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Strand is one on NY's great bookshops. The prices are excellent and you could spend all day here browsing through their collections. There's another branch downtown on Fulton Street
This place is great. Two floors worth of used books, all in excellent condition, and with a great selection. The Strand is basically a legend in this city, and the people that work here, many of them students, are well aware of that: they are nice and seem to have read at least one of the books in the store (unlike other places).
If you can't find a book anywhere - because it's out of print or because it's out of the ordinary - the Strand is your best chance. You can also shop online at www.strandbooks.com
Everyone in Manhattan knows the Strand. Any hard-to-find book that you can't find in run-of-the-mill stores (i.e. Barnes and Noble) can likely be found at the Strand. They have an amazing collection of old, new, used, worn books and you'll always find something. The search is half the fun! :-) A Stand T-shirt, totebag, a picture book of NYC, postcards anywhere from $1 to $50+, depending on what you get, obviously.
The Strand is the best! Open late most nights, it is THE place to browse & find a bargain. They have the book you just saw at Barnes & Noble for half price. They have books you will never see anywhere else. It's an institution. You may need a bigger suitcase after looking there. Buy a Strand T-shirt, some rare books & a few bargain books. Go upstairs to the Art section! 25 cents and up
Have you just read about a new killer mystery in the New York Times but you don't want to pay full price? If you hurry, you might find it in the stacks at the Strand. Not a place for the weak of heart, or the obsessive compulsive, the Strand is like a book lover's basement. It is chaotic, dusty, and filled to the brim with books. The basement has reviewer's copies, six each, for just about every new hardcover that comes out. Only catch is that you need to know the author's name; there are too many here for any of the staff to help you. Half price for all reviewers copies; everything else is marked at a discount.
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Hi all, i'm finally in NYC and am totally loving it!
I'm looking for some quality chocs/candies/cookies or any possibly edible stuff thats famous n unique to nyc to buy back as gifts for friends/colleagues. Any one can offer some recommendations?
You don't say where you come from, so it's difficult to know what your friends might like. For instance, if you live in London, there are many of the same shops for chocolate - many being French. :-)
I'd take a trip to Dean & DeLuca in SoHo. Their shop has wonderful gourmet items that might be interesting. I like to bring back NYC bagels, but that's just me. Katz's Delicatessen has wonderful, Jewish salami but meat is sometimes not allowed, depending on where you live. My favorite patiserrie is no more so I can't name that, but there are other good bakeries and Bloomingdales usually has some good treats. I'll keep thinking.
I'd second the bagel recommendation. NYC bagels are the best. Two authentic shops are Ess-A and H & H. I have listings for both among my NYC tips.
Another name came back to me. Grace's Market (I think it's on Third Avenue) always had very good cakes and cookies and other gourmet items. Balducci is another place.. in Greenwich Village.
Great chocolate of NYC you can be proud of to take home as a particular gift -
Try Lilac Chocolate located at Jane Street and Greenwich Avenue in the West Village.
Thinking along the lines of chocolates, you could also consider Jacques Torres, the main store is on the Brooklyn side of the bridge(I have a tip on that as well) or Max Brenner,just South of Union Square on Broadway across from The Strand Bookstore. But I still bagels just say New York City (and the travel well, too).
Thanks for all the recommendations! I am from Singapore and am intending to buy small treats back for some 20 colleagues to share in office hence bagels might not be good. But i will surely try out those recommendations myself. Keep the recommendations coming in as i still have another week in NYC!
you might also consider taking home gifts the
world-famous I Love NY tee-shirts in all different colors which
you can purchase very cheaply in Chinatown at 6 for $10
If any of your friends are also fashionistas, they might enjoy candy from Dylan's Candy Bar, Dylan being Ralph Lauren's daughter.
I am a huge bookworm and read a lot of american books, which I have to order from Amazon. So I am wondering can anyone reccomennd good bookstores in NYC? What is the best in the city?
Thanks!
For my opinion, the best book store in NYC is Strand. You can go and look at their web site: http://www.strandbooks.com/index.php
They are proud to announce that they have over 8 miles of books in their store. The varaiety is amazing. It is located on Broadway and 12th Street.
Take the N, R, 4, 5, 6, L train to Union Square. Walk two blocks South to 12th street.
Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30-10:30, Sun. 11-10:30
Strand Book, without a doubt. In addition to their regular collections, Strand sells reviewers' copies of current fiction and non-fiction at very low prices--after all they are used books.
Strand is located at 828 Broadway (at 12th Street) It is open Monday through Saturday from 9:30 am to 10:30 pm and on Sundays from 11:00 am to 10:30 pm.
They claim to have Eight Miles of Books.
Joan
My favorite used book store is 7th Ave Books in Park Slope in Brooklyn (7th Ave & 7th Street, i think). And if you happen to wander around Washington Square on a weekend, you'll find a guy who lays out an excellent selection of used books on a stall. He changes locations, but stays in the same vicinity... Good luck!
In addition to the great tips noted above, there are several specialty bookstores, e.g. mystery books, which still operate.
Hello. Does anyone know about some cool bookstores in NYC? Thank you for your help :)
I love going to Ivy's Books and Murder Ink . It's two shops joined together on Broadway between 92nd and 93rd. One side sells , as you might have guessed, murder mysteries, and the other is an ordinary bookshop. It's an independent, and has a great feel to it. I always go there when I visit NYC
the strand is one of the most famous and fabulous bkstores in nyc
http://www.strandbooks.com/home/
try borders books downtown near wall street. It's right across from Trinity Church.....it is huge...
the place to go is definitely Strand. It is located at 12th and Broadway #828.) If the Strand doesn't have it, it doesn't exist..
Store hours are 9:30 am to 10:30 pm Monday through Saturday. On Sunday they are open from 11:00 am to 10:30 pm.
You can get old books, new books, reviewers copies, anything.
The phone and FAX numbers are:
212-473-1452
212-473-2591 fax
Go, read, and enjoy.
Joan
if you want to shop books but find your luggage is heavy(haven't checked in the hotel or hostel), strand book store is good.
Thank you all for the tips. I'll check those bookstores.
Regards,
Flavia
Thank you very much for the tip. I will visit this one for sure. =)
There are different Barnes and Noble bookstores in NYC. I went to the one in Greenwich village, 396 Sixth Ave, crossing 8th St.
Another one is Shakespeare and Co. There are also different locations. The address close to NYU: 716 Broadway, Washington Place.
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