Markowitz Welcomes a Call from Closing Atlantic Avenue Bookshop

News broke today on Jeremiah's Vanishing New York about the impending closure of the much-loved , a Cobble Hill mainstay that specializes in rare and used books.

Gothamist interviewed store manager Jed Hershon, who called on Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz for help.

"What I think he should do is take a city building here in Brooklyn and give it to us and four or five other small booksellers. Together we'd turn it into Brooklyn's book destination! I need to get over to Marty's office and talk to him," Hershon said to Gothamist.

Markowitz, always Brooklyn's biggest fan, has weighed in.

“It’s unfortunate any time Brooklyn — the literary epicenter of New York City and home to the renowned Brooklyn Book Festival — loses one of its indie book stores or any of its ‘mom and pop’ businesses," Markowitz tells Patch. "We welcome Mr. Hershon contacting our office to discuss his ideas and to see if we can assist in any way.”

The store has not set a closing date, but books are heavily discounted. Head over and find a treasure, before it's too late.