Top 5 NYC Hood shopping areas

Back in the Day can't forget Simpson st. sneakers, Delancy Leathers and Sheepskins but be careful

You AINT lying... when them sheepskins was poppin, BRUH dudes was on the hunt... Especially when

they came out with the color sheepskin jizoints... btw I dont think there is a warmer coat in the world,

I remember wearing sheepskins, and sweating like a muthafucka in the winter... delancy had the avirex and eightball jackets on lock...

Oh shit he aint even mention 116th street where I got my first mock neck.....and sharkskin pants.

and LEE jeans... bruh back then if you wore levi's you was considered a pussy... then they even had

some wack shit called Devil Jeans... it wasnt till I hit college age I realized Levi's was a much better made

jean...and most of the clothing they sold in the hood was crap and used the worst materials.

but I sure loved my polyesther mock necks, golf pants and sterling silver medallions I used to rock

like it was a 24k cuban link....couldnt tell me nada.. with my nappy uncombed fro. I used to go and just get the front of my hair shaped up...rest of that shit was nappy and happy... shit was the move, and was the precusor to locks in the hood if you askin a real knigga, but chea.. mock necks..

there was always some new sneaker brand for the summer...

I remember some gatdam Lotto sneakers, where you could change the color of the emblem,

I remember for like 2 minues some brand called diadora was the flavor of he month...

Yo you remember fuckin Pony sneakers bruh... them shits was comfortable as fuck and the first

hit top sneaker with some kind padding near the ankles.. thats when basketball sneakers was moving up

from pro keds and converse then Adidas came out with Top Tens, shut all that shit down,

the reebok came out with the fuckin PUMPS shut all that shit down... then there was Jordan and the sneaker universe

Was never the same.. I had the Original Jordan Olympics... shout out to moms and lil bro for

my High School graduation present... !!!!

Hey I had to rant op bringing back too many memories...!!! and it dont help its a beautiful day in new york,

and Im Sipping some spike coconut water by the park about to spark this cereal milk blunt..

No seriously its a fuckin GORGEOUS DAY IN NEW YORK SUN shining bright and its like a air conditioner

is out here.. !!!!
 
I've shopped in every one of the areas at one time or another.

Da fuck he must be an implant if he left out Simpson st in the bronx an

Delancy Street in Manhattan...

Jew Man had some great deals and that lay away plan. My grandmother took me to Orchard Street when I was a child. As an adult in my 20's I bought several pairs of shoes and leathers on Orchard. Even got my mother a modern sheepskin coat. She picked it out herself.
 
Jew Man had some great deals and that lay away plan. My grandmother took me to Orchard Street when I was a child. As an adult in my 20 I bought several pairs of shoes and leathers on Orchard. Even got my mother a modern sheepskin coat. She picked it out herself.

Thats what Im Sayin.. how he forget about these spots bruh... Orchad street had the leathers on DECK

bruh... and Jew man is a bronx retail legend.. I remember he hired nothing but dudes from the hood,

he got robbed once, then KEPT all types of armed duded on deck...

Is he STILL around tho??? He would always give you a deal, and if you was a few dollars


short they aint give a fuck...... thats why they called him jew man because he was always willing

to negotiate...

jews are born being told to NEVER buy retail, always get wholesale,

we real kniggas dont give a fuck, if we want it, we want it,


and folks take advantage of that attitude...
 
Thats what Im Sayin.. how he forget about these spots bruh... Orchad street had the leathers on DECK

bruh... and Jew man is a bronx retail legend.. I remember he hired nothing but dudes from the hood,

he got robbed once, then KEPT all types of armed duded on deck...

Is he STILL around tho??? He would always give you a deal, and if you was a few dollars


short they aint give a fuck...... thats why they called him jew man because he was always willing

to negotiate...

jews are born being told to NEVER buy retail, always get wholesale,

we real kniggas dont give a fuck, if we want it, we want it,


and folks take advantage of that attitude...

Man I ain't seen Jew Man for decades. When I was in my mid to late 20's I drove concrete mixer trucks in the Bronx and he was still down there. I did, however, learn about buying wholesale. Especially from doing trucking. I would buy cases of Fish at the South Street Sea Port before the fish market got moved the Hunts Point. Now I shop at Hunts Point. As for clothing I miss SYMS out in NJ. I shopped there in Paramus, NJ heavily from the 80's until SYMS closed. Remember the bootleg spots on Broadway down in the upper 20's in Manhattan? I used to walk out them spots with a gang of black plastic bags like it was a heist.
 
Man I ain't seen Jew Man for decades. When I was in my mid to late 20's I drove concrete mixer trucks in the Bronx and he was still down there. I did, however, learn about buying wholesale. Especially from doing trucking. I would buy cases of Fish at the South Street Sea Port before the fish market got moved the Hunts Point. Now I shop at Hunts Point. As for clothing I miss SYMS out in NJ. I shopped there in Paramus, NJ heavily from the 80's until SYMS closed. Remember the bootleg spots on Broadway down in the upper 20's in Manhattan? I used to walk out them spots with a gang of black plastic bags like it was a heist.

lol bruh you makin me get emotional now.. fuckin SYMS had the dope designer blazers,

on some as is shit bruh....the syms in downtown manhattan was my go to spot for last minute

jacket and tie events...


I think century 21 is still there, but it wasnt fuckin with syms for the surprise designer shit,

I remember getting a thousand dollar hugo boss blazer for under 200...

syms downtown manhattan was that shit....

but them days gone mayne... there are still plenty of nyc secrets out

here tho..
 
LOL bruh SIMPSON street in the BRONX.... come on son,

Queens was wilin but they aint got nothing ON THE BRONX bruh,

there is a whole new level of senseless violence in the bronx...

especially Simpson street back in those days....
I am at home in the Bronx though.
 
lol bruh you makin me get emotional now.. fuckin SYMS had the dope designer blazers,

on some as is shit bruh....the syms in downtown manhattan was my go to spot for last minute

jacket and tie events...


I think century 21 is still there, but it wasnt fuckin with syms for the surprise designer shit,

I remember getting a thousand dollar hugo boss blazer for under 200...

syms downtown manhattan was that shit....

but them days gone mayne... there are still plenty of nyc secrets out

here tho..
Back in the day you had:
  • Syms
  • Filiene's Basement
  • Loehmanns
  • Burlington Coat Factory - still around but doesn't have FLY shit no more.
  • Marshalls - still around but doesn't have FLY shit no more.
  • TJ Maxx - still around but doesn't have FLY shit no more.

Century 21 is now back and they have designer shit but it aint even cheap*
 
lol bruh you makin me get emotional now.. fuckin SYMS had the dope designer blazers,

on some as is shit bruh....the syms in downtown manhattan was my go to spot for last minute

jacket and tie events...


I think century 21 is still there, but it wasnt fuckin with syms for the surprise designer shit,

I remember getting a thousand dollar hugo boss blazer for under 200...

syms downtown manhattan was that shit....

but them days gone mayne... there are still plenty of nyc secrets out

here tho..

I shopped there from the age of 12 to my 20's. I remember seeing sweaters that Cosby wore in there for $200. I once went in there in 1986 with $100 and bought 5 pair of Calvin Klein baggy slacks for 19.99 each. The nice lady gave me my receipt and 5¢. I copped some Bally sneakers there a few weeks later for $39.99. I loved SYMS. The sneakers stores in the malls had all the latest kicks. I loved shopping out there.
 
Can never forget hitting up Fordham Rd where you can cop the newest kicks before they officially released & a gold chain in the same spot. Then walk down the block to cop cologne from the tables setup next to the dudes selling tempo tempo tempo by Grand Concourse
 
In my late teens early 20s I would shop at all them spots every sat when I got paid.. get the $4 fun pass that was good until 2am and hit 3- 4 diff boroughs to shop for specific shit.. damn I use to splurge
 
Back in the day you had:
  • Syms
  • Filiene's Basement
  • Loehmanns
  • Burlington Coat Factory - still around but doesn't have FLY shit no more.
  • Marshalls - still around but doesn't have FLY shit no more.
  • TJ Maxx - still around but doesn't have FLY shit no more.

Century 21 is now back and they have designer shit but it aint even cheap*

Yea once the tourist found out about century 21 it was a wrap, I just to get polo tee shirts

and boxers three for 20, I KNOW that aint the price now for some gatdam polo....

but chea once the tourist found out about it, it was a wrap, from nyc secret to

major tourist trap....

barz!!

Oh yea I remember filenes basement but was that in brooklyn or manhattan tho?

dont remember lohemans, sounds like something that was out in long island bruh...
 
Used to get my stereo components from Delancy street, kicks from Fordham road and damn near everything else from the Colesium and the ave.
 
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