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New York - Shopping

For many, New York's shops and stores are the city's main attraction. Shopping in New York is theatre, architecture and unparalleled people-watching all rolled into one. As well as the world-famous department stores, there is an overwhelming array of unique, one-of-a-kind shops that share street space with every chain that anyone could ever mention.

Stores are generally open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 17:30, but neighbourhood variations do exist. In midtown and lower Manhattan, shops are often closed for the entire weekend. Most stores on the Lower East Side and in the 47th Street diamond district close on Friday afternoons and Saturdays for the Jewish Sabbath but open on Sunday. Sunday hours are rare on the Upper East Side, although common on the West Side and districts such as SoHo and the Village. New York shops are collected in neighbourhoods rather than malls, and when the weather is fine, shop-crawling is a popular pastime with both locals and visitors.

New York Shopping Neighbourhoods

The shops at South Street Seaport are located on the cobbled, traffic-free extension to Fulton Street (the Fulton Street Market is the original location of the city's fish market) and the three levels of Pier 17. The neighbourhood features some of the country's upmarket retailers, and business is always brisk, especially on hot summer days and weekends.

Once the home of millions of Jewish immigrants from Russia and eastern Europe, the Lower East Side is New York's best bet for bargain shopping. At the centre of the neighbourhood is the narrow but colourful Orchard Street, which is crammed with tiny, no-nonsense clothing and shoe stores from right across the range. Sunday is the busiest and best day of the week when the immense crowds can make the busy shop assistants a tad sharp.

Major art galleries keep company with the vast array of chic clothing stores in SoHo. The neighbourhood is mainly occupied by West Broadway but also takes in Broadway and Wooster, Greene, Mercer, Prince, Spring, Broome and Grand streets.

The Lower Fifth Avenue neighbourhood is considered to be the area of Fifth Avenue south of 20th Street and the streets that fan east and west. This area is home to some of New York's hippest shops and attracts a lively and trendy downtown crowd. Emporio Armani, Paul Smith and Matsuda are all based here, and book-lovers flock to the enormous Barnes & Noble on the south-east and south-west corners of 18th Street.

Herald Square is found at the intersection of 34th Street and Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue). The linchpin of the area has traditionally been the huge Macy's department store but it is also the home of other vast stores like Manhattan's first Toys 'R' Us. The concentration of shops in a small area makes it a reasonable choice in bad weather.

Midtown, near Grand Central, is home to the best men's tailors and clothiers. Women seeking business suits and formal wear are also well catered for. The area here stretches to the area of Madison Avenue, known as Trad Avenue.

Fifth Avenue, from Central Park South to Rockefeller, is one of New York's most famous and best-loved districts. The boulevard that was once home to some of the biggest names in New York retailing has lost some ground in recent years to Madison Avenue north of 57th Street but still remains an important stop for the shopper. Major Fifth Avenue players include FAO Schwarz and Bergdorf Goodman (at 58th Street), Tiffany and Bvlgari jewellers (at 57th Street), Cartier (at 52nd Street) and Saks Fifth Avenue (at 50th Street). In addition, the Rockefeller Center itself also features a plethora of shops.

57th Street, the thoroughfare of Carnegie Hall, the Russian Tea Room and the Hard Rock Cafe, is home to stores that sell everything from discount books to diamond bracelets worth six figures. Another popular and famous stop of the shopping trip to New York, 57th Street also provides an address to top art galleries such as Pace and Andre Emmerich.

Columbus Avenue, between 66th and 86th streets, is a former tenement district that is now home to the city's glitziest stores. Contemporary in design, the stores offer upmarket but not top-of-the-line styles.

The Upper East Side, roughly between 57th and 79th streets on Madison and Lexington avenues, is home to the New York branches of world-renowned designer emporiums. In addition, smaller independent retailers fill their stores with the unique and stylish. Domestic and imported items for the home, fine antiques and high-quality clothing dominate the Upper East Side, and in spite of this, the prices are not as unaffordable as one might expect.

Tax Refunds

Visitors to New York cannot claim a tax refund for goods purchased.

New York Shops by Type

Antiques/Collectibles
Chinese Porcelain Company
Address: 475 Park Avenue, at East 58th Street, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

Florian Papp
Address: 962 Madison Avenue, between East 75th and East 76th Streets, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Flying Cranes Antiques
Address: Manhattan Art and Antiques Center, 1050 2nd Avenue, between East 55th and East 56th Streets, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

Jacques Carcangues, Inc.
Address: 21 Greene Street, between Grand and Canal Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10013

Kentshire Galleries
Address: 37 East 12th Street, between University Place and Broadway, Greenwich Village, New York, NY, 10003

L'Antiquaire & The Connoisseur, Inc.
Address: 36 East 73rd Street, between Madison and Park Avenues, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Las Venus
Address: 163 Ludlow Street, between East Houston and Stanton Streets, Lower East Side, New York, NY, 10002

Leigh Keno American Antiques
Address: 127 East 69th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Leo Kaplan Ltd.
Address: 114 East 57th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10022

Les Pierre Antiques
Address: 369 Bleecker Street, at Charles Street, Greenwich Village, New York, NY, 10014

Lost City Arts
Address: 18 Cooper Square, at East 5th Street, East Village, New York, NY, 10003

Newel Art Galleries
Address: 425 East 53rd Street, between 1st Avenue and Sutton Place, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

Books/Stationery
Argosy Bookstore
Address: 116 East 59th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

Barnes & Noble
Address: 4 Astor Place, at Lafayette Street, East Village, New York, NY

Biography Bookshop
Address: 400 Bleecker Street, at West 11th Street, Greenwich Village, New York, NY, 10014

Books of Wonder
Address: 18 West 18th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10011

Clothing
A.P.C
Address: 131 Mercer Street, between Prince and Spring Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Agent Provocateur
Address: 133 Mercer Street, between Prince and Spring Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Agnès b
Address: 103 Greene Street, between Prince and Spring Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Alexander McQueen
Address: 417 West 14th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues, Meatpacking District, New York, NY, 10014

Allan & Suzi
Address: 416 Amsterdam Avenue, between West 79th and West 80th Streets, Upper West Side, New York, NY, 10024

Anna Sui
Address: 113 Greene Street, between Prince and Spring Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Balenciaga
Address: 542 West 22nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10011

Barbour
Address: 1047 Madison Avenue, at East 80th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

A Bathing Ape
Address: 91 Greene Street, between Prince and Spring Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

BCBG/Max Azria
Address: 120 Wooster Street, between Prince and Spring Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Betsey Johnson
Address: 138 Wooster Street, between Prince and West Houston Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Bonpoint
Address: 1269 Madison Avenue, at East 91st Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10128

Bra Smyth
Address: 905 Madison Avenue, at 73rd Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.
Address: 372 5th Avenue , at 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11215

Brooks Brothers
Address: 666 5th Avenue, at West 53rd Street, Midtown West, New York, NY, 10019

Bu and the Duck
Address: 106 Franklin Street, at Church Street, TriBeCa, New York, NY, 10013

Burberry
Address: 9 East 57th Street, between 5th and Madison Avenues, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

Butik
Address: 605 Hudson Street, at West 12th Street, Greenwich Village, New York, NY, 10014

Calvin Klein
Address: 654 Madison Avenue, at East 60th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Carolina Herrera
Address: 954 Madison Avenue, at East 75th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Catherine Malandrino
Address: 468 Broome Street, at Greene Street, SoHo, New York, NY, 10013

Chanel
Address: 139 Spring Street, at Wooster Street, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Charles Nolan
Address: 30 Gansevoort Street, at Hudson Street, Meatpacking District, New York, NY, 10014

Cheap Jack's
Address: 303 5th Avenue, at 31st Street, Midtown West, New York, NY, 10016

Christian Dior
Address: 21 East 57th Street, at Madison Avenue, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

Christopher Fischer
Address: 80 Wooster Street, between Spring and Broome Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Comme des Garçons
Address: 520 West 22nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10011

Costume National
Address: 108 Wooster Street, between Prince and Spring Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Cynthia Rowley
Address: 376 Bleecker Street, between Charles and Perry Streets, Greenwich Village, New York, NY, 10014

DDC Lab
Address: 427 West 14th Street, at Washington Street, Meatpacking District, New York, NY, 10014

Destination
Address: 32-36 Little West 12th Street, between Greenwich and Washington Streets, Meatpacking District, New York, NY, 10014

DKNY
Address: 655 Madison Avenue, at East 60th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10065

Dolce & Gabbana
Address: 1055 Madison Avenue, between East 68th and East 69th Streets, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10028

Duncan Quinn
Address: 8 Spring Street, between Elizabeth and Bowery Streets, NoLita, New York, NY, 10012

Dunhill
Address: 711 5th Avenue, between East 56th and East 55th Streets, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

Emanuel Ungaro
Address: 792 Madison Avenue, at East 67th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Emporio Armani
Address: 601 Madison Avenue, between East 57th and East 58th Streets, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

Etro
Address: 720 Madison Avenue, between East 63rd and East 64th Streets, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Fisch for the Hip
Address: 153 West 18th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10011

Flora and Henri
Address: 1023 Lexington Avenue, between East 73rd and East 74th Streets, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Foley & Corinna
Address: 114 Stanton Street, between Ludlow and Essex Streets, Lower East Side, New York, NY, 10002

Frock
Address: 148 Orchard Street, between Stanton and Rivington Streets, Lower East Side, New York, NY, 10002

Gianni Versace
Address: 647 5th Avenue, near East 51st Street, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

Giorgio Armani
Address: 760 Madison Avenue, between East 65th and East 66th Streets, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Gucci
Address: 725 5th Avenue, at 56th Street, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

H By Hilfiger
Address: 372 West Broadway, at Broome Street, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Hermès
Address: 691 Madison Avenue, at East 62nd Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

INA
Address: 101 Thompson Street, between Prince and Spring Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Infinity
Address: 1116 Madison Avenue, at East 83rd Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10028

Intermix
Address: 210 Columbus Avenue, between West 69th and West 70th Streets, Upper West Side, New York, NY, 10023

Írma
Address: 378 Bleecker Street, between Charles and Perry Streets, Greenwich Village, New York, NY, 10014

Issey Miyake
Address: 802 Madison Avenue, between 67th and 68th Streets, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Jeffrey
Address: 449 West 14th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues, Meatpacking District, New York, NY, 10014

Jil Sander
Address: 11 East 57th Street, between 5th and Madison Avenues, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

John Varvatos
Address: 122 Spring Street, at Greene Street, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Kirna Zabête
Address: 96 Greene Street, between Spring and Prince Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

La Perla
Address: 803 Madison Avenue, between East 67th and East 68th Streets, 3rd fl., Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

La Petite Coquette
Address: 51 University Place, between East 9th and East 10th Streets, Greenwich Village, New York, NY, 10003

Les Petits Chapelais
Address: 86 Thompson Street, between Spring and Prince Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Lilliput
Address: 240 Lafayette Street, between Prince and Spring Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Loehmann's
Address: 101 7th Avenue, at West 16th Street, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10011

Ludivine
Address: 172 West 4th Street, between Jones and Leroy Streets, Greenwich Village, New York, NY, 10014

Lyell
Address: 173 Elizabeth Street, between Spring and Kenmare Streets, NoLita, New York, NY, 10012

Malia Mills
Address: 199 Mulberry Street, between Spring and Kenmare Streets, NoLita, New York, NY, 10012

Marc Jacobs
Address: 163 Mercer Street, between West Houston and Prince Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Marina Rinaldi
Address: 800 Madison Avenue, between East 67th and East 68th Streets, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10065

Marni
Address: 161 Mercer Street, between West Houston and Prince Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Max Mara
Address: 813 Madison Avenue, at East 68th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10065

Mayle
Address: 242 Elizabeth Street, between East Houston and Prince Streets, NoLita, New York, NY, 10012

Michael Kors
Address: 974 Madison Avenue, at East 76th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10075

Miu Miu
Address: 100 Prince Street, between Mercer and Greene Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Mixona
Address: 262 Mott Street, between Prince and East Houston Streets, NoLita, New York, NY, 10012

Morgane Le Fay
Address: 746 Madison Avenue, between East 64th and East 65th Streets, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10065

Nanette Lepore
Address: 423 Broome Street, between Lafayette and Crosby Streets, NoLita, New York, NY, 10013

New York Vintage
Address: 117 West 25th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10001

Nom de Guerre
Address: 640 Broadway, at Bleecker Street, Greenwich Village, New York, NY, 10012

O.M.O. Norma Kamali
Address: 11 West 56th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, Midtown West, New York, NY, 10019

Oilily
Address: 820 Madison Avenue, between East 68th and East 69th Streets, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10065

Oscar de la Renta
Address: 772 Madison Avenue, at East 66th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10065

Patricia Field
Address: 302 Bowery, between Bleecker and Houston Streets, East Village, New York, NY, 10012

Paul Frank
Address: 195 Mulberry Street, at Kenmare Street, NoLita, New York, NY, 10012

Paul Smith
Address: 142 Greene Street, between Prince and West Houston Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Petit Bateau
Address: 1094 Madison Avenue, at East 82nd Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10028

Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti
Address: 452 West Broadway, between West Houston and Prince Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Polo/Ralph Lauren
Address: 867 Madison Avenue, at East 72nd Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Prada
Address: 724 5th Avenue, between West 56th and West 57th Streets, Midtown West, New York, NY, 10019

R by 45rpm
Address: 169 Mercer Street, between West Houston and Prince Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Rebecca Taylor
Address: 260 Mott Street, between Prince and West Houston Streets, NoLita, New York, NY, 10012

Reiss
Address: 387 West Broadway, between Spring and Broome Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Resurrection
Address: 217 Mott Street, between Prince and Spring Streets, NoLita, New York, NY, 10002

Roberto Cavalli
Address: 711 Madison Avenue, at East 63rd Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Sahil Sari Palace
Address: 37-39 74th Street, between Roosevelt and 37th Avenues, Jackson Heights, NY, 11372

Saja
Address: 250 Elizabeth Street, between Prince and West Houston Streets, NoLita, New York, NY, 10012

Screaming Mimi's
Address: 382 Lafayette Street, between 4th and Great Jones Streets, East Village, New York, NY, 10003

Sean
Address: 132 Thompson Street, between West Houston and Prince Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Seize sur Vingt
Address: 243 Elizabeth Street, between Prince and East Houston Streets, NoLita, New York, NY, 10012

Seven New York
Address: 110 Mercer Street, between Prince and Spring Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Shoofly
Address: 42 Hudson Street, between Thomas and Duane Streets, TriBeCa, New York, NY, 10013

Space Kiddets
Address: 26 East 22nd Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue, Flatiron District, New York, NY, 10010

Stella McCartney
Address: 429 West 14th Street, at Washington Street, Meatpacking District, New York, NY, 10014

TG-170
Address: 170 Ludlow Street, between East Houston and Stanton Streets, Lower East Side, New York, NY, 10012

Tom Ford
Address: 845 Madison Avenue, at East 70th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Tory Burch
Address: 257 Elizabeth Street, between East Houston and Prince Streets, NoLita, New York, NY, 10012

Tracy Feith
Address: 209 Mulberry Street, between Spring and Kenmare Streets, NoLita, New York, NY, 10012

Tracy Reese
Address: 641 Hudson Street, between Horatio and Gansevoort Streets, Meatpacking District, New York, NY, 10014

Trash and Vaudeville
Address: 4 Street Marks Place, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, East Village, New York, NY, 10003

Triple 5 Soul
Address: 290 Lafayette Street, between Prince and Houston Streets, Greenwich Village, New York, NY, 10012

UNIQLO
Address: 546 Broadway, between Prince and Spring Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Valentino
Address: 747 Madison Avenue, at East 65th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10065

Vera Wang
Address: 991 Madison Avenue, at East 77th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Vilebrequin
Address: 1070 Madison Avenue, at East 81st Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10028

Vivienne Tam
Address: 40 Mercer Street, at Grand Street, SoHo, New York, NY, 10013

What Comes Around Goes Around
Address: 351 West Broadway, between Grand and Broome Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10013

Yohji Yamamoto
Address: 103 Grand Street, at Mercer Street, SoHo, New York, NY, 10013

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Address: 855 Madison Avenue, between East 70th and East 71st Streets, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Gifts/Souvenirs
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
Address: 2 East 91st Street, at 5th Avenue, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10128

Drama Book Shop
Address: 250 West 40th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues, Midtown West, New York, NY, 10018

Metropolitan Museum of Art Shop
Address: 1000 5th Avenue, at East 82nd Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10028

Movie Star News
Address: 134 West 18th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10011

Museum of Arts & Design
Address: 40 West 53rd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, Midtown West, New York, NY, 10019

Museum of Modern Art Design and Book Store
Address: 11 West 53rd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, Midtown West, New York, NY, 10019

Neighborhoodies
Address: 26 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11201

Neue Galerie
Address: 1048 5th Avenue, between East 85th and East 86th Streets, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10028

One Shubert Alley
Address: 1 Shubert Alley, between West 44th and West 45th Streets, Midtown West, New York, NY, 10001

Triton Gallery
Address: 630 9th Avenue, between West 44th and West 45th Streets, SuitEast 808, Midtown West, New York, NY, 10036

Jewelry/Accessories
Asprey
Address: 853 Madison Avenue, between 70th and 71st Streets, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Beads of Paradise
Address: 16 East 17th Street, between 5th Avenue and Broadway, Flatiron District, New York, NY, 10003

Bulgari
Address: 730 5th Avenue, at West 57th Street, Midtown West, New York, NY, 10019

Cartier
Address: 653 5th Avenue, at East 52nd Street, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

Dinosaur Designs
Address: 250 Mott Street, between Prince and East Houston Streets, NoLita, New York, NY, 10012

Fragments
Address: 116 Prince Street, between Greene and Wooster Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Fred Leighton
Address: 773 Madison Avenue, at East 66th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

H. Stern
Address: 645 5th Avenue, between East 51st and East 52nd Streets, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

Harry Winston
Address: 718 5th Avenue, at West 56th Street, Midtown West, New York, NY, 10019

Ivanka Trump
Address: 683A Madison Avenue, between East 61st and East 62nd Streets, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10065

Jacob & Co.
Address: 48 East 57th Street, between 5th and Madison Avenues, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

A La Vieille Russie
Address: 781 5th Avenue, at East 59th Street, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

Me + Ro
Address: 241 Elizabeth Street, between Prince and East Houston Streets, NoLita, New York, NY, 10012

Mikimoto
Address: 730 5th Avenue, between West 56th and West 57th Streets, Midtown West, New York, NY, 10019

Robert Lee Morris
Address: 400 West Broadway, between Broome and Spring Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Stuart Moore
Address: 128 Prince Street, at Wooster Street, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Ten Thousand Things
Address: 423 West 14th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues, Meatpacking District, New York, NY, 10014

Tiffany & Co.
Address: 727 5th Avenue, at East 57th Street, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

Versani
Address: 152 Mercer Street, between Prince and West Houston Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10012

Perfume/Cosmetics
Jo Malone
Address: 949 Broadway, at 5th Avenue, Flatiron District, New York, NY, 10010

Kiehl's Since 1851
Address: 109 3rd Avenue, at East 13th Street, East Village, New York, NY, 10003

L'Artisan Parfumeur
Address: 68 Thompson Street, between Spring and Broome Streets, SoHo, New York, NY, 10002

Shoes/Luggage/Leather Goods
Altman Luggage
Address: 135 Orchard Street, between Delancey and Rivington Streets, Lower East Side, New York, NY, 10002

Bally
Address: 628 Madison Avenue, at East 59th Street, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

Christian Louboutin
Address: 965 Madison Avenue, between East 75th and East 76th Streets, Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021

Crouch & Fitzgerald
Address: 400 Madison Avenue, at East 48th Street, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10017

Shopping Centers/Malls
Arthur Avenue Retail Market
Address: 2344 Arthur Avenue, at East 187th Street, Bronx, NY

Girdle Building
Address: 218 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

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