Flock this way: Flamingos Vintage Pound debuts on St. Mark's Place

Flamingos Vintage Pound is now open on the lower level at 4 St Mark's Place just east of Third Avenue. 

This marks a return to the neighborhood for Flamingos, which charges by the pound (for the clothes you want to purchase, not your personal weight). 

The store promises 10,000 items (we didn't count, but there are a lot), including T-shirts, denim, shirts, jackets, and dresses, all from various eras —1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Y2K, and more. Price: $17.99 per pound. (And the store is advertising this on Instagram: 30% off on items over 2.5 pounds — "every day, all year long. The more it weighs, the less you pay.") 

The official grand opening is tomorrow (Friday!) from noon to 8 p.m., with DJs from 5 p.m. on.

Flamingos, which has more than 40 locations in the United States and abroad, previously had stores on First Avenue near Ninth Street and on 11th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue. (There was also one on Stanton Street.) All three didn't survive the pandemic, with the First Avenue store being the last to shut down in the fall of 2021. 

As we've noted, until February 2016, 4 St. Mark's Place housed Trash & Vaudeville for 41 years. The store relocated to 96 E. Seventh St. in 2016.

The Hamilton-Holly House (aka 4 St. Mark's Place), built in 1831, was once owned by Alexander Hamilton's son. The landmarked building, which changed hands for $10 million in the spring of 2016 for $10 million, also underwent a gut renovation and expansion.