This store is located on the corner of Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue, next to a mosque. The wooden interior is lined with a variety of items such as black seed products and oil, black soap and body oil, incense, and shea butter. There is a shelf of Islam-related books, as well as baskets of hand-made hats. The store is dedicated to Islam- related items, and the hours may change depending on prayer times.
Located on Myrtle Avenue between Emerson Place and Steuben Street, the Pratt Store is the place to come for art and office supplies, textbooks, packaging materials, mail services and custom framing. Here you'll find everything from canvasses and specialty paper to moleskin notebooks and computer software. See the official website for a complete store catalog.
Akashic Books, an independent publisher, embraces its mantra of "reverse-gentrification of the literary world." It publishes urban literary fiction, mystery novels and political nonfiction. Music from the band GVSB is also sold. Its authors perform readings throughout the country.
Kaftor Judaica provides beautiful leather binding and embossing, mainly for religious books and items.