That’s right. The new store going in where Seventh Avenue Books used to be (Seventh Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets) is Eric, a shoe store I’ve been to on the Upper East Side. It’s a mini-chain and this, I’m guessing, is their first outer borough shop.

Interesting how many Manhattan shops and restaurants are coming to the Slope. Barrio, Carmen’s Kid Rx, S’Nice. I guess the rents are a bargain here compared to what they’re used to. Here’s something abotu the Eric shops from New York Magazine:

Upper East Side moms and their downtown-minded daughters trek to this
footwear mini-chain–a neighborhood mainstay since 1976–for their fix
of traditional and contemporary shoe styles, like demure heels perfect
for a jaunt to the Hamptons and trendy wedges made for the school
semi-formal. Founder Eric Mudick stocks his small, pastel-painted
boutiques with a good sampling of designer styles, including Cynthia
Rowley’s red leather slingbacks, called the Runway Wedge, and her
Grecian-style Tabitha flats. There are also plenty of more conservative
offerings, like Enrico Antinori’s sensible pumps in seasonal prints, as
well as Mullen’s classic kitten heels. Younger girls gravitate toward
the swank, Indian inspired slippers by CYD and Eric’s own line of
ballet flats.