Burlington Toys

2009 | Best Special Forces

As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue, the Army has had a difficult time attracting new recruits, thus forcing existing troops to return for multiple tours of duty. Perhaps the generals should look in the basement of a small bookshop on the Lower East Side, where legions of combat-ready troops have amassed. In the slightly dusty display cases at Burlington Toys, there lurk battalions of wooden and lead soldiers. For more than 30 years, Steve Balkin has tended this subterranean... More »