By Richard Burroughs
Over the next few weeks leading up to Christmas, The Brooklyn Reader is encouraging readers to shop local!
We have assembled a holiday gift guide with some fantastic suggestions for several unique, one-of-a-kind and often handmade gift items that will help you stand out during the holidays while helping our local economy!
Store: MoCaDa Museum Gift Shop
Location: 80 Hanson Place, Fort Greene, 718-230-0492
Types of Items: art-inspired souvenirs, books, novelty items
Description: Housed inside of the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts is a treasure trove brimming with holiday-worthy gifts for both the adventurous spirit and those who like to live vicariously through words and images.The MoCADA Museam Gift Shop is a one-stop shop for t-shirts, coffee table books, bags and accessories for your holiday shopping.
It's filled with treasures that you might be inclined to keep to yourself, but you'll be doing yourself a favor by gifting the treasures.Your cultural coolness will jump several notches in the eyes of friends and family in a way that simply won't happen by getting them a pair of Beats By Dre headphones.
