shop's

Business is growing, they say, perhaps due to what Mr. Costello refers to as the shop's "relaxed, classy, private atmosphere" an American flag and a Bloomberg feed, or perhaps because of the free Yuengling and whiskey offered to favorite customers.

Hairy Week for Wall Street Anne Kadet 2011

One can't help but experience a sense of well-being while reading "Page Six" of the shoeshine shop's New York Post and watching riders emerge from underground in waves.

A New Yorker Who Shines Ralph Gardner Jr. 2010

That didn't stop Mom from wandering into the junk shop's entrails.

French Word-A-Day: 2009

I raised my hands and cupped my eyes, straining to discover more of the shop's personality.

machine à coudre - French Word-A-Day 2010

In the corner, a dressmaker's mannequin loomed, its hourglass figure a little more curvy than those belonging to the Parisian woman passing behind me, on the trottoir (I could see their reflections in the shop's window, where my nose now flattened up against the glass).

machine à coudre - French Word-A-Day 2010

But what may be most remarkable about her is that her impeccable standards never flag, no matter how late in the day, no matter how tired, no matter how many customers are waiting their turn to mount one of the shop's three shoeshine thrones.

A New Yorker Who Shines Ralph Gardner Jr. 2010

The shop's owner, Kristin Vanden Brul, is a strong supporter of New York wines, and I called to ask if I could bring a bottle to taste blind.

Long Island Wine 2009

That didn't stop Mom from wandering into the junk shop's entrails.

bousculer - French Word-A-Day 2009

The shop's owner, Kristin Vanden Brul, is a strong supporter of New York wines, and I called to ask if I could bring a bottle to taste blind.

Evan Dawson 2009

That didn't stop Mom from wandering into the junk shop's entrails.

French Word-A-Day: 2009