City Opera Thrift Shop — Local services in New York

This is one of those places you wish you knew about earlier. I'm used to going to places where I have to kind of dig for what I like, but this place...seems to have something I like everywhere i look. Tip, don't forget to look up and down, don't just stay at eye level. I found a hat I liked which was pretty high up and i'm glad I saw it.

You can tell the people who curate it know what they're doing and that they care - there are amazing brands, quality materials (at the moment - they just put out their fall collection- that includes a lot of cashmere!) You can get inspired by the products they have (I've learned about brands and types of jewelry) and even get ideas from the way they style their mannequins.

I didn't notice it consciously at first, but even the music they play in the store seems to have been chosen with care. I find myself dancing when I go in. That's the vibe i get in here - deliberate and careful curation done with heart.

The people who work here, at least every single person I interacted with, was very kind, friendly and down to earth. Just the right amount of friendly chatter, and no one ever made me feel pressured to buy anything - just made me feel at home and welcomed.

The pricing is extremely fair in my opinion, for the level of quality you're getting. I am trying to learn to manage my wardrobe, decluttering and whittling things down to favorites that I will wear for years, and I think some pieces I recently got here will be favorites for years to come. They're unique items, made of great materials with interesting design.

There is a downstairs where they have books, furniture and housewares like candelabras, espresso sets, that kind of thing. They do take donations.

This is one of my new favorite finds and it's for a worthy cause. I got on their mailing list to learn about events and sales they have. I sound like a salesperson but have no affiliation with them....I just appreciate this place and the people in it. The only 'negative' for me, is I wish it was closer to where I live but I will consider it a place to go when I need to get away. I've been twice and each time found/bought things I loved and have been on my wish list for a while. I'm glad I finally learned of this place; better...

Really nice treasures, but the owner/manager was unbelievably rude. My sister and I popped in on the way to dinner at 5:45. We were aware they close at 6, and were reminded this when we walked in. We are decisive buyers - when we find something we like we get it and don't putz around. We looked at the formal dresses, and not 1 min later were told very coldly again that they were closing at 6, and if we wanted to try anything on we needed to hurry. It was still only 5:50 when my sister tried on a dress she liked. I was completely turned off by the attitude, but waited around for my sister. The manager once again confronted me if I was looking for anything, hinting for us to leave, and I acknowledged she clearly didn't want us there. For some reason my sister did decide to buy the dress, with still 5 min to close. We endured audible sighs, eyerolls and scowls as she checked out. Apparently they get donations and the proceeds go to charity. They are really doing a disservice to it if this is how they regularly treat customers. There were shoes and other trinkets I would have quickly swept up, and been out of their hair and...

When walking down any street of the city, if I stumble upon any thrift store, you know I’m going inside. I’m so glad I went inside this one! The selection was top tier for me, everything from home furnishings to vintage glassware, coats, cowboy boots, and those fedora hats 🥰 were rather impressive! The value for most of the things there were definitely adequate as I left, purchasing a molehair red vintage coat for about $150. They had everything from Coogi sweaters to military style and fireman coats. Service was average as the workers were able to answer questions and it seemed like they interacted only if you interacted with them. The cashier was using her phone behind the register until we were ready to ring up our purchases. I guess that would be OK in a no pressure to go out of your way atmosphere, but to me, it felt kind of standoffish. Besides that I could’ve stayed in this store for hours and buy everything inside if I had the money to do...