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Toy Tokyo is a renowned specialty toy store located in New York City’s East Village at 91 Second Avenue, between East 5th and East 6th Streets. Established in 2000 by owner Israel “Lev” Levarek, the store has become a haven for collectors and enthusiasts, offering a diverse selection of toys and collectibles.   The store specializes in a wide range of items, including vintage and contemporary toys, action figures, designer art toys, and pop culture memorabilia. Much of its inventory is imported from Japan and Hong Kong, featuring products related to anime, superheroes, and iconic franchises. Notably, Toy Tokyo offers exclusive items from brands such as KAWS, Funko, Ron English, and Medicom Toy. Born 1968 as Fernando Carlo, Jr. in New York City. Cope 2’s paintings have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the United States and internationally. He is a self taught artist who is a celebrated legend contributing over 35+ years to the graffiti and street art culture. One of New York City’s most prolific graffiti artists, he began tagging his name in the South Bronx in 1978. He developed his style painting his name cope2 on the NYC subways and streets of the Bronx creating graffiti productions and murals throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s and even today achieving international recognition for his distinctive authentic raw style. In recent years Cope2 has been commissioned by Time Magazine, Converse, Adidas among others. His work has even crossed into the virtual realm with appearances in video games such as Mark Eckos: Getting up and Rockstar Games: Grand Theft Auto IV. Today, you can catch Cope 2 in the studio painting, bringing his raw energy into abstract expressionist style masterpieces, intertwined with his trademark bubble letters and tags on canvases. Cope2 crosses between art world, mainstream and street culture alike. GET READY TO RUMBLE, AS EAST MEETS WEST AND HISTORY GETS MADE ONE OG GIRL DOLL AT A TIME. Featured artists include: Alife, Cey Adams, Eric Anthony, Chino, Cope2, Cycle, Jeremy Carnahan, Michael Coleman, Tristan Eaton, Haze, John Hall, Evan Hecox, Irak, Andy Jenkins, Kaves, Krink, Lady Pink, Tony Larson, Christian Morin, Morning Breath, Andy Mueller, Misato Suzuki, Andrew Pommier, Queen Andrea, Seen, Stash, Supreme, Andy Schansberg, Brad Staba & Chris Waycott.