Saturday, January 14, 2023

Why Bluestockings remains closed on the LES

Bluestockings Cooperative, the collectively-run activist center, community space and feminist bookstore at 116 Suffolk St., remains closed today — as it has been all week. 

Here's more about the situation via the Bluestockings Instagram account
Due to gross negligence by the owner of the building we are based out of, we have had to close our doors temporarily in order for emergency construction to take place. We were told this would be a two-day job, but mismanagement, weather, and a lack of the correct permits have prolonged the process to at least a five-day job. 

We are a small, anti-capitalist bookstore with razor-thin profit margins, and having to close for this length of time will have a huge financial impact on us as worker-owners and our business. If you would like to support us during this time, please consider making a purchase online or becoming a member ...
Bluestockings opened at 172 Allen St. between Stanton and Rivington in 1999... before relocating in 2021 to this space between Rivington and Delancey.

You can follow the Bluestockings Instagram account for updates.

7 comments:

genevieve said...

I hope this is resolved very soon. Bluestockings is needed to the neighborhood and the city.

Anonymous said...

Agree!

Anonymous said...

Rent adjustment!

Allan Yashin said...

A bookstore truly for the people and by the people .. a great service to the community

Bstox Bookseller said...

Thank you so much for the support!

Bstox Bookseller said...

Thankfully we will be fairly credited on rent for all the days we were closed and orders + donations from the community gave us enough to pay ourselves wages and other miscellaneous monthly overhead costs.

Bstox Bookseller said...

We try! 💙💙