old news first...it was a couple months ago when I first noticed this, I could not even believe my eyes, I wanted to cry, to tell everyone that knows the significance of this place...this is a NYC staple!!! for every thrift-conscious person in New York, this was THE heaven to shop at. and now, no longer. the recession has hit New York, and this is what it has come down to...this is NEW YORK now! note the yesterday years of financial reign, gone in a matter of a New York minute...