Green Village Used Clothing & Furniture

Not for those fearful of bedbugs or hoarders. I have never seen any here. But there are piles, and piles and piles of clothing. Stacks of furniture. The pricing is up and down but it’s definitely not cheap. Worth your time if you are a true thirfter. I have been coming here for five years — Although I always walk out disappointed, I’m well aware of the potential find. I haven’t given up yet.
PS – Some photos posted here are WRONG!!! working on talking to Unilocal about that. Christian L I think you posted photos up of «SHOP THE OPS at 98 knickerbocker. This establishment is not Spanish owned.

A boatload of options for every type of furniture. Heaping piles of vintage (and some old & beat-​up) dressers, file cabinets, chests, china closets; a mountain of office chairs, wooden chairs, dining chairs. So many paintings, shoes, a ton of books (really great children’s books in there) and an absurd amount of VCRs (I guess they’re considered vintage, but who wants them?).
So you catch my drift. Plenty of options in this huge space. Get lost in it for hours. I ended up not purchasing anything since I didn’t have much time to sift through, so I can’t share on service or pricing but I did notice some overpriced junk.
However, I will be returning with my nifty negotiation skills.

This place is an absolute gem, if you’re looking for storage solutions. They have vintage cabinets, dressers, and wardrobes from a variety of eras, and always have shelves and file cabinets in at least 20 different sizes. If you know what you’re looking for, and ask the owner, he often has it hiding behind something else. We mixed and matched items we found there to get fabulist chimera furnishings, ending up with a sturdy steel craftsman tool cabinet, crowned by a pale, scallop-​edged marble countertop with gorgeous flesh-​tone veins running through it. If you’re feeling creative, you can discover great treasures there at reasonable prices, and get them delivered all the way into the home. This is one of the best places to find functional vintage furnishings in Bushwick!

Never mind the negative reviews, this is a treasure hunt store. Is like going to an indoors flea market. If you’re looking for a certain item you’ll need to visit often. If you don’t like the mess then I suggest Furniture Market in Astoria, Queens. Everything there is neat, easy to find and you’ll also be paying triple if not more. So I rather take my time and discover things on my own, is more fun. He buys by lots, so you’ll be seeing junk or great stuff. It all depends on what you like to collect.

The guy at the register is stiff and cold. The junk is clearly over priced and he isn’t willing to haggle. He turned away the people in front of us bc he was asking way too much. Not worth it when Bushwick has so many affordable vintage shops.

This place is great if you don’t want to pay very much money for very used things. the best part about this place is that they really do have everything.
I went there looking for random nice pieces of wood to build a desk and I easily found what I needed. The guys really know the store well.

This place classifies as a good old thrift store. Agree with morgen b. There was tons of stuff everywhere but it was very organized. I didn’t get that «moth ball» smell upon entry. I didn’t find what I was looking for In here. However they have an extensive variety of children’s clothing that are in very good condition. I guess that’s what majority of the employees were moms with their children. An array of shoes but once again the women who shop there have small feet (Spanish/​Mexican /​Colombian) and I couldn’t fit any. But they did have a large selection for the 5, 6, and 6 ½’s wearers. Lots of toys and lots of bike helmets for the lil ones .
Will probably return to shop for more clothing for my god daughter.
It is Spanish owned so the employees and cashier speak lil English but I’m a New Yorker and I’m used to it. Plus they understand card or cash lol. (They do have a cc machine)

this guy is definitely not in the business to sell things. i climbed up shelving and through chairs stacked to the ceiling to get the items i liked. Asking the owner how much, he looked at us and quoted a ridiculous price. tried to negotiate to no avail ($ 10 less… about 10%). he claims he buys this shit to resell, but lets be real, you troll the streets at night and dumpster dive, make up prices based on how customers dress. if you actually paid for this, you wouldn’t treat the furniture in such a disgraceful manner. he told me to go to the other stores in the area to see if i could find a better deal. guess what… i did. and i got cooler things for less money!

My first time here, but I’ve spied it a few times and so I finally went in… Search ye and ye shall find, I suppose could be their motto… Merchandise bursting at the seams, spilling onto the side walk, piled to ceiling and lined so deeply on a shelf you take ten things down to grab the item you want.
But you should go, as the Jefferson L is right there, parking is no problem at all and Los Hermans is across the street (see my review) and the Pearl is on the corner. Great little neighborhood in Bushwick…
I gave my money to a white haired pleasant gentleman… Now that I think about it, I’m just assuming he owned the place, but maybe he didn’t even work there. hmmm. At any rate, I gave someone $ 12 for a great brand new, never been used, butter leather black purse with hand applied metal grommets (I posted a pic.)
There are some super elements about this place, like how furniture is stacked all willy wonky some 30 feet high into the air, and chandeliers of every kind hang from the ceiling, chairs piled with intertwining legs balance precariously and you can find enough cheap glassware to last you a lifetime. They seem to be a depository for crappy artwork with cheap frames. They have racks of clothes and bins of linens and nothing except the big pieces of furniture and some of the new items like my purse, has a price tag.
I will go back. This is the kind of place you will always find something in to buy.

Overpriced. I overheard the owner say «It does not matter if it’s broken or not, the price is the same, because that’s what I have to get for it!» Half of the stuff in here is broken and it piles on because no one is buying it. The overall novel quality of the stuff is ok, but it seems some of it has sat in the same place for a decade.

Visited this place for the first time. Got a awesome belt for $ 5 (googled it and Etsy was selling it for $ 30+) plus 2 more for $ 1 each. The owner was very nice as well. The only thing is I broke out in hives when I got back… definitely never happened before, and the only thing I did unusual that day was go to this store. Not really keen on testing out my theory again… take a shower when you get home ASAP!

My partner and I call this place the «hoarder store» because it’s filthy and packed full of shit. Like honestly, the furniture is packed full of dishes, random items and I have no idea how they get any of it out of the store when people want to buy it. That said, there are some real finds in there since they have so much and are clearly not in the business of marking up a boutique selection of items like a lot of thrift stores in NYC. If you’re willing to dig you are likely to find some real gems here, but def be ready to plow through a lot of junk first and to feel pretty dirty when it’s over!

Never in my life have I been to a store to make a purchase and been told «Not now.» The guy works there, and we shop there EVERY weekend, and he knows this, and knows how much money we spend. If he couldn’t help me he could have said, «Sorry, but I will get someone else to help you» or «Just a minute.» Learn some manners. Then again, I don’t know what I expect from a place called Junk. Not much. So I will never return. If I want junk, I’ll just search the nearest dumpster.

This place is completely disgusting, and I kind of love it. They have everything here, it’s all used, it’s all dirty, and it’s all priced too high. I think everything is priced the way it is so that you can haggle with the hasidic guy who runs the place. I’m not saying Jews like to haggle but, ok, I’m saying Jews love to haggle.
For the most part things are grouped into like-​items but there are a couple aisles you can’t even walk down because the place is too packed. While you’re here make sure to check the drawers of the furniture for hidden items. I found a drawer full of denture molds of people’s teeth.
If you’re looking for vintage items or photo props then this is definitely a place to check out. If you’re looking for good quality used furniture, useful household items, or fashionable vintage clothes, you may want to pass, though it would be worth stopping by anyway. Clothes (which only take up a fraction of their store) by the way are $ 2/​lb with a 5 lb minimum.
TIP: Bring hand sanitizer

I walked in and was instantly overwhelmed. There is literally stuff everywhere. Not like, «oh grandma has a magazine collection» everywhere, but «sweet jesus, grandma’s a hoarder» everywhere.
The clothes section in the front is basically just coats, jeans and a few old dresses. Probably for the best actually. Now let’s get to the meat.
The store is filled with random ass furniture, books, nic-​nacs (you know it’s bad when you have to use this word) and glassware. Paintings, picture frames, golf clubs and a bin of skates, you name it. Storage bins, shelves, lamps, and more dressers.
Mentally prepare yourself before coming here, I nearly died when I discovered a tiny hipster in a bin of clothes.

Green Village is amazing insanity. It’s a lot like where the Little Mermaid lives except on land and no singing. None of the other reviewers have mentioned that they have PAY PER POUND clothing bins! Yes this is kind of risky. There’s a lot of weird stuff, but I found some Bill Blass vintage jeans in there. It’s $ 10 for 5 pounds. Here’s what I got for 3.6 pounds: A mickey mouse t-​shirt, tailored jacket, Lord & Taylor top, wrap skirt, this weird fringe belt thing, Ralph Lauren scarf, knit black top, and a crazy giant skirt (for good measure). I was worried about bed bugs at first, but the store is freezing so I don’t think they would survive (I hope).
Anyway, check it out. It’s a wonderful black hole. I spent two hours in there digging around.

The entrance was so messy. I didn’t expect to be walking over things. I was kind of expecting more from this store. I didn’t look through the clothing just the furniture and the books but I did find a cute purse for cheap. i probably won’t come back though
Also the man who I’m assuming is the owner was very polite.

Great place to buy affordable used furniture and other whatnot. Cheap delivery.
Yes, it is exhausting and claustrophobic.
If you are looking for something, just ask.

If you have the time and patience to do some hardcore rummaging, then this place is for you. It seems to be a sort of purgatory or limbo for furniture and brick-​a-​brack before heading to the landfill. There are good finds to be had here but it will take effort to find them amidst all the crapola. I bypassed the clothing isle because all I could think of was bed bugs!
The most frustrating thing was that all the furniture is stacked on top of each other nearly up to the ceiling and half of it is sideways or upside down, so it’s really hard to actually see it.
Worth checking out but be prepared to take a shower after leaving!

Right
Mix of
Clutter not
Dirty where there
Is still hope of a deal. Art! Furniture!