Jeremiah's Vanishing New York interviewed Greg Newton, co-founder of the Bureau of General Services--Queer Division, which is "looking to bring a queer independent bookstore and event space to Manhattan." 
"The idea for the project began last fall when my partner Donnie Jochum and I were walking near the former location of A Different Light, and we asked ourselves: 'When did A Different Light close? And when did Oscar Wilde close?' Newton said. "Then it dawned on us that there were no gay bookstores left in Manhattan. 'We should do it!' That was our initial response. But we wanted it to be a queer bookstore, not a gay bookstore."
While the search continues for a permanent location, a more immediate goal is finding "a space for a pop-up shop that we'll open for the holiday season. We have some exciting leads on the Lower East Side--we hope to make an announcement very soon. Our goal is to open in a permanent location in early spring."
