UES Thrift Shop Opening Second Location On Second Ave

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Just months after their first location opened their First Avenue doors, a packed-to-the-gills thrift shop is opening their second location on Second Avenue.

Upper East Side Thrift Shop will soon occupy the former home of Chef Ho's Peking Duck Grill at 1720 Second Ave., near East 89th Street, according to their Instagram.

The non-profit charity thrift shop first opened in May by husband and wife George Khodzhayev and Anastasia Akodis, according to East Side Feed, sends its proceeds as donations to Ukraine to help needy families fleeing violence.

Khodzhayev, who owns a barber shop down the street from their First Avenue shop, told East Side Feed in May that it was “Always a dream to open a charity shop, and now I finally have achieved it!”

The original location of Upper East Side Thrift Shop is at 1670 First Ave., the former home of the longtime iconic Glaser’s Bakery.