Awesome selection of city pop and Japanese records, including Japanese prints of American music…read more Small and cozy store, and shop owner was super cool and knowledgeable. Considering the difficultly of acquiring records like this outside of shipping from Japan, I felt like the value was fair. Would love to return next time I'm in town.

Japanese City Pop heaven tucked away in Brooklyn. Originally from Tokyo - the only store of its…read morekind in America. Also great for collectors of Japanese Jazz imports.

Captured Tracks Shop has various ways to inspire your collection…read more Their records are labeled and organized to give you new ideas - the Caribbean section, for example, is stocked with Haitian Kompa, Jamaican Mento, and Trinidadian Calypso, genres you maybe didn't consider upon arrival but now feel necessary to browse. You can search by labels, artists, and decades, or, you can simply flip through their New Arrivals section which is updated daily. If you are feeling spontaneous, just look at their "To File" sections with albums yet to be organized. The best part is when you finish browsing for rarities you can enjoy finding popular favorites - sometimes you just want that album everybody has and you just love to sing along. Ever stepped in a store to buy one thing and leave with a hundred? You will likely get that feeling at this shop.

Best local source for audio! Better than schlepping online or to the city. I'm not going to take a…read moretrain to Manhattan just to find some LP's.

This place is not giant, but the collection of records and CDs for sale is amazing! All of the…read morevinyl is brand new and the owner has done an excellent job of curating what he sells. He has all of the classics, of course, but he has 10-12 different Nick Cave albums on sale, every (major) vinyl released by Sufjan Stevens, by CAAMP, and many others. My mind was blown to be honest given the size of the storefront!

This place is a SCAM, they sell fake vinyl and have an issue when you try to return. Won't give you…read morea full refund either and would charge you extra on your card if you don't pay attention. Cashier guy had a fake excuse to not give me a full return even though I bought it 20 minutes ago. Was so rude and hostile had to argue for my return after he sold me a FAKE VINYL. DONT SHOP HERE!!!

As a cinephile, I recently visited Night Owl Video in Williamsburg - a retailer of all things film…read more(DVDs of all types, cassette, t-shirts, VCRs, books) especially of a rare and vintage type that you can't just simply buy at Amazon or Walmart. Store is well organized separated by new DVDs, UHDs, Blu Ray, cassettes and Used. In addition, there is a large selection of the Criterion Collection which is a cinephile fav. Prices are fair and saw used DVDs in the $10-$12 area. Night Owl has a deep social media presence. Also a decent collection of non-DVD items such as books, horror t-shirts, buttons and VCRs and older DVD players (which are all hard to find these days in working condition). For movie fans, Night Owl Video is a stop for you. About a 10 min walk from the L/G station at Metropolitan. Also can walk from the L Bedford as well.

Really cool spot, has a pretty cool collection of midnight movies on DVD, blu-ray, books, other…read moremedia. Some hard to find items too, as others have noted. Any fan of physical media should stop by. Reasonable price on Criterion blu-rays, although the price is a lot better online/B&N during their 50% off sale, when most people purchase their Criterion discs. Space is a bit cramped but navigable. It could be spruced up and un-deadened, but it clearly wants to look like an old video store. Baffled by the unfriendly staff and the lack of cool events. Their early aughts looking website might be part of the vibe. However, the key to success for this type of place in 2025 is fostering some level of community with neighborhood residents. I watched as people simply left as a guy behind the counter, silent and glaring, proceeded to ignore everyone while taking loud call after call on his phone, pacing the small space. Hasn't much improved since the summer, which is a shame. They should check out the *wildly helpful and friendly* service at twenty sided store next door, and watch how service can be both friendly but non-suffocating. I always get a "hello!" I always get an explanation, I always get a "let me know if there's anything you need!" which is why I go back there, over and over, when I don't really play boardgames.

I stumbled into Academy truly not knowing what to expect. And lucky for me I left with 4 new…read morerecords and in part because they have a listening station, so picking some up with no idea what they were and really feeling the vibes made the voice to bring them home even better. The crew there is super friendly and they even threw in a tote for me to lug my new discs home.

Academy Records Annex is easily my favorite record store in this part of Brooklyn. I don't come…read morehere expecting fantastic deals, but over the years, I've purchased some great finds at decent prices. Of course, I won't shell out money for albums that are significantly cheaper online, but for me, it's mainly about the experience. You can't replace the feeling of flipping through stacks and stacks of records until you discover one that catches your eye. Most of the other stores in this neighborhood don't have the same kind of selection. Academy Records Annex carries a wide variety of genres, and occasionally, I'll learn about new artists just from browsing their inventory. In addition, their staff has always been helpful and willing to answer my questions, even on particularly busy days.

Was here today. The basement is no longer accessible and the back part of the upstairs was…read moresectioned off.

If you have a lot of patience, and no aversion to dirt, then you must visit The Thing. Lovers of…read morevinyl records will like this place the most. There are thousand and thousands of vinyl records in the basement of The Thing, and they are all $2. I recommend vinyl gloves and a mask when visiting, and not because of Covid. The store is not very clean, and you may not want to breathe the toxic dust in their basement. On my most recent trip I found a Gino Vanelli LP, a Manhattan Transfer LP, and a Mariah Carey cd that were all factory sealed. I hope that I will be this lucky the next time that I visit.

Metal record stores are more of my son's thing. But we were together and he knew the owner through…read morecommon friends. When you enter, you are reminded of used record stores from the old days. Vinyl albums are in wooden cases separated by either letters or band names. Their main thing is metal, but they have a healthy selection of 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s rock, jazz, blues, and more. They also have some unique Japanese pressings you wouldn't ordinarily see. They also have a selection of tapes, and I think a few CDs. There are a few items of memorabilia. You can listen to any album you want, as long as it isn't new. All-in-all, this is a great used record store (with some new). And, while mainly catering to metal, they have a very good selection of other styles and genres of music.

Always worth a pop in when in Brooklyn. Friendly staff, decent prices, small but rotating selection.read more

Really cool bookstore to hang out around. Tons of figurines, video games, toys, pokemon cards, and…read moreof course books. Great $1 book section. Tons of big name authors there!

Buying and Selling at Book Off What a cool store. So much to…read moresee. Unfortunately, it is lousy to sell at and expensive to buy at. First, Selling. I brought in three statue items unopened in the original packaging. I checked on ebay for what the items sold for (not asking price but sold price) and it added up to about $600, I lugged the items over there and had to leave them there because they wouldn't get to them right away. The people/kids working there were very nice. I went to have lunch and got the text to return, and they are offering $150. So I picked up the items and turned down the offer. Again, they were very nice, it's just I wasn't willing to accept 25% of the value. I figured at worst it would be 50%. But I am better off getting closer to the actual price on ebay. Now, Buying. Lots of very expensive and exiting things to get, and I didn't have time to price check things so much, but my son is into the Nintendo switch and i spotted a used Marvel VS Capcom game he might like. It was $34.95. But just in case, I pulled up Amazon and looked the game up. A brand new one costs $21.79. So it would have been a terrible idea for me to buy it there. I guess if you are leaving work and need a quick gift, you might stop in and pay too much for an item. If you are in real trouble and don't have time to wait for an Ebay sale, you might consider selling your collectables for 25% the value, this place might come in handy.