Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Openings: Flamingos Vintage Pound on 1st Avenue

Flamingos Vintage Pound is now open at 199 First Ave. between 12th Street and 13th Street. (First reported here)  ... in a former smoke shop-convenience store.

The shop sells secondhand clothing by the pound — currently priced at $17.99 per pound — and frequently offers discounts on larger purchases. 

This will be Flamingos' second East Village location. The company, with 40-plus locations in the U.S. and abroad, opened a shop at 4 St. Mark's Place in May 2025

Before the pandemic, the retailer operated stores near Ninth Street and on 11th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue, as well as a location on Stanton Street. All three eventually closed, with the First Avenue shop being the last to shutter in the fall of 2021. 

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