Okay, this isn’t that new (per the gentleman I spoke to this afternoon this establishment has been open since April) but I want to pass it along to all my moped-loving friends and neighbors. Although I eschew operating motorized transportation (or anything with wheels period— I do so in the interest of public safety*), I think mopeds are a great way to fight gridlock. What’s more, instead of selling new merchandise the folks at Orphanage restore older (and many cases, very neat) models for re-use. Swing by their shop (or web site) and see for yourself!
Orphanage Moped Shop
1138 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222
(718) 389-1979
And that’s all she wrote!
Miss Heather
*and out of reverence for the movie Repo Man— which is why I ride the bus. Both of them.
I was the fourth owner of a 1978 Puch Maxi-Luxe when I was 14 in 1987 and I’ve had a romantic memory of that moped ever since. It was maroon and if I ever saw it in a store, I might just have to get it back.
You should swing by. They may very well have one— albeit not in maroon— but that’s easy to fix!
Did you know Alex Cox is making a sequel to Repo Man, called Repo Chick?
No, I didn’t!