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| powerHouse in Industry City | |
powerHouse Books, the publisher and bookseller in Brooklyn, N.Y., is opening a 2,300-square-foot bookstore in Industry City in Sunset Park and moving its publishing offices to the bookstore. powerHouse has two other bookstores--on 8th Avenue in Park Slope and the POWERHOUSE Arena at 28 Adams Street in Dumbo, where it has had its publishing offices.
Called POWERHOUSE@IC, the new bookstore is in the Food Hall of Building 2, next to New York Harbor. The space has an open-concept layout, bright yellow accents and hand-painted table signage. It will feature selected fiction, nonfiction, photography, design and art books, along with a large kids area with a Spanish-language section. The store said that the addition of Spanish-language books for children and adult readers draws inspiration from the surrounding Latinx community of Sunset Park. The bookstore also has a lower level that will be used as an exhibition space and rare and archival showroom, featuring recently discovered archives of first and signed and limited editions.
POWERHOUSE@IC plans to offer book events focusing on design, DIY, food, drink and entertaining, as well as the tech and craft industries, incorporating "the vibrant creative spirit of Industry City." The store will also offer kids events such as story time, which will use the pink-lit stage prominently featured in the new kids section.