Monday, October 24, 2022

After nearly 30 years, Meg has left the East Village

Photos by Steven

Meg, the locally made, independent clothing line, has closed its East Village location... bringing an end to 28 years of business here. 

Back in February, the shop moved its flagship location down to 262 Mott St. However, founder Megan Kinney used the original storefront at 312 E. Ninth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue for a Meg Archive ... where patrons could sell or trade Meg clothes ... with proceeds going to Planned Parenthood. 

A letter on the door — addressed to "Meg babes" — thanks patrons and acknowledges the "amazing moments" at the store...
Kinney started her business here in 1994 ... she and her husband lived in the basement at the address for a while. 

The Meg locations remain on Mott Street and in Boerum Hill in Brooklyn and Toronto.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 24, 2022 at 5:16 PM

    Sad to hear this location has closed. What an amazing run.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 24, 2022 at 7:59 PM

    I lived above Meg, and shared the same landlord. He has been on a rent-raising rampage. Wonder if that is the reason…

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  3. AnonymousOctober 25, 2022 at 3:23 PM

    I also lived above Meg, for 2 decades. Great folks who held many a package delivery for me.

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