First Look
In late July, local entrepreneur David Selig will open the Palms, a 5,000-square-foot shopping and event space (189 Beach 96th St., Far Rockaway).
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Illustration by Jason Lee
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1. Mud bath: designed by artist Frank Trainor; $7 per treatment.
2. The Notion: Cynthia Rowley wet suits ($210); Well Received stationery ($9).
3. BYOB movie nights: Greta Gerwig�curated movies about changing New York neighborhoods.
4. Feather: Wax & Cruz Moon shibori-cotton hats ($78).
5. Tropical-plant garden and wellness: yoga classes next to palm, pineapple, and passion-fruit trees; hibiscus plants.
6. OCafe Coco Shack: arroz con leche ($4); tamarind-coconut popcorn ($5).
2x2: Beach Pails
For kids or grown-ups.
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Collapsible:
Beer: Silicone bucket, $40 at vat19.com.
Sand: Infusion Living collapsible bucket, $30 at amazon.com.
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Metal:
Beer: Artland Oasis steel pail with bottle opener, $15 at Bed, Bath and Beyond.
Sand: Red metal sand pail, $16 at bellalunatoys.com.
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Illustration by Murphy Lippincott
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Ask a Shop Clerk
Richard Oates, former chef de cuisine at Freemans, just opened East River Skate Shop (86 Greenpoint Ave.).
Why the career change? I found myself having to be an asshole to get people to listen to me. I got back into skateboarding a while ago, as a way to blow off steam, so the jump to a skate shop seemed logical. We’re supporting local brands like 5Boro, which did a line of airplane-motif decks designed by the German artist Stefan Marx ($49). Actually, the guys who built Freemans built my display case. They all skate, so they were stoked.
Side by Side
Two new futuristic man-clothes flagships.
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Shirts from Bonobos Guideshop (left) and Ministry of Supply.
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Bonobos Guideshop
95 Fifth Ave.
Origins: In pre�Warby Parker days, two Stanford business-school students sell better-fitting khakis online.
Product: Bright washed chinos ($88) with a curved waistline to match the natural shape of the midsection; short-sleeved shirts with tapered-fit and in-house-designed prints ($78).
Store: 4,000 square feet (its biggest space yet) with 20 style �guides� on call.
Ministry of Supply
138 Wooster St. (opens July 17)
Origins: In 2012, three MIT students Kickstarter-fund a high-tech, odor-controlling dress shirt.
Product: The Apollo dress shirt ($98) uses NASA-developed body-heat-regulating technology; the Gemini shirt ($148) is designed with underarm perforations for ventilation.
Store: The research-lab-inspired space has a coffee bar and open workspace with Wi-Fi.
Moving In
This month, record collector Javi Velazquez opened HiFi Records in vinyl-starved Astoria (23-19 Steinway St.).
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�When you walk into the store, I set up six plywood record racks carrying about 4,500 albums: Elvis Costello, the B-52s, Calvin Harris, Madonna, you name it. Facing the front window is a counter with turntables where you can try out records as you drink drip coffee from our back bar. I’m a project manager for a construction company, so most of the material here, like the wood paneling, is recycled from old demolition projects. I also dusted off my old lava lamp and amplifiers from the ’70s. I have the original �Purple Rain� in a purple 45. That’s for sale if the price is right.�
Top Five
One Kings Lane’s head designer, Alexander Reid, calls out some of his favorite pieces now available at the online retailer’s first IRL studio (appointment preferred; 205 Hudson St.; 212-430-7800). Consultations and shipping are free.
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�The Solana bench ($649) is wrapped in rope and upholstered in raised velvet, but when you touch it, it actually feels like terry cloth.�
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�This blue-and-white pitcher ($56) is handmade in Portugal, so each one looks different. It’s great for summer parties.�
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�I love this brass-and-black chair ($1,199) because it looks like a flower, in a way.�
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�I have three of these porcelain garden stools ($149) in my apartment. I use them as side tables and extra seating when people come over.�
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�This is a vintage rattan-and-cane ottoman ($279). It’s superlight, so you can toss it in between chairs or use it as an end table.�