[Milsurplus] NYC Surplus stores?

[J Forster]

I'm not sure either of these places are 'surplus' stores. Lentini has
new stuff at the bigger fests.

If you are driving, NEAR-fest is this Friday and Saturday in Deerfield,
NH. See www.NEAR-fest.com

-John



Gil Kellersman wrote:

> Here is the new address for the store for Barry Radio:
> Barry Electronics Corp
> 99 2nd Ave # 2
> New York, NY 10003
>
> (212) 420-0500
>
> I called them and their website is down... They carry
> mainly Icom and Kenwood. They export heavily to South
> America but anyone can buy radios there. Not sure if
> they have a showroom or not as I have not been there..
> Oh, there is always Lentini Radio in Newington, CT
> about a mile from the ARRL Headquarters....Gil
>
>
> --- Barry Hauser <barry at hausernet.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Ralph:
> >
> > You're about 38 years too late for most of it --
> > Chambers St. "Radio
> > Row" was torn down in the late 60's to make way for
> > the World Trade
> > Center.  There were a few places on Long Island,
> > about 25 miles east,
> > but they're gone also.  Not sure what, if anything
> > of interest, is
> > around the Canal Street area.  Last time I was
> > there, it was mostly
> > import junk -- "odd lot" general merchandise.
> >
> > A Google search on Barry Electronics shows them at
> > 99 2nd Ave -- about
> > five blocks north of E. Houston St.  There's a phone
> > number, but their
> > website comes up bad -- www.barryradio.com  I don't
> > think they've sold
> > any surplus for a long time if ever -- mostly ham
> > gear and parts.
> >
> > There's the remnant of a smaller uptown radio row --
> > 45th Street between
> > 5th & 6th Avenues.  Still shows a listing for Taft
> > Electronics at 20 W
> > 45th St.  There were mostly audiophile dealers there
> > and I remember a
> > model train store, one flight down.  It might still
> > be an interesting
> > short walk and it's in midtown.  Taft is/was an old
> > time electronics
> > store with parts and test equipment, etc.  -- some
> > surplus parts.  I
> > don't recall any mil surplus there.
> >
> > If you can get over to Brooklyn, there's Leeds
> > Electronics -- get a
> > preview on their web site -- www.leedselect.com.
> > They have a lot of NOS
> > parts.  Of course, you can also order off their webs
> > site and by phone.
> > Heh heh -- the home page says you can get there from
> > Manhattan by
> > bicycle -- and if you go that way, you get a free
> > box o' parts.
> >
> > Yeah, we used to have a small surplus place in
> > Hempstead, one in
> > Freeport on Sunrise Highway, and a big
> > electronics/amateur place --
> > Harrison on Route 110 in Farmingdale, I think.  All
> > gone a long time ago.
> >
> > Good hunting.  Sorry about the slim pickin's.
> >
> > Barry
> >
> >
> >
> > Radioman390 at cs.com wrote:
> > > "Ralph Cameron" <ramcam at magma.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> Am headed for a short tour of NYC over the week
> > end . Any surplus stores worth visiting? My wife
> > would shoot me if she knew I posed this question.
> > >>
> > >> 73
> > >> Ralph VE3BBM
> > >>
> > >>
> > > What's your wife's eMail address?
> > > We don't need more competition for the dwindling
> > supply of goods.
> > >
> > > Seriously, the only two places I know that had
> > anything at all were on Canal Street, west of
> > Broadway about two blocks, and maybe Barry
> > Electronics on Broadway two or three blocks south of
> > Houston Street (pronounce HOW-STON), but all of this
> > goes back a few years.
> > >
> >
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