Cookies And Coffee: Chip City Opens On Smith Street

Chip City, a small chain that started in Astoria, Queens, has just opened its seventh New York City store at 361 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens. The store offers freshly baked cookies in four different flavors every day and rotates its menu weekly. Besides classic cookies like chocolate chip, peanut butter chocolate, and white chocolate macadamia, the offerings include more unusual flavors like Nutella Sea Salt and Glazed Pear. 

The price per cookie is $4, or $20 for five.  Customers also have the option to purchase frozen cookie dough bundles that can be baked at home.

Though Chip City also offers coffee to go and is right next to the F train subway station, I wonder if a store selling just cookies will do at this location.  After all, Momofuku Milk Bar, which had a similar menu, decided to close its location right across the street in 2019.

Personally, I would have preferred if Swallow, the lovely artisans gallery that thrived at this location for 21 years, had not been forced out because of a steep rent increase in early 2020.

What do you think, dear Reader?

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Say It Isn't So! 'Swallow' On Smith Street Says Goodbye After 21 Years On Smith

Swallow, the amazing artists' gallery at 361 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens is closing its doors at the end of February and the news hit us hard when we learned of it yesterday. For the past 21 years, this little treasure of a store has been offering beautiful and unusual ceramics, glass, jewelry and other decorative art. It will be missed.

A 'store closing' sign has been hung from its window and the owner, Anne send the following email out yesterday:
Dear Friends an Customers
It's the end of an era.
After 21 glorious years providing hand-crafted treasures to the neighborhood, NYC, and visitors from all over the world, Swallow will be closing at the end of February.
Please stop by. I would love to personally give my thanks and say goodbye to everyone!
If you have friends that are fans of the store, please let them know.
Thank you.
Anne

We received quite a few emails expressing sadness at this goodbye. Over the past few years, we have stopped by many times and always found that perfect gift. We are heartbroken that it is leaving.

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"History Of The Past": Melitte Buchman's Recent Tintypes On Exhibit At Swallow On Smith

"Baby", tintype by Melitte Buchman

I have known fellow Carroll Gardener Melitte Buchman for many years now, so when she invited me to the opening of her show at Swallow Gallery, I accepted immediately. Her recent tintype photography is simply amazing and I can't wait to see more of her work at the show.

Hope everyone will stop by to catch the exhibit.

Melitte Buchman

Recent Tintypes:

History of the Past

At Swallow Gallery

361 Smith Street

Opening October 22, 2009

Please come to the opening reception from 6-8 PM

To see more of Melitte's work, go to www.melittebuchman.com

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