Canal Depot Opens at 26 Canal Street
Tchotchkes are out, chairs in at 26 Canal Street. Back in October, ABA Super Gift closed its ground level operation at the corner of Rutgers, citing the all too familiar lost lease as primary culprit. Now, six months later, there are some newcomers. And they aren’t selling snow globes.
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The cornershop has dual tenants in Canal Depot (a chair and table supplier) and a bus kiosk. A fresh blue canopy was recently installed, but the website advertised is not operational. And neither is the bus joint – not yet.
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Canal Depot, 26 Canal Street, (212) 227-3238
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