Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Classic Ethiopian cuisine like injera flatbread & spicy stews served in a no-frills dining room. Has been consistently good for years. The beet dish is amazing!
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Awash
242 Court StClassic Ethiopian cuisine like injera flatbread & spicy stews served in a no-frills dining room. Has been consistently good for years. The beet dish is amazing!
Pierogi, kielbasa & other hearty Polish fare are the specialty of this no-frills diner. Authentic, inexpensive, and impressive! The stroganoff is excellent and the pierogies are to die for!
Little Poland
200 2nd AvePierogi, kielbasa & other hearty Polish fare are the specialty of this no-frills diner. Authentic, inexpensive, and impressive! The stroganoff is excellent and the pierogies are to die for!
This subterranean spot offers Moroccan & Mediterranean fare in an exotic setting. Food is FANTASTIC! he only place left in the city that serve real couscous
Zerza
This subterranean spot offers Moroccan & Mediterranean fare in an exotic setting. Food is FANTASTIC! he only place left in the city that serve real couscous
Stylish Bowery Hotel eatery serving up Italian fare & people-watching, with outdoor seating. One of the rare places that can accommodate up to 15 people under short notice, yet it's still quite decent. Has phenomenal outdoor seating, looks like a pirate ship inside. The entire experience is classy and transporting!
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Gemma
335 BoweryStylish Bowery Hotel eatery serving up Italian fare & people-watching, with outdoor seating. One of the rare places that can accommodate up to 15 people under short notice, yet it's still quite decent. Has phenomenal outdoor seating, looks like a pirate ship inside. The entire experience is classy and transporting!
Folks line up at this NoLita mainstay for its grilled corn and other well-priced Cuban-Mexican eats. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable about the items on the menu and will tell you about everything. Food is delicious! Great place to grab a quick bite while you walk around Soho
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Café Habana
17 Prince StFolks line up at this NoLita mainstay for its grilled corn and other well-priced Cuban-Mexican eats. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable about the items on the menu and will tell you about everything. Food is delicious! Great place to grab a quick bite while you walk around Soho
Airy cafe serving an eclectic American menu, including vegan options, plus coffee, wine & beer. Its a nice little place to have a quick good breakfast/brunch in the lower east side while shopping. Barista made coffee at its best. Coffee snobs will not be let down. A New York must!
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El Rey
Airy cafe serving an eclectic American menu, including vegan options, plus coffee, wine & beer. Its a nice little place to have a quick good breakfast/brunch in the lower east side while shopping. Barista made coffee at its best. Coffee snobs will not be let down. A New York must!
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar serving specialty cocktails, beer, wine & light fare in an intimate space with TVs. Happy Hour from 4 to 7pm every day! Friendly bartenders that are able to make you to the perfect drink.
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Gramercy Park
Bar serving specialty cocktails, beer, wine & light fare in an intimate space with TVs. Happy Hour from 4 to 7pm every day! Friendly bartenders that are able to make you to the perfect drink.
East Village wine bar specializing in Italian vintages & small plates, served into the wee hours. Great spot for happy hour specials like a bottle of prosecco for ~$25. Has a huge selection of wines!
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Bar Veloce
176 7th AveEast Village wine bar specializing in Italian vintages & small plates, served into the wee hours. Great spot for happy hour specials like a bottle of prosecco for ~$25. Has a huge selection of wines!
Readings & publication parties are regular events at this tiny Soviet-themed watering hole. Nice ambiance, a great spot to go with friends if you want to have a conversation. A moody, atmospheric, Soviet-themed dive bar. A decent (but not extensive) beer/wine list and well drinks are available for decent prices. No food, but this is a bar you visit for the ambiance.
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KGB Bar
85 E 4th StReadings & publication parties are regular events at this tiny Soviet-themed watering hole. Nice ambiance, a great spot to go with friends if you want to have a conversation. A moody, atmospheric, Soviet-themed dive bar. A decent (but not extensive) beer/wine list and well drinks are available for decent prices. No food, but this is a bar you visit for the ambiance.
Private rooms & an extensive song list lure warblers to this karaoke bar. So much fun! The equipment worked really well and everything was clean. Drink service was on point.
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Sing Sing Karaoke
81 Avenue APrivate rooms & an extensive song list lure warblers to this karaoke bar. So much fun! The equipment worked really well and everything was clean. Drink service was on point.
Karaoke joint with a bar, private rooms & a long song list that includes options in many languages. Fun place to sing karaoke. They have three private rooms. Also a big area to sing in the open bar area. You get a song ticket with each drink you buy.
Karaoke Cave
Karaoke joint with a bar, private rooms & a long song list that includes options in many languages. Fun place to sing karaoke. They have three private rooms. Also a big area to sing in the open bar area. You get a song ticket with each drink you buy.
Sightseeing
Iconic, art deco office tower from 1931 with exhibits & observatories on the 86th & 102nd floors. What a view from the observation platform if the weather is accommodating. An absolute must for your first trip to NYC!
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Edificio Empire State
20 W 34th StIconic, art deco office tower from 1931 with exhibits & observatories on the 86th & 102nd floors. What a view from the observation platform if the weather is accommodating. An absolute must for your first trip to NYC!
Observatory on top of Rockefeller Center, with an ocean-liner style design, offering city views. There's more space than at the Empire State building and you get a great view of that building itself. Worth a visit!
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Top of the Rock
30 Rockefeller PlazaObservatory on top of Rockefeller Center, with an ocean-liner style design, offering city views. There's more space than at the Empire State building and you get a great view of that building itself. Worth a visit!
Marlon Suson's candid photos of firefighters & rescue crews at Ground Zero in the aftermath of 9/11. What an amazing and moving collection. Such a personal and respectful view of that horrific day.
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Ground Zero Museum Workshop
420 W 14th StMarlon Suson's candid photos of firefighters & rescue crews at Ground Zero in the aftermath of 9/11. What an amazing and moving collection. Such a personal and respectful view of that horrific day.
Observatory located on floors 100-102 of One World Trade Center, with exhibits & restaurants. Absolutely breathtaking, must stop in NYC. But be warned, a shocking lack of seating, so be rested when you go up. You can see three states from this view: New York , Connecticut and New Jersey. A must see!
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One World Observatory
117 West StObservatory located on floors 100-102 of One World Trade Center, with exhibits & restaurants. Absolutely breathtaking, must stop in NYC. But be warned, a shocking lack of seating, so be rested when you go up. You can see three states from this view: New York , Connecticut and New Jersey. A must see!
Large, multiroom space offering a range of changing, museum-quality exhibits for kids & adults. The exhibit is very informative and intriguing. Has Star Wars exhibit! Would highly recommend it, even if casually interested
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Discovery Times Square
226 W 44th StLarge, multiroom space offering a range of changing, museum-quality exhibits for kids & adults. The exhibit is very informative and intriguing. Has Star Wars exhibit! Would highly recommend it, even if casually interested
Popular park 30 feet above street level on an old rail line, with river & city views. Great place to get away from the city without really getting away. This man-made park sits on an old railroad track, and it’s truly amazing what they’ve done to it. It’s a nice walk with little attractions along the way. One of the most impressive and important structures ever cultivated in NYC.
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Parque High Line
Popular park 30 feet above street level on an old rail line, with river & city views. Great place to get away from the city without really getting away. This man-made park sits on an old railroad track, and it’s truly amazing what they’ve done to it. It’s a nice walk with little attractions along the way. One of the most impressive and important structures ever cultivated in NYC.
Parks & Nature
Quite possibly the best of the NYC park system. Amazing local student bands, piano players, dance Troops and talent can be found here surrounding the perimeter of the main fountain and it’s tentacles. This park is iconic for it's many street performances, art exhibits, chess masters and more. Surrounded by some of the city's most prestigious college's and lying on the edge of Greenwich Village you'll definitely enjoy a trip here alone or with the family.
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Parque Washington Square
Washington SquareQuite possibly the best of the NYC park system. Amazing local student bands, piano players, dance Troops and talent can be found here surrounding the perimeter of the main fountain and it’s tentacles. This park is iconic for it's many street performances, art exhibits, chess masters and more. Surrounded by some of the city's most prestigious college's and lying on the edge of Greenwich Village you'll definitely enjoy a trip here alone or with the family.
Historic, leafy park hosting a farmer's market plus live music & other eclectic events. So family friendly park, a lot of space is reserved for playgrounds and children's to play. Always some really cool events going on here. A few stores and bars surrounding the area.
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Parque Tompkins Square
East 10th StreetHistoric, leafy park hosting a farmer's market plus live music & other eclectic events. So family friendly park, a lot of space is reserved for playgrounds and children's to play. Always some really cool events going on here. A few stores and bars surrounding the area.
Public green space featuring sculptures, a dog run & views of the Flatiron Building. One of the most famous place in New York where lot of historical, sports and entertainments events happens. t has a lot of benches to sit on. There's a playground for kids and a fenced play area for dogs. It has a lot of benches to sit on. They have a decent amount of festivals going on in the summer
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Parque Madison Square
11 Madison AvePublic green space featuring sculptures, a dog run & views of the Flatiron Building. One of the most famous place in New York where lot of historical, sports and entertainments events happens. t has a lot of benches to sit on. There's a playground for kids and a fenced play area for dogs. It has a lot of benches to sit on. They have a decent amount of festivals going on in the summer
Compact, shaded urban park featuring a 25-ft. waterfall, moveable tables & chairs & an outdoor cafe. The best relaxing hidden gem in NYC. It is quiet and completely closed off from the everyday NYC noise. The waterfall is amazing!
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Parque Greenacre Pocket
217 E 51st StCompact, shaded urban park featuring a 25-ft. waterfall, moveable tables & chairs & an outdoor cafe. The best relaxing hidden gem in NYC. It is quiet and completely closed off from the everyday NYC noise. The waterfall is amazing!
Classic NYC park. Lots of places to grab food nearby and eat at the park on a beautiful day. Tiny park across the street from Stone Wall. Very calm, has sculptures, cute and attractive park
Christopher Park
38-64 Christopher StClassic NYC park. Lots of places to grab food nearby and eat at the park on a beautiful day. Tiny park across the street from Stone Wall. Very calm, has sculptures, cute and attractive park
Arts & Culture
Paintings, statues, textiles & more from Tibet, Bhutan & other Asian lands, plus rotating exhibits. It's a very lovely well curated museum. Unpretentious exhibits line the walls throughout. The prayer room is a highlight. Friday night visits are free, with cool house and dance music. Bar and appetizers also on Friday. You must visit!
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Museo Rubin de Arte
150 W 17th StPaintings, statues, textiles & more from Tibet, Bhutan & other Asian lands, plus rotating exhibits. It's a very lovely well curated museum. Unpretentious exhibits line the walls throughout. The prayer room is a highlight. Friday night visits are free, with cool house and dance music. Bar and appetizers also on Friday. You must visit!
Wonderful exhibit (Lauren Greenfield) showcasing a variety of work. Small space, but quality photography. A decent center with small book shop and moderate cafe for socializing after visiting an exhibit.
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International Center of Photography Museum
79 Essex StWonderful exhibit (Lauren Greenfield) showcasing a variety of work. Small space, but quality photography. A decent center with small book shop and moderate cafe for socializing after visiting an exhibit.
1863 preserved tenement building brings Lower East Side immigrant stories to life with guided tours. Gives a look into the lives of the immigrants that lived there at the turn of the 20th century. Stunning concept and an enjoyable history lesson! The tenement building itself is fascinating, and the guides are very knowledgeable and engaging. Highly recommended! A different and original approach to the museum concept.
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Museo de los Apartamentos
103 Orchard St1863 preserved tenement building brings Lower East Side immigrant stories to life with guided tours. Gives a look into the lives of the immigrants that lived there at the turn of the 20th century. Stunning concept and an enjoyable history lesson! The tenement building itself is fascinating, and the guides are very knowledgeable and engaging. Highly recommended! A different and original approach to the museum concept.
Hosts LGBT social, political & erotic art plus educational resources, talks & performances. Art that makes you think!! Insightful and engaging, Amazing collections and professional, informative interpretations.
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
26 Wooster StHosts LGBT social, political & erotic art plus educational resources, talks & performances. Art that makes you think!! Insightful and engaging, Amazing collections and professional, informative interpretations.
Contemporary art museum housed in a sleek white building with a gift shop & cafe in the lobby. It's the kind of museum people who hate museums love. They have a lot of video art, as well as spaces where you can sit and chill
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Nuevo Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
235 BoweryContemporary art museum housed in a sleek white building with a gift shop & cafe in the lobby. It's the kind of museum people who hate museums love. They have a lot of video art, as well as spaces where you can sit and chill
Museum exclusively featuring 20th-century & contemporary art by American artists, most still living. The exhibitions are well done and are always interesting and inspiring. Many innovative informative exhibits. Take tours when you can. The top three floors have excellent views of the city, intermingled with sculpture displays. . Wonderful curation. Great view of the skyline.
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Salmagundi Museum of American Art
Museum exclusively featuring 20th-century & contemporary art by American artists, most still living. The exhibitions are well done and are always interesting and inspiring. Many innovative informative exhibits. Take tours when you can. The top three floors have excellent views of the city, intermingled with sculpture displays. . Wonderful curation. Great view of the skyline.
Entertainment & Activities
Okay area, good for kids. Great place, nice staff! about 28 or so pin ball machines. Reasonable packages for hours of fun & play, stools to rest once you get a bit tired, small booster step at each pinball machine for younger kids and you get a nice 10% off your bill at the next door restaurant Mad Hatter. A great place for all age brackets. ALL machines are nicely maintained.
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Modern Pinball NYC Arcade, Party Place and Museum
362 3rd AveOkay area, good for kids. Great place, nice staff! about 28 or so pin ball machines. Reasonable packages for hours of fun & play, stools to rest once you get a bit tired, small booster step at each pinball machine for younger kids and you get a nice 10% off your bill at the next door restaurant Mad Hatter. A great place for all age brackets. ALL machines are nicely maintained.
Vintage Moorish venue showing 7 screens of art & commercial films with stadium & balcony seating. Beautiful theater, old marquis, huge beautiful Art Deco auditorium is the main theater, frequent 70mm projections. Complemented by 6-7 smaller theater rooms downstairs. Nice theater that is reasonably priced compared to the others in the city.
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Village East Cinema
181-189 2nd AveVintage Moorish venue showing 7 screens of art & commercial films with stadium & balcony seating. Beautiful theater, old marquis, huge beautiful Art Deco auditorium is the main theater, frequent 70mm projections. Complemented by 6-7 smaller theater rooms downstairs. Nice theater that is reasonably priced compared to the others in the city.
Longtime West Village theater known for showing offbeat & foreign movies, plus documentaries. Small but very intimate theater. A very fun place to see an independent movie.
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Cinema Village
22 E 12th StLongtime West Village theater known for showing offbeat & foreign movies, plus documentaries. Small but very intimate theater. A very fun place to see an independent movie.
Vintage cinema has 4 auditoriums for independent, foreign & documentary films. Hip modern interior complemented by bold branding and graphics. Great ambiance from when you walk in the door. Very engaging mini "festivals" and well put together advertising for their lineup. Concessions looked good. Clean and spacious restroom. Comfortable seating, great sound quality, and really inviting staff!
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Quad Cinema
34 W 13th StVintage cinema has 4 auditoriums for independent, foreign & documentary films. Hip modern interior complemented by bold branding and graphics. Great ambiance from when you walk in the door. Very engaging mini "festivals" and well put together advertising for their lineup. Concessions looked good. Clean and spacious restroom. Comfortable seating, great sound quality, and really inviting staff!
Old-timey summer venue offering concessions & carnival-style games, plus rides & live entertainment. Rides are fun, even on the busiest days never seems crowded. It is a convenient little amusement park inside Central Park.
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Victorian Gardens Amusement Park
Old-timey summer venue offering concessions & carnival-style games, plus rides & live entertainment. Rides are fun, even on the busiest days never seems crowded. It is a convenient little amusement park inside Central Park.
Set within Central Park, this small zoo features penguins, sea lions, monkeys & a petting zoo. Very well presented. The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. Most importantly, they have a lot of interesting animals - including the cute red pandas and the two grizzly bears.
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Zoológico del Parque Central
East 64th StreetSet within Central Park, this small zoo features penguins, sea lions, monkeys & a petting zoo. Very well presented. The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. Most importantly, they have a lot of interesting animals - including the cute red pandas and the two grizzly bears.
More than 125 species within the confines of a 12-acre menagerie, suitable for all ages. Very cute and well maintained zoo. Nice variety of animals with fun activities like sea lion feedings and a barn where you can feed sheep, goats and cows. For a smaller zoo it has a lot to offer and I would absolutely recommend!
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Zoológico de Prospect Park
450 Flatbush AveMore than 125 species within the confines of a 12-acre menagerie, suitable for all ages. Very cute and well maintained zoo. Nice variety of animals with fun activities like sea lion feedings and a barn where you can feed sheep, goats and cows. For a smaller zoo it has a lot to offer and I would absolutely recommend!
A spin-off of a Williamsburg bar, this hang has vintage video games (Pac-Man, Donkey Kong) & beer. If you're looking for some nostalgic games you've come to the right place. This place is rad! The game selection is wide and varied from ultra classics like pac man, street fighter alpha2 to eclectic hard finds like strider 2 and daioh! There are also pinball machines
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Barcade
388 Union AveA spin-off of a Williamsburg bar, this hang has vintage video games (Pac-Man, Donkey Kong) & beer. If you're looking for some nostalgic games you've come to the right place. This place is rad! The game selection is wide and varied from ultra classics like pac man, street fighter alpha2 to eclectic hard finds like strider 2 and daioh! There are also pinball machines
Shopping
It's a beautiful station, third from grand central and chambers Street station. Ideal for photo opportunities and easy to access. Very futuristic and artistic looking design. A variety of places to eat, has awesome views and is accessible to many subway lines including 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C as well as a walkway to the Path through the beautifully designed Oculus which is also host to many stores
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The Fulton Center
200 BroadwayIt's a beautiful station, third from grand central and chambers Street station. Ideal for photo opportunities and easy to access. Very futuristic and artistic looking design. A variety of places to eat, has awesome views and is accessible to many subway lines including 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C as well as a walkway to the Path through the beautifully designed Oculus which is also host to many stores
A very upscale mall right next to the Freedom Tower (the new world trade center). This mall has some best facilities for tourists and all visitors. Great architecture, stunning innovative design. The place is well kept. Security is always visible, seems well protected. Decent variety of stores there, clothes, perfumes, bath and body products, watches food, and entertainment
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Westfield World Trade Center
185 Greenwich StA very upscale mall right next to the Freedom Tower (the new world trade center). This mall has some best facilities for tourists and all visitors. Great architecture, stunning innovative design. The place is well kept. Security is always visible, seems well protected. Decent variety of stores there, clothes, perfumes, bath and body products, watches food, and entertainment
Multi-level center with a variety of stores, including big-box chains, plus several dining options. The mall is pretty modern with lots of stores. The neighborhood has been developed pretty good and with the addition of Barclay's Center, it can get quite busy around the area. If you want to shop from multiple favorite brands/stores, this mall is the way to go. There's Target, Marshall, Game Stop, Best Buy, Burlington Coat Factory, Uniqlo, Bath and Body Works, Gap, Old Navy etc.
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Atlantic Terminal station
Multi-level center with a variety of stores, including big-box chains, plus several dining options. The mall is pretty modern with lots of stores. The neighborhood has been developed pretty good and with the addition of Barclay's Center, it can get quite busy around the area. If you want to shop from multiple favorite brands/stores, this mall is the way to go. There's Target, Marshall, Game Stop, Best Buy, Burlington Coat Factory, Uniqlo, Bath and Body Works, Gap, Old Navy etc.
Landmark shop specializing in new, used & rare books from philosophy to finance, plus bookish gifts. Great selection, lots of people ready to help. A beautiful mecca of a bookstore with both new and used books. They have a dedicated desk to sell your used books to get cash or in-store credit. If you're looking for a huge books selection come here. There are 4 floors of books. You can find limited edition books, expensive books and also super cheap books!
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The Strand Bookstore
828 BroadwayLandmark shop specializing in new, used & rare books from philosophy to finance, plus bookish gifts. Great selection, lots of people ready to help. A beautiful mecca of a bookstore with both new and used books. They have a dedicated desk to sell your used books to get cash or in-store credit. If you're looking for a huge books selection come here. There are 4 floors of books. You can find limited edition books, expensive books and also super cheap books!
College bookstore with textbooks, trade books, NYU merchandise & a Think Coffee branch. They are pet friendly! Well organized store with good staff. And they have mostly everything you need.
NYU Bookstore
726 BroadwayCollege bookstore with textbooks, trade books, NYU merchandise & a Think Coffee branch. They are pet friendly! Well organized store with good staff. And they have mostly everything you need.
Bookseller chain stocking housebrand eReader, plus a broad selection of titles for adults & kids. This is a wide open store with nice calm lighting and a Starbucks inside. It has four floors full of books, toys, games, music and videos. They also have magazines, greeting cards, chocolates.
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Barnes & Noble
33 E 17th StBookseller chain stocking housebrand eReader, plus a broad selection of titles for adults & kids. This is a wide open store with nice calm lighting and a Starbucks inside. It has four floors full of books, toys, games, music and videos. They also have magazines, greeting cards, chocolates.
Always good sale, fashion forward and original. Broad choice and excellent service.
WeSC Concept Store
282 Lafayette StAlways good sale, fashion forward and original. Broad choice and excellent service.
Chain retailer known for housebrand women’s lingerie, plus pajamas, loungewear & beauty products. Very beautiful and clean store, staff are very friendly and knowledgeable they really go out of there way to help you. The retrospective on the top floor is great.
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Victoria's Secret
640 5th AveChain retailer known for housebrand women’s lingerie, plus pajamas, loungewear & beauty products. Very beautiful and clean store, staff are very friendly and knowledgeable they really go out of there way to help you. The retrospective on the top floor is great.