""We take in a lot more stuff and a greater variety of stuff than most thrift stores do," Big Reuse Executive Director Justin Green told Brownstoner. "That is something we bring, a commitment to put as much as possible into reuse, and our Gowanus store has been super busy recently. There seems to be a real surge of interest in thrifting and reusing stuff and it felt like we have the momentum to keep going forward.""
""Big Reuse is building out the 5,000-square-foot space at 378 Troutman Street using salvage materials and is aiming for a mid-December opening. "We're making all the shelves ourselves out of reclaimed scaffolding lumber," said Green. Now partitioned into three separate commercial spaces, the one-story brick building with 16-foot-high ceilings and metal roll-down gates was constructed in the 1950s as a factory, according to a 1959 certificate of occupancy. It housed a box factory and tool and hardware manufacturing in 1969, DOB records state.""
Big Reuse is opening a thrift store in Bushwick at 378 Troutman Street focused on home goods and clothing, including books, dishes, glasses, and other homewares. The nonprofit chose Bushwick because of active neighborhood projects and a strong local thrift-store scene that makes the area a destination for thrifting. The organization is renovating the 5,000-square-foot one-story brick space using salvage materials and reclaimed scaffolding lumber for shelving, targeting a mid-December opening. The new location will not carry furniture, building salvage, or appliances; the larger Gowanus center will continue to offer heavy and specialty salvage items. The building dates to the 1950s and previously housed manufacturing uses.
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