The Salvation Army

Hill & Dale Opens on Allen; Here's a First Glimpse

A neon gamophone hung in the window gives a clue to what's inside the deceptively large space at 115 Allen, a Salvation Army store turned a number of failed concepts -- including the former Scotch-fueled hangout Mary Queen of Scots -- that's been given fresh life by Hill & Dale, which opened last ni ... More >>

The Numbers Are In: More Than $400 Million Was Raised For Hurricane Sandy Relief

When all else (Congress) fails to raise monies for those devastated by Hurricane Sandy, it's rewarding to see ordinary citizens donate a little extra to the cause. And even more rewarding when that little extra amounts to nearly half a billion dollars.A month ago, we reported on Attorney Genera ... More >>

Food Distribution Begins in Red Hook

In Red Hook, most businesses are closed as they clean up damage from severe flooding. But Defonte's, Kennedy Fried Chicken, and Baked, are serving food today, and the bodegas that got their deliveries opened yesterday. And for the thousands of residents without power and water struggling to stay war ... More >>

23rd Street Has Become Thrift Shop Row

It's been that way for ages, I know, but not to this miraculous extent. East 23rd Street, mainly between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, is now filled with stores hawking stuff that has been discarded, left behind, rejected, or dropped from a truck. And there are some great finds to be, you know, found there ... More >>

The Salvation Army Wants Gays To Die!

Salvation is not much of an option at the Salvation Army. Not if you're gay and have the crazy idea that you want to live! Shockingly enough, the media director for the organization, Andrew Craibe, just went on the radio and openly talked about their beliefs, which are based on the Christian scrip ... More >>

The Saddest Thing I've Heard In A While

I wandered into a Staples the other day with a friend. When we got to the register, the cashier processed my friend's purchase, then said, "Can I interest you in one of our pens for a dollar?"

Mitt Romney Is An Etch-A-Sketch? I Discussed This With Olbermann

On last night's Countdown With Keith Olbermann on Current TV, I discussed the weird gaffe whereby Mitt Romney's advisor compared to the whole campaigning process to an Etch-a-Sketch. In other words, you can shake the whole thing up, clean the slate, and come up with all new views to be elected!

Where to Donate Christmas Cheer Today: A List of Charities

​In caveman days, if you wanted to give someone something, it usually meant you had to go outside. Back then, being outdoors had about a 10% survival rate, so giving was reserved mostly for daredevils and idiots. During the dark ages, the only giving going on was of the bacterial kind, so the ... More >>

Michigan Pol Thinks Foster Kids Should Only Wear Secondhand Clothes

Sorry, kid. ​A new budget proposal from Michigan state senator Bruce Caswell would require children in the state foster system to only buy their clothes at secondhand stores. Under the proposal, kids would receive gift cards that they could only use at places like Goodwill and the Salvation Army. ... More >>

Analyzing Prince William and Kate Middleton's Wedding Invitation

​Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding invite has arrived! Are you one of the lucky 1,900 to receive one? Are you this girl? If so, time to give up sweetie, it's all over. Forthwith, an analysis of the Most Important Royal Wedding Invitation of Our Time.

New Ugly Bowery Hotel Keeps Getting Uglier

​And it hasn't even been built yet! We showed you the initial plans for 347-349 Bowery, once a Salvation Army, from architect Gene Kaufman after a $7.6 million sale to the Louzon Group, but that was just a working draft. Now, the Observer has Kaufman's updated vision, which includes "light up ... More >>

New Bowery Hotel Uglier Than The Last

Via Curbed​Curbed has the new press release from Brokerage Eastern Consolidated boasting the $7.6 million sale of 347-349 Bowery, formerly a Salvation Army, to the Louzon Group of Paris. An empty three-story building will now become... dun dun dun... "a 72-room boutique hotel and restaurant." ... More >>

Shirley Chisholm Dares to Run for President

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. December 2, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 48 'They will remember a 100-pound woman' By Mary Breasted The tiny glittering black woman stood utterly at attention. She wore a suit of stiff brocade that fitted her shoulders so snugly it gave her a f ... More >>

The Meatball Shop Will Grab Bedford Avenue by the Balls

Robert Sietsema​ The Meatball Shop's much-feted expansion to Williamsburg now has an address: Per the Times, it's 170 Bedford Avenue, which sits midway between North 7th and 8th streets. The block is home to a few restaurants, a couple of organic grocers, the Salvation Army, a bar, and a late- ... More >>

When Can Mexican Workers Speak Spanish Freely?

Urban Outfitters To Open "Ironic" Fake Storefronts on the Upper West Side

​According to the Wall Street Journal, Urban Outfitters, the place you go to fake an overpriced Salvation Army wardrobe, is now planning to fake the old Upper West Side by splitting the facade of a new store to give the illusion of four distinct storefronts: a hat store, a hardware store, a ne ... More >>

"There's a great future for you": Studies in Crap presents 1965's Your Career in Journalism

Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. ​ Your Career in Journalism Author: M.L. Stein Date: 1965 Publ ... More >>

10 Really, Really Bad Valentine's Day Gift Ideas

​If you're really in love, you shouldn't have any problem making your feelings known on Valentine's Day. But you might anyway. Because commerce, advertising, and social panic conspire to bamboozle us into bad choices. The market is now saturated with "unique" Valentine's gifts. These are alm ... More >>

Quick Hits

​ Twitpic via M_Solomon. With last year's Long Island Walmart Black Friday stampede in mind, the National Retail Foundation has established training, security, and traffic flow guidelines to prevent recurrences; Walmart has established its own new guidelines, in compliance with an agreement ... More >>

The Raw Revelations of Fire in My Bones

A DIY gospel comp offers three discs of ferocious testimony even nonbelievers can believe in

Lady Steals Salvation Army Bucket from Staten Island Store

The Corporate Grind Cafe at the West Shore Plaza in Staten Island keeps a Salvation Army bucket on its counter, and its employees drop any tips left for their service in it, to be regularly delivered to a charity the owner favors. They also keep surveillance cameras, which is how the Staten Island ... More >>

On the Stump: Citywide Candidates' Latest Doings

​Damn, August already -- and we haven't paid our rent or looked at the local candidates much besides the mayoral prospects. Here's a fast look at what contenders for three big spots have been up to lately: Manhattan D.A.: Richard Aborn appeared with former NYPD Commissioner and current LAPD C ... More >>

Community Board to Koi: "I Don't See How We Could Approve Something Like This"

Last night's Community Board 3 SLA and DCA Licensing Committee meeting was a predictably lengthy one: Over the course of four-plus hours, the committee considered some 19 items on the agenda.Some highlights: Motorino's request to operate seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. in the former Una Piz ... More >>

At Tonight's CB3 SLA and DCA Licensing Committee Meeting...

As anyone who's attended Community Board 3's SLA/DCA Licensing Committee meetings over the last few months knows, these things tend to have less in common with actual meetings than Pay-Per-View cage matches. Tonight's event, scheduled to kick off at 6:30 at the Jasa/Green Residence on East 5th Stree ... More >>

Under the Toque--Gabrielle Hamilton Discusses Her James Beard Nod; Paul Liebrandt Hints at a New Place

Gabrielle Hamilton of Prune on her James Beard nomination: "I can't help but think they needed to pick a girl, and of the girls, I'm pretty good. I could go down that path for hours, but I'm not going to. I'll just say that I'm honored." [The Feed] Sandra Lee spoke at the Salvation Army Book Lunche ... More >>

Studies in Crap: Do Cats Have ESP?

Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. Do Cats Have ESP? Author: Jeane Dixon Publisher: Aaron Publishing Group Date: 1998 Discovered at: Salvation ... More >>

Clip Job: Life Amid the Rubble

Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesJanuary 17, 1963, Vol. VIII, No. 13Life Amid the RubbleBy Stephanie GervisFor the past few months, the saga of Elmer Grossberg has been playing itself out in what may soon be a room in search of a building.21 Grove Street used to be a rooming hou ... More >>

From the Crap Archives: Your Child's Favorite Weeping Farmer Coloring Book

Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. The Farmer and the Crows Authors: Herbert R. Simmons and Lester L. Boyice Publisher: H&R Publishing, Le ... More >>

OPPOSITES ATTRACT

The 1950 Tony-winning classic returns

Homeless Families Pack Shelters; Bloomberg Says, Quit Yer Bitchin'

Dirty Staplers and Old Lady Suits

Staten Island thrifting: It could have been such a find!

'Toro Negro'

Rabbit Hole

When the pope passed away and the whole new pope election—I thought their hats were neat

Country-and-Western Pioneers of Many Stripes Reissued Again at Last

Treats, not Tricks

Don't be a slut for Halloween

Vintage Salvation

Reviving hope in the great American thrift store

Swap Meet

Clothing trades: How to make friends and shop without money

Sisters (Kinda Sorta) Do It for Themselves

Backroom boys versus marquee girls in a never ending battle for generic R&B perfection

Journey to Norwabia

A culinary trek through Bay Ridge

Chop Suey Christmas

From lo mein to lobster in the city's five chinatowns

And a Puppet Shall Lead Them

Williamsburg couple opt for tantra trances over pickled cabbage

Search Party

The Wilds of T.J. Maxx and Filene's Basement

The Year in Queer

What Went Down in the Cabaret of Contradictions

Arms and the Woman

Old Acquaintance

The Spring 2001 Shows

East Village Gift Solutions

Present Tense

Fast, cheap and out of control

Patchogue Before the Flood

Roots of Everything

Yazoo's Time Capsule Project