Thrift Stores Open on Sunday in Brooklyn: Your Complete Weekend Guide

Sunday is the most underrated thrift day in Brooklyn. Conventional wisdom says to go on weekdays for freshest stock, and that's true — but Sunday has its own logic. The stores that open on Sundays tend to be the ones that have leaned into the weekend-shopper crowd: hours are often longer, floors are freshly restocked from Friday and Saturday donations, and the weekend-only shops (Dobbin Street Vintage Co-Op, Brooklyn Flea) are only accessible on Sundays. If you're building a weekend thrift route, this guide tells you exactly what's open, what time, and how to sequence it.

**The Sunday-Only and Weekend-Exclusive Stops**

“Two of Brooklyn's best thrift destinations are only accessible on weekends, making Sunday the one day you can hit them. ”

Two of Brooklyn's best thrift destinations are only accessible on weekends, making Sunday the one day you can hit them. Dobbin Street Vintage Co-Op at 39 Norman Ave in Greenpoint operates Wednesday through Sunday, but Saturday and Sunday (10am–6pm) are the prime sessions — the co-op format means multiple independent vintage dealers share the space, producing a selection that's genuinely eclectic and changes vendor to vendor. This is one of the few Brooklyn thrift spots where mid-century furniture, deadstock clothing, vintage jewelry, and 70s designer fashion all coexist in the same room. Brooklyn Flea operates seasonally (mid-March through December) on Saturdays and Sundays at DUMBO, bringing dozens of independent sellers together in a concentrated weekend-market format. Check their schedule at brooklynflea.com before building your Sunday around it.

**Early Openers: 10am–11am**

If you want first pick of the Sunday floor, these are the stores that unlock earliest. Awoke Vintage in Williamsburg (132 N 5th St) opens at 10am on weekends — earlier than its weekday noon start — and stays open until 9pm, giving you a long Sunday window. The Y2K and 90s selection here is among the best-curated in the neighborhood. Out of the Closet Brooklyn on Atlantic Ave is open from 10am on Sundays, as is Goodwill in Downtown Brooklyn (258 Livingston St, open until 7pm). Le Point Value's Flatbush location opens at 10am and runs until 5:30pm, making it a strong early stop for budget shoppers in South Brooklyn. The Salvation Army in Bushwick (937 Broadway) opens at 10am Sunday through the week and is one of the best-value stores in the borough — most clothing under $8, furniture and home goods constantly turning over.

**11am–12pm: The Main Wave**

The majority of Brooklyn's best thrift stores open between 11am and noon on Sundays, which is when most serious shoppers start their rounds. In Williamsburg, Crossroads Trading (135 N 7th St) and Buffalo Exchange (504 Driggs Ave) both open at 11am and run until 7pm — both are buy-sell-trade operations with constantly rotating contemporary secondhand. Grand Street Local and 10 ft Single by Stella Dallas (285 N 6th St, open daily at noon) anchor the south Williamsburg end. Monk Vintage on Driggs Ave opens at noon on Sundays but stays until 8pm, making it a good mid-day or late-afternoon stop. L Train Vintage has Sunday hours at its Williamsburg, East Williamsburg, Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, and Sunset Park locations, all opening at noon.

In Bushwick, Beacon's Closet (23 Bogart St) opens at 11am daily — Sundays included — and is one of the most reliable all-day thrift destinations in Brooklyn. Urban Jungle (118 Knickerbocker Ave) keeps extended weekend hours, open until 7:30pm on Fridays through Sundays. Other People's Clothes on Troutman St opens at 11am daily. Big Reuse on Troutman also opens daily at 11am, making it a natural last stop on a Bushwick Sunday circuit for anyone furnishing a home or studio.

In Greenpoint, Beacon's Closet flagship (74 Guernsey St) opens daily at 11am, Awoke Vintage (688 Manhattan Ave) opens at 11am on weekends, and Tired Thrift opens at 11am on Sundays until 6pm. Plus BKLYN, New York City's only dedicated plus-size vintage boutique, is open daily from noon.

**Park Slope and South Brooklyn on Sundays**

Park Slope has a strong Sunday thrift scene anchored by Beacon's Closet (92 5th Ave), which opens at 11am on weekends and runs until 8pm — one of the latest Sunday closes in the neighborhood. Housing Works (266 5th Ave) is open Sunday from noon to 5pm, which is slightly shorter than weekday hours so plan accordingly. Life Boutique Thrift on 5th Ave opens at 11am on Sundays.

For South Brooklyn, Le Point Value has Sunday hours at its Flatbush location (321 Clarkson Ave, 10am–5:30pm) and its Bushwick location (1081 Flushing Ave, daily 10am–5:40pm). Housing Works locations in Flatbush, Bay Ridge, and Brooklyn Heights are all open Sundays from noon to 5pm. Goodwill in Downtown Brooklyn keeps its 10am–7pm Sunday hours, making it one of the later-closing Sunday options in that area.

**What's Closed on Sundays**

A few stores worth noting that are not open Sundays: the Salvation Army on Atlantic Ave in Boerum Hill runs Monday through Saturday only. Le Point Value's Crown Heights location (1321 Rogers Ave) is weekdays and Saturday only. Always verify hours directly with a store before making a special trip — hours change seasonally and aren't always updated online.

**Building a Sunday Route**

The best Sunday thrift routes in Brooklyn follow the subway lines. An L train day from east to west works well: start at Le Point Value Bushwick (Flushing Ave) or Salvation Army Bushwick (Broadway) in the morning, work through Beacon's Closet and Urban Jungle on Knickerbocker, then ride the L to Williamsburg for the Bedford Ave corridor in the afternoon. A G train day links Greenpoint (Dobbin St, Beacon's, Awoke) with Park Slope (Beacon's, Housing Works, Life Boutique) with a transfer at Court Square. Both routes give you five or six quality stops in a single Sunday without backtracking.

For pure volume and budget, a South Brooklyn Sunday combining Goodwill Downtown Brooklyn, Le Point Value Flatbush, and Housing Works Park Slope covers three of the strongest nonprofit thrift operations in the borough for under $20 transit + food, with enough inventory across all three to keep even the most dedicated digger busy for a full afternoon.