No Relation/L Train (E. Village)
204 1st Ave., NY, NY 10019 (212) 228-5201
No Relation, most well known as L Train is a very popular thrift store located in the East Village in Manhattan. L Train is best known to have vintage/ retro clothes for both men and women. Most thrift stores have a much larger clothing section for Women compared to men’s clothes, however L Train has a complete equal selection of clothing for men and women as well as plenty of unisex clothes. L train is on the pricey side of thrift stores; however, they have many pieces that are completely worth it and you will almost never leave without buying something.
However, being in the East village which is an area of Manhattan filled with thrift stores, if you don’t end up finding anything there are plenty of other thrift stores you can go to next. L Train has roughly 8 fitting rooms in the back so you can make sure the pieces you like fit well. There are not many staff members in the store, a person or two at the register, someone at the fitting rooms, and either one or two people walking around helping with questions or restocking the racks. L Train has any type of vintage or retro clothes you could want; all kinds of jeans, cargo pants, track pants, shorts of all different fabrics and cuts, jerseys, jackets, sweaters and sweatshirts. As well as plenty of shoes, belts, hats, and some specialty items in the glass cases at the register. Organization is relatively well done in L Train, it is clear which racks are for what kind of clothes.
However there are some sections of the store that are very tight and because the store is so popular it is usually busy and can get crowded in certain places. L train had a downstairs level that was mostly mens clothes, however the past few times I have gone it has been closed off, which is why the main floor is a bit more crowded than usual. Their shorts selection is very small, they have one section filled with girls jean shorts and then one small rack of a few cargo shorts for guys. Other than that, they have a great selection for all types of clothing. The more expensive items are varsity/leather/bomber jackets and their specialty jeans and vintage tees. Besides those items the prices of everything else are standard. L Train isn’t known for specific brands or organization by brand. Popular brands I’ve seen are True Religion, Rocawear, Carhart, and Dickies. All of those being pants.
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Agreed! Go all the time … this one near my apartment.
I really like it whenever people get together and share thoughts.
Great blog, keep it up!