Sneaker Room grand opening closes part of Central Avenue

By Nancy Benecki-Hawkins | The Jersey Journal
on May 07, 2016 at 5:20 PM

Suraj Kaufman's dream to open a sneaker store started with an unexpected yet thoughtful gift.

A few months after his mother died in 2006, Kaufman said he received one Nike brand stock in the mail. A posthumous note from his mom came with the stock and said it was the one thing from the brand he would never wear out.

Kaufman asked his father for a loan to open his first store on Brunswick Street, which was a resale store with only 300 square feet.

Today, Kaufman celebrated the opening of his new flagship Sneaker Room store, which moved to 410 Central Ave.


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The SE corner of Franklin Street and Sherman Avenue, 3-story 19th/early 20th building. Ground floor has been a deli, a green-grocer, and most recently a salon. All went out of business pretty quickly, as there is very little foot traffic. Now they have removed the modern infill, and seem to be re-opening the original corner storefront - even restoring the cast iron columns!

Anyone have any tips?