New York · 18 shopping districts
Eighteen districts, Fifth Avenue to Brooklyn.
From the flagships on Fifth Avenue to the vintage racks of the Lower East Side and Williamsburg, every New York shopping district we cover, with what to buy, when to go and how to get there.
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Fifth Avenue
The stretch of Fifth Avenue from Rockefeller Center up to Central Park holds the city's biggest flagships, its grand department stores and the historic jewelry houses around 57th Street.
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Madison Ave
Thirty blocks of Upper East Side Madison Avenue lined with designer boutiques, jewelers, fragrance houses and art galleries, from the big flagships near 60th Street to smaller shops and food stores in the 80s.
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Herald Square
West 34th Street from the Empire State Building to Penn Station is Manhattan's mass-market shopping strip, anchored by Macy's at Herald Square and big flagships for Target, Primark, H&M and Zara.
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Hudson Yards
The Shops at Hudson Yards is a multi-level indoor mall on the Far West Side, with luxury houses and watch boutiques on Level 1 and mid-priced chains, beauty and food above.
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SoHo
Cast-iron loft blocks between Houston and Canal where Broadway carries the big brand flagships and the cobblestoned side streets (Greene, Mercer, Wooster, Prince, Spring) hold luxury houses, fragrance boutiques and resale shops.
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Meatpacking
Former meat-market blocks of cobblestoned Gansevoort, Washington and West 13th/14th Streets now lined with luxury houses, brand flagships and the Whitney at the foot of the High Line.
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Nolita
A few small blocks of Mott, Mulberry and Elizabeth Streets just south of Houston, next to Little Italy, packed with small-format designer shops, jewelers, apothecaries and cafes.
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Tribeca
Former industrial warehouse blocks below Canal Street, now known for loft living, where Franklin, Duane, Hudson and Greenwich Streets hold designer boutiques, concept stores and a handful of long-running specialist shops.
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Lower East Side
Tenement blocks of Orchard, Ludlow and Rivington Streets where century-old family shops like Moscot and Russ & Daughters sit beside designer boutiques, vintage dealers and plant shops.
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West Village
Low-rise brownstone blocks where Bleecker Street between Christopher and Bank is lined with small brand boutiques, beauty shops and food stores, with bookshops and gift shops on the side streets.
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Flatiron
Lower Fifth Avenue and Broadway between 14th and 23rd Streets, anchored by Union Square and its Greenmarket, with big bookstores, home-goods stores and brand shops in former loft buildings.
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Chinatown
Manhattan's Chinatown, loosely bounded by Lafayette, Worth, Grand and East Broadway, packs bakeries, tea shops, porcelain and gift stores, markets and dim sum halls into the blocks around Canal, Mott, Bayard and Doyers Streets.
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Williamsburg
North Williamsburg's shopping core runs along Bedford Avenue from the L train stop toward the waterfront and Wythe Avenue, mixing jewelry shops, vintage stores and weekend markets with a handful of brand stores.
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Upper West Side
Residential stretch of Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues between Lincoln Center and the 80s, lined with brand stores, independent boutiques and food shops.
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DUMBO
Cobblestoned former warehouse district between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, where shops sit in converted buildings near Brooklyn Bridge Park.
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Woodbury
Open-air Simon outlet center in Central Valley, about an hour north of Manhattan, with more than 245 stores split into four themed districts.
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Roosevelt Field
Simon-owned enclosed mall in Garden City on Long Island, with five department store anchors and more than 250 specialty stores.
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American Dream
Very large retail and entertainment complex in the Meadowlands next to MetLife Stadium, combining stores with indoor attractions.
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Guides that cross the city.
Fifth Avenue Shopping: A Walk from 46th St to the Plaza
A store-by-store walk up Fifth Avenue from the adidas flagship and Rockefeller Center past Saks, Cartier and Tiffany to Bergdorf Goodman and Apple.
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DUMBO Shopping Guide: Front St, Water St and Empire Stores
A walk from the York St stop to the water: art books on Plymouth St, resale on Front St, Empire Stores' shops and food hall, and the weekend Brooklyn Flea.
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West Village Shopping Walk: Bleecker Street and Beyond
A day on foot from Sixth Avenue down Bleecker Street to Perry and Hudson, for bookshops, fragrance, jewelers and gifts, ending on Greenwich Avenue.
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