Front Street : New York
This past weekend 1/2 of Huey & Earl headed up to New York. There was the business:business to attend to, such as meeting with some new designers and discussions with possible distributors, and then there was the fun:business. The latter involved catching up with friends,eating some good Vietnamese food and hitting up the shops. We’re all familiar with the murder’s row of NYC sneaker and clothing boutiques: Dave’s Quality Meat, Supreme, ALIFE, Reed Space, Classic Kicks, Clientele, NORT/RECON, but if you head further down Orchard Street and on into China Town you’ll come across FRONT STREET.
FRONT STREET, opened a little over a year ago by Animal bike member George Kastrinakis, offers the kind of exclusive sneaks and clothing mixed with a welcoming environment and willingness to help that Dave’s Quality Meat, Reed Space & Supreme long ago forgot. Inside you’ll find select BMX parts and accessories, as well as clothing from Animal, Skavenger, Fit, Lotek, Lavar & Manmade.
The kicks selection is what you’ve come to expect, Nike, Adidas, Vans & Puma, but since the hypebeasts and tourists have yet to find FRONT STREET you’ve got a greater chance of snagging that hard to find pair of sneakers in your size.
While on location I went ahead and grabbed a pair of the Newcastle dunks, that I’ve been eyeing for a while, and a tee from Manmade Clothing. The tee reps the borough of Queens which I have a bit of a softspot for having lived there for 3 years. I really liked Manmade’s product. Well thought out designs on quality tees, the simplest formula for success. Had the “Win or Lose, We Still Booze” tee come in Purple & Gold I definitely would’ve picked up several for the tailgate crew.
Don’t sleep! As I write this FRONT STREET is already on the verge of becoming the next member of NYC’s elite.
