1) Union Square: Is 14th Street giving you that grimy feeling? Buy a soap with a funny name at the new Lush outpost. Taste the excitement. [Test of Will]
2) West Village: The Shophound checks in at the new Juicy Couture boutique on Bleecker Street (in the former Hue space—deviously appropriate): "This third and final branch in the brand's New York strategy is the largest of the three, and the first one to carry the company's complete product assortment including menswear and a new children's line." And the crowd? "'It's pretty quiet on weekdays,' she said, 'but on weekends it gets really busy when The Sex and the City tour comes through.'" [The Shophound]
3) Smith Street: Smith and Vine, the most excellent Cobble Hill wine shop (right), is expanding to larger digs. The new space at 268 Smith should open for business the first week of February. [A Brooklyn Life, Official Site]
4) Brooklyn Heights: The Brooklyn Heights Blog reports that Housing Works has just opened a thrift shop in the nabe. [Brooklyn Heights Blog; Official Site]