Community Bookstore (Park Slope)
Community Bookstore is a bookstore in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City open since 1971. Susan Scioli and then-husband John Scioli opened the Community Bookstore in Park Slope in 1971. At the time, Park Slope was becoming a popular place for young people but the area did not yet have a strong commercial center. The Sciolis saw an opportunity, starting with a tiny store and building out. Then, in 1974 they opened a Community Bookstore (Cobble Hill), second location on Montague Street, Brooklyn, Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. When the couple separated in 1980, they each took one of the bookstores. Susan had the Park Slope shop and John took the Brooklyn Heights location, which he moved to Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, Cobble Hill in the 1980s. John retired and closed the store in 2016, while the Park Slope location is still open . When Scioli learned of a Barnes & Noble store opening in the neighborhood in 1997, she quickly tried to adapt and compete with the ...
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