the street from here, so I've often visited Monk when I had some time to kill. As the other reviews pointed out, Monk is "thriftier" than some of the expensive thrift shops so common to the E. Village, but you will have to dig. I bought a great bugle-beaded flapper dress here in a pretty navy blue silk for about $15 and a black pencil-skirted strapless tube dress with a sweetheart neckline for about the same. One time I went and there was a rad 80's era one-piece, mid-thigh shorts, diagonal neckline crossover with huge shoulders and big pointy lapels. It was $30, still an excellent price for such an iconic piece of fashion (which, btw, has yet to be reinterpreted for today's style so any designers reading this, I'll accept royalties in the way of cool points and invites to your shows).
Shoes, accessories, hats, bags, and jewelry are all available. Racks are pretty packed, but if you're in a digging mood, you should be able to find something.
Just stopped in today as I heard of this place from a friend. There is quite a bit of good stuff here but I did not have time to browse. However. their jewelry is fantastic though a bit pricey and i did managed to get a size 6 ring for $18. Good place if you have the time to browse and love to find good deals.
Now THIS is what i'm talkin about. I grew up in California, home of the most awesome, warehouse sized thrift stores west of the Mississippi, and i have not been able to find a place in Manhattan that actually has thrifty prices. The place is small and dimly lit, but don't be scared girls and boys, chances are you'll probably find something. This one is cheaper than the one on 8th, which is more vintage inspired (read: not thrift.)
I love this place. The prices are great, and if you are willing to look (and look, and look), you can find hidden gems in this tiny thrift store. It can get quite crowded, but it's one of my fave thrifts in the city.
finally! a thrift shop in nyc with thrift shop friggin prices!! and a fairly decent selection at that.
a diamond in the rough.
Finally. A thrift shop that sells things with price tags you'd expect from a thrift shop. Look around, don't grow impatient, you'll def. find several things that you'll want to buy...and CAN because it won't cause you your entire week's savings.
What lured me in? The selection of shirts and books outside the store where evrything was only a buck. Inside, you'll find the prices on jeans, dresses, jackets, and knick-knacks vary from "reasonable" to "very reasonable" - and with the right colored price tag, it could mean an extra fifty percent off. When you walk in, don't skip over the great stuff around the counters (purses, hookas, jewelery, sunglasses) - I picked up a Pylones purse in the shape of a tea-pot and then ventured back to find another Pylones purse in the shape of a watering can. They get new stuff all the time, and you can even drop off your own stuff and write it off on your taxes!
it's cheap, but the store is dirty, and everything looks kind of shady. but the prices are good! my friend left a skirt from trash & vaudeville in there, so maybe i'm a little jaded, because they refused to give it back to her.
