Bluestockings Cooperative hosting final closing sale Saturdays through December

Bluestockings Cooperative is winding down operations — and inviting the neighborhood to stop by for a series of final closing sales to both offset the shop's remaining debts and raise funds for a prisoner-solidarity organization. 

The sales take place over the next three Saturdays — Dec. 13, 20 and 27 — from noon to 5 p.m., at 116 Suffolk St. between Rivington and Delancey. 

Organizers describe the events as a chance to "celebrate and grieve" the closing of the long-running, community-minded space. And nearly everything is up for grabs: books, appliances, merchandise, furniture — it's all gotta go, per their announcement. 

Masks are required. 

If you've ever attended a reading, a meeting, a workshop, a film screening, or just browsed the shelves at Bluestockings over the years, this is one last opportunity to stop by, show support, and help the team close out this chapter.

As we first reported on Nov. 28, the storefront is now for rent.

The listing at the Meridian Capital Group website notes that all uses will be considered for the 2,500-square-foot space, "perfect for comedy club, wine bar, gallery, vintage clothing, or fitness." Asking rent: $13,950 

Bluestockings announced on Sept. 22 that it would be closing as a business at the end of 2025, marking the end of a 26-year run as an independent feminist bookstore, café, and radical community space. The retail space closed in September, while the online shop remained in operation. 

In a statement, the worker-owners and staff said daily operations are no longer sustainable, citing health, financial and structural challenges. There was pushback to the narrative, as reported here. 

Previously on EV Grieve: 

• Worker-stewards push back after Bluestockings' abrupt closure