op shopping complex in point clare on the central coast!!!! incredible thrifting, plus a really lovely cafe that has great live jazz every once in a while. a friend volunteers there and looooves it. it might b a bit of a trek 4 u, but i promise the train ride is lovely!!! otherwise u could probably just wander into a lifeline or red cross & ask whether they need anyone. iām under the impression that those kinda places r always a little in need of more people
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Not a native New Yorker but have lived here since 2011. Iām an actor + antique lover. Here are my top reccs for newcomers (restaurants + thrifting only) lmk if you want more!
šRestaurants with unique atmosphere + great food:
1. Freemanās Alley - lower east side. Unmatched vibes. hidden at the end of an alley. Amazing roasted Brussels sprouts. great cocktails and wine selection. Dark and moody and cozy.
2. Tea & Sympathy - west village
authentic spot for British high tea and pub fare. as tiny as a matchbox. Ridiculously charming. The staff are lovely. Thereās a british import store next door.
3. Buvette - west village
worth the hype. Incredible spot for brunch (or anytime meal). Unbelievably cute.
4. Lucali - Carroll gardens, Brooklyn
possibly the best pizza in the city. Beyonce and Taylor swift apparently love it too if that helps sway you at all. No reservations, you need to line up by 4p to get a table. Otherwise order a pie to go for $40 and walk around the historic neighborhood eating your pizza and admiring the brownstones.
5. Sake Bar Decibel - east 9th street
Hip underground sake joint with amazing food. Often crowded but the service is very quick.
šFor thrifting clothes:
Manhattan:
1. Beaconās Closet on 13th street (near the new school)
2.Housing Works on West 10th
3.Housing Works on 74th
4.Cobblestones on E 9th
5.East Village Vintage collection on east 12th
6. Crossroads Trading on 2nd ave
Brooklyn
1. Beaconās Closet on Guernsey (itās MASSIVE)
2. Awoke vintage
3. Monk Vintage
4. Buffalo Exchange on Driggs
5. Unearth Vintage on Smith street
6. Life Boutique thrift on 5th ave
7. The attic brooklyn
Jan 28, 2025
I go to this store once a week. Itās somehow always different. I love the music they play, the people, the way things are displayed, everything.
Nov 23, 2024
visited my favorite vintage store in town a little bit ago. highly recommend just looking around! super fun to take a stroll.
Apr 9, 2025
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Feb 1, 2024
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romanticise ur blunders & ur missteps, bc that is just part of being a creature. if u saw a duckling fall flat on its face and scramble 2 its feet u wouldn't judge the freakin duckling, u would think it was the cutest thing ever. because it is. we r just organisms in big ungainly bodies, and that is part of our charm. tripping over ur own feet is maybe the most adorable thing u can do. like awwhh u tripped on the pavement </333
this extends 2 social interactions 2. messaging exes that u miss them, making a joke that doesn't land, mishearing/not knowing/forgetting something, etc??!!?! SO SWEET. genuinely such wonderful & important & adorable things 2 do.
i think this is maybe the best thing i've ever managed 2 train my brain 2 do. it isn't foolproof but it makes life a lot gentler.
Feb 5, 2024
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just about everything that happens to you will be interesting to your future self/your descendants/archaeologists. immortalise your to do lists, shopping lists, packing lists, things that loved ones say, things that strangers say, the phrases you hear that would make a good band name. brainstorm what to do on the weekend, list your cravings, the songs stuck in your head, transcribe birdsong, etc. i track my periods & my finances in my journal. sometimes if i really want to take a photo of something i'll restrain myself and draw it in my journal instead. sometimes i take notes for uni in there, or draft sewing patterns, or sketch when im bored. journals are self-portraits!!!!!!!
Apr 21, 2024