Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy
It’s not just a Steve Miller Band song, it’s also an emporium of horror, costumes and magic. The shelves are packed with wigs, costumes, prop accessories…
Must-see shopping in New York City
SoHo & Chinatown
Iconic triple-striped sneakers at the Adidas flagship store. Kicks aside, pimp your look with hoodies, track wear, T-shirts and accessories, including…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
For well-made and stylishly curated kids' clothes and accessories, visit Yoya, which stocks such high-end brands as Bobo Choses, Bangbang Copenhagen and 1…
Queens
The bookshop at MoMA PS1 is, appropriately, well stocked with beautiful tomes and eye-popping periodicals.
SoHo & Chinatown
Pre-loved, high-end fashion, shoes and accessories for female fashionistas.
New York City
These six towering warehouses by the Brooklyn waterfront have been repurposed as a 35-acre hub for shops, design studios, start-ups and nonprofits. The…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
In the market for a shrunken head? Perhaps a dried scarab beetle? This SoHo favorite has display cases full of strange finds from all over the world. The…
Upper West Side & Central Park
Exceedingly popular with fashionable locals and foreign travelers, the Century 21 chain is a bounty of season-old brand-name and designer labels, from…
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn & Dumbo
This outdoor shopping experience has been around for a long time, and features everything from big-name department stores such as Macy's to local…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Score all manner of officially produced New York City memorabilia here, from authentic-looking taxi medallions, sewer-hole-cover coasters and borough…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Train enthusiasts can find all manner of NYC-transport-themed goods at this gift-shop outpost of the popular New York Transit Museum, all emblazoned with…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
This 2000-sq-ft vintage store opened in the epicenter of Brooklyn's hipster-come-lately 'hood of Bushwick, an offshoot of the much-larger branch in…
Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards
Midtown
The imaginatively named seven-story retail palace at Hudson Yards features NYC's first branch of Neiman Marcus and luxe merchandisers like Cartier, Kate…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
In a converted apartment, Narnia beckons to vintage shoppers with its glinting displays of tiger-eye gem stones and tarot cards. It's a prelude to some…
Upper East Side
Like the other Housing Works branches around town, shopping here can be hit-or-miss. On good days, you might score a designer jacket, perfectly fitting…
East Village & Lower East Side
Whitewashed floorboards and an air of stylish whimsy define this dapper men's and women's shop in the Lower East Side. There's lots of covet-worthy wares…
New York City
For the well-groomed man-about-Brooklyn with money to spend, Modern Anthology has plenty of appeal. Among the finds are NYC-made clothing, Brooklynalia …
SoHo & Chinatown
This Hong Kong chain is a dream come true for anyone with a sweet tooth, whether from Asia or not. Defy your dentist with sesame-flavored marshmallows,…
New York City
Held at the southern edge of Grand Army Plaza every Saturday, this long-standing farmers market boasts stalls laden with local and regional produce – from…
Upper East Side
The US flagship store of the famed Parisian chocolatier is a dangerous place for chocoholics. Dark, sweet decadence comes in many forms, from cocoa-dusted…
Upper West Side & Central Park
This great little shop is packed to the gills with rare and used books, including a good selection of fiction and illustrated tomes. There are even some…
Upper East Side
This multistory retro pharmacy and department store carries high-end, all-natural skincare products, including brands like Kiehl’s, Clarins, Kneipp,…
Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy
If your idea of paradise involves a great selection of cut-price kicks, make a beeline for this sprawling unisex chain. Shoes range from formal to…
East Village & Lower East Side
True to its name, Mr Throwback specializes in vintage 1980s and ’90s American pro-sports team gear: satin varsity jackets, player jerseys, T-shirts and…
Upper West Side & Central Park
A first-rate UWS vintage store is something of a rarity, so it's worth stopping in if you need to freshen up your wardrobe. The prices are excellent,…
New York City
This bright shop offers gifts with light-as-a-feather humor and a tasteful eye for design, including stationery, pretty things for baby (pizza onesies,…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
The Mask Bar has capitalized on the sheet-mask craze by offering a boutique of treatments for all skin types. Whether you feel potato, orange, olive,…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
This small but elegantly designed consignment store carries high-quality, gently used apparel and accessories. The prices are high and some of the staff…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
T-shirts, socks and underwear bearing the store's namesake, along with a bit of rubber and leather fetish wear, make this an ideal stop for Chelsea boys…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
Here you can buy a wide range of seafood to prepare your own feast, or there's a counter where you can order prepared foods, including lobster rolls and…
SoHo & Chinatown
In the heart of Little Italy stands fourth-generation Alleva, one of the city's original cheese shops and a deli famed for its mozzarella.
