Flight Attendant Shopping: ABC Carpets & Home
I love patronizing family businesses. There’s something appealing to me in knowing that generations have struggled and prospered to stake out a little part of the American Dream.
Even though ABC Carpets & Home is not your typical small family business, it still resonates with a rich, family tradition.
It began in 1897, with Sam Weinrib, an Austrian immigrant, selling carpets and fabrics from a pushcart on the lower east side. His son, Max, turned the pushcart into a discount carpet store. Max’s son, Jerome (now the chairman), moved the store into its current location. Jerome’s daughter, Paulette, joined her father in the business in the early 1980’s. Were you counting? That’s four generations!
ABC is located in Manhattan’s Flat Iron District, and occupies two buildings. At 888 Broadway, you’ll find six floors of rugs, furniture, antiques, fabric, and accessories. It is a diverse grouping of items, beautifully displayed. Across the street, at 881 Broadway, is the majority of the rug and carpet business. ABC also has a location at Harrods in London, and outlets in the Bronx, Hackensack (New Jersey), and Delray Beach (Florida).
ABC is also home to Beauty Parlour, (a salon overlooking the first floor), three restaurants (Lucy Latin Kitchen, Pipa, and Le Pain Quotidien), and a chocolate store (Michel Cluizel).
Location: 888 and 881 Broadway in Manhattan.
Hours: Monday-Thursday 10 am-8 pm, Friday 10 am-6:30 pm, Saturday 11 am-7 pm, Sunday noon-6:30 pm.
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3 opinions for Flight Attendant Shopping: ABC Carpets & Home
Anticipating Rude New Yorkers? Not in Lower Manhattan! Plus Discount Designer Shopping. « Travels with Tish Girlfriends’ Getaway Guide
Nov 21, 2006 at 9:12 am
[…] 4) ABC Carpet and Home Store. Be sure to visit this Web site — I got the link from Fly Away Cafe and checked it out. This store will be on my “must do” list on my next NYC trip. It appears to be around 19th and Broadway (the real Broadway), just north of the Greenwich Village area. […]
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Nov 27, 2006 at 10:03 am
[…] One More Store. Check out the Web site of ABC Carpets & H0me recommended in Fly Away Cafe. Looks like they have a huge selection of everything — antique rugs and furniture, lighting, fabric, upholstery, gifts and so much more. No far from LES. […]
Aedan Aiden
Dec 21, 2006 at 3:59 am
Fine Chocolates from Amedei, Michel Cluizel and Dolfin at Bella Cabosse.
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