P&T Knitwear is a family-owned independent bookstore, podcast studio, event space and cafe ... "run by a team of passionate lifelong readers and listeners."
As previously reported (first by the publishing industry newsletter Shelf Awareness), Bradley Tusk, the venture capitalist and philanthropist who founded the Gotham Book Prize in 2020, and general manager and buyer Julie Wernersbach are behind the new venture.
In 1952, Tusk's grandfather, Hymie Tusk, and his business partner Mike Pudlo opened the original P&T Knitwear, a small shop selling sweaters and collared shirts at 37½ Allen St. Per the store's website, "the two men survived the Holocaust and met in an American displacement camp in Germany after the war."
The 3,000-square-foot bookstore is open this weekend from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can find a list of specials and promos here.
Great news. Despite the confusing name.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Good to see a banker with a soul.
ReplyDeleteOk, I really like this concept, but someone tell Brad that "steak" is definitely not everyone's favorite food.
ReplyDeleteThis is so 2020s: A bookstore with a confusing name with a very sparse Waldenbooks type of vibe founded by a venture capitalist who thinks everyone likes steak. Let’s hope the podcast are better than Carrie Bradshaw’s.
ReplyDeleteAll people do here is complain.
DeleteBecause this is so 2020s to bitch about every single thing that others do
DeleteYay new bookstore!
ReplyDeleteMan the negativity of people is incredible. Must be a miserable life to complain about the people opening places that aren't the bars that are also always complained about. Try being happier and embracing positivity for once!
ReplyDeleteGrieve, I wish to complain about the people who complain about others complaining here.
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