Thankfully, they’re moving to Greenpoint, which is quickly becoming a mecca for vinyl lovers:
“I was one of the pioneering businesses on this block,” said Academy Records owner Mike Davis. “The neighborhood has changed so quickly. This [storefront] will probably become something like a J. Crew.”
In mid-September, Davis and his eight employees will pack up their approximately 75,000 records and 500 CDs and schlep it all to 83 Oak Street in Greenpoint, between Franklin and West streets. The new store will have about the same floor space as the half-a-block long Williamsburg shop, but it will be cavernous, with 20-foot high ceilings. Davis declined to say how much he will pay in rent, but said the cost will remain about the same.The store is better off in Greenpoint anyway, according to Davis, because Williamsburg is not as hip as it used to be.
“A lot of the increase in traffic in Williamsburg is people who are not my customers,” Davis said. “Greenpoint is getting more hipster traffic. Williamsburg is more of the yuppie insurgent variety.”
They’ll be in good company. Here’s a list records stores currently in Greenpoint:
Co-op 87
87 Guernsey St
(between Nassau Ave & Norman Ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11222
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Permanent Records
181 Franklin St
(between Green St & Huron St)
Brooklyn, NY 11222
www.permanentrecords.info
Record Grouch
986 Manhattan Ave
(between Huron St & India St)
Brooklyn, NY 11222
The Thing
1001 Manhattan Ave
(between Huron St & Green St)
Brooklyn, NY 11222