A new name and expanded space for Downtown Threads on Avenue A

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 

The recently opened Downtown Threads is ready to expand at 66 Avenue A between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. 

Owner Angel Ramirez has changed the name to Angels on A... and will move part of the operation to the space that was, most recently, the Halloween pop-up shop at 70 Avenue A.

No. 70 will be a buy, sell, and trade shop ... where you can bring your vintage, high-end luxury, one-of-a-kind thrift and designer stuff to be sold for cash or traded for store credit. (There isn't any consignment.) The new space is slated to open next week.

Meanwhile, Angel plans to create more room at 66 Avenue A by removing some walls. 

He says he'll continue "to keep prices reasonable." New merchandise will be added daily.

You can also enter a free raffle at the store for a Chanel jacket, a Dior or Louis Vuitton suitcase or $500 in store credit...

Downtown Threads opened in the fall. Angel also runs Cafe Social 68 on the block.

Openings: Downtown Threads on Avenue A

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 

Downtown Threads is now in soft-open mode at 66 Avenue A between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. 

The shop is selling vintage/thrift clothes and used records. Operator Angel Ramirez, who's also behind Cafe Social 68 and the Halloween pop-up shop in the spaces next door, says Downtown Threads will have items for most budgets.

... here's manager Shaune Crawford...

Hours are Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. They just launched an Instagram account ... a website is in the works. 

This space served as a pop-up this past summer for Whim Golf. Before Whim, the storefront had been vacant since Lancelotti Housewares left in the fall of 2021 after 25 years in business.