I just got wind of the fact that Baby Bird (428 Seventh Ave between 14th and 15th Sts is closing). Time Out Kids sent me a link to their blog: Cry it Out.  Doesn’t suprise me. It was a very expensive, very high-end children’s shop. I never thought they’d make it here. But the real reason is that they lost their lease:

“They were tripling my rent and I just couldn’t afford
it,” the owner told Time Out Kids. . “Plus, right now I only have half the commercial space
in the building, and the new owner wants the tenant to lease the whole
space.”

Youi will, however, be able to find the goods online. Shopbabybird.com
is coming soon. Needless to say, Baby Bird is having a huge sale.