Historic Brooklyn Women’s Exchange celebrates return to Montague Street
A unique part of Brooklyn Heights for 168 years
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — With flowers, a ribbon cutting and a toast, the 168-year-old Brooklyn Women’s Exchange on Thursday officially opened its new shop at 137 Montague St. in Brooklyn Heights — just in time for Christmas shopping.
“It’s a very Kumbaya moment,” President Ann Aurigemma said before the ceremony.
The Women’s Exchange, which sells handmade craft items, has a unique place in the history of the Heights. It is the oldest operating Women’s Exchange in the country. Generations of local women have volunteered there, and no fewer than eight past presidents were on hand for the ribbon cutting.