Strand Books - (used) - Greenwich Village (click to enlarge)
Below is a brief index of the website that lists over 250 bookstores. Photos of manyof the stores can be find at the bottom of the page, with more to come)
1) Manhattan Bookstores:
1) General Book Stores (New books and category backlist: bestsellers, hardcovers/paperbacks) - (Manhattan)
a) Large chain bookstores
b) Independent bookstores
2) Used Book Stores - (Manhattan)
3) Specialty Book Stores (Manhattan)
a) African-American
b) Art (Photography and Fashion)
c) Chess
d) Comic Books
e) Cookbooks
f) Drama / Theater
g) Fashion
h) Foreign Language
i) Judaica
j) Juvenile (Children's Books)
k) LGBGT and Feminist
k/l) Literary and Art
l) Military / Winston Churchill
m) Music
n) Mystery
o) Nautical
p) New Age / Spiritual
q) New York City (official pubs)
r) Political
s) Rare
t) Religious
u) Science Fiction / Fantasy
v) Travel
4) Museum and Library Book Shops - (Manhattan)
5) Brooklyn Bookstores - (General, Used, and Specialty)
6) Queens Bookstores - (General, Used, and Specialty)
7) Staten Island Bookstores - (General, Used, and Specialty)
8) Bronx Bookstores - (General, Used, and Specialty)
MANHATTAN BOOK STORES
1) GENERAL BOOK STORES (Bestsellers, Hardcover and Paperback; New Books)
a) Large chain bookstores - (i.e. Barnes and Noble)
Barnes and Noble - Upper West Side
2289 Broadway at 82nd Street
Upper West Side
Barnes and Noble - Upper East Side
150 East 86th Street near Lexington Avenue
Upper East Side
Barnes and Noble - Citigroup
160 East 54th Street at 3rd Avenue)
Midtown East
Barnes and Noble - Fifth Avenue
555 Fifth Avenue at 46th Street
Midtown East
Barnes and Noble - Tribeca
97 Warren Street at Greenwich Ave
Tribeca
Barnes and Noble - Union Square
33 East 17th Street near Broadway
Flatiron
Barnes and Noble - Columbia University Bookstore
2922 Broadway at 116th Street
Upper West Side
The website for all the Barnes and Nobles is: barnesandnoble.com
Amazon Bookstore
Time Warner Center
10 Columbus Circle
59th St. and Broadway
Upper West Side
Amazon Bookstore
7 West 34th Street
b/t 5th and 6th Aves
Midtown South
b) INDEPENDENT - GENERAL BOOK STORES - Manhattan
Book Culture (main store)
536 W 112th St near Broadway
Upper West Side (Morningside Heights)
bookculture.com
General and scholarly books. New and Used. Some textbooks. Near Columbia U.
Book Culture (neighborhood store)
2915 Broadway at West 114th Street
Upper West Side (Morningside Heights)
General books and gifts.
Book Culture on Columbus
450 Columbus Avenue near 82nd Street
Upper West Side
General books and gifts.
The Corner Bookstore
1313 Madison Avenue at 93rd Street
Upper East Side
cornerbookstorenyc.com
Specializes in bestsellers, children's, and travel books
McNally Jackson
52 Prince Street near Mulberry
Soho
mcnallyjackson.com
Coffee, new releases, book printing machine for instant books
New York University Bookstore
726 Broadway at Waverly Place
East Village
bookstores.nyu.edu
General books, textbooks, and gifts
Posman Books in Chelsea Market
75 Ninth Avenue at Ninth Avenue
Chelsea
posmanbooks.com
General neighborhood-style bookstore
Posman Books in Rockefeller Center
30 Rockefeller Plaza (concourse) near West 50th Street
Midtown West
posmanbooks.com
General neighborhood-style bookstore
Rizzoli Bookstore
1133 Broadway at West 26th Street
Flatiron District
rizzoliusa.com
General bookstore plus llustrated art, design, and fashion books.
Shakespeare & Co
939 Lexington Avenue near 69th Street
Upper East Side
shakeandco.com
General bookstore plus textbooks for Hunter and Marymount colleges. Book print machine.
Three Lives & Co.
154 West 10th Street at Waverly Place
Greenwich Village
threelives.com
Local community bookstore since 1968. All types books.
Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books
34 Carmine Street near Bleecker Street
West Village
unoppressivebooks.blogspot.com
Small bookstore with all discounted books. Music, Art, Philosophy, Literature. Shares the space with a Carmine St. Comics.
2) USED BOOKS (also Out-of-Print and Rare Books) - Manhattan
Alabaster Bookshop
122 Fourth Avenue at 12th Street
East Village
(no web site)
Argosy Book Store
116 East 59th Street near Park Avenue
Midtown East
argosybooks.com
Elegant old school six-storybookstore since 1925. Used and Rare books
Book-Off
49 West 45th Street
b/t 5th Ave and 6th Ave
New York, N.Y. 10036
(212) 685-1410
bookoffusa.com
Used: Books CDs, Video Games, Manga, Movie, Home Objects, Electronics
Codex Books
1 Bleecker Street at Bowery
East Village
codexbooks.info
Recently established used bookstore specializing in art and literary fiction, both classic and contemporary.
East Village Books
99 St. Marks Place
East Village
buyusedbooksnewyork.com
Small but hip basement-level use book and record store with emphasis on literature and the arts.
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
126 Crosby Street near East Houston Street
Soho
housingworks.org/bookstore
A volunteer-run non-profit. All type of books, including rare and out-of print, especially the arts. Writing workshops.
Left Bank Books
41 Perry Street between West 4th St. and Waverly Place
West Village
leftbankbooksny.com
Sells used, rare, antiquarian, vintage, and collectible books with an emphasis on books for the creative community including books on "literature, art, film, photography, fashion, architecture, design, music, theater, dance, children's books, and New York City." Also carries vintage paperback and classic pulp novels.
Mast Books
66 Avenue A near East 4th Street
East Village
mastbooks.com
Sells used and rare volumes on a variety of topics.
Hip and edgy independent West Village book store.
Mercer Street Books & Recordsbr>
206 Mercer Street at Bleecker Street
West Village
mercerstreetbooks.com
Basement level used books. At hipster.
Strand Bookstore ("The Strand")
828 Broadway at 12th Street
East Village
212-473-1452
strandbooks.com
Legendary New York used bookstore (since 1927) and the largest. All type of books plus a floor of rare books. 18 miles of books.
Sweet Pickle Books
47 Orchard Street
Lower East SIde
sweetpicklebooks.com
Used books and new pickles.
Westsider Rare and Used Books
2246 Broadway near 80th Street
Upper West Side
212-362-0706
westsiderbooks.com
Used general books. Records. DVDs. Seen in the John Turturro film Fading Gigolo starring Woody Allen; as a bookstore called M. Schwartz and Sons - Rare & Used Books.
Word-Up Books
2113 Amsterdam Ave. at 165th Stret
Washington Heights
Volunteer run used bookstore. Live readings, community events.
3) SPECIALTY BOOKSTORES - Manhattan
a) AFRICAN-AMERICAN
Sisters Uptown Bookstore
1942 Amsterdam Ave.
Harlem
sistersuptownbookstore.com
b) ART / PHOTOGRAPHY / FASHION
Bookmarc
400 Bleecker Street at West 11th Stret
Carries an eclectic selection of primarily large format books on the arts. A Marc Jobs store.
Dashwood Books
33 Bond Street between Lafayette and Bowery
New, Used, and Rare Photography books
Karma
21 Downing Street between Bedford and Blecker Street
Bookstore and gallery featuring new, used, and rare artists' publications.
(see Metropolitan Museum of Art book store in the Museum bookstores)
(see MOMA Bookstore in the Museum bookstore section)
(see Whitney Museum Bookstore in the Museum bookstores section)
Morrison Hotel Gallery
116 Prince Street, 2nd floor
b/t Wooster St. and Greene St.
Rock music photo gallery with many oversize rock 'n roll photography books.
Printed Matter
231 11th Avenue at 26th Street
A non-profit book center that sells books made and distributed by artists.
(see Rizzoli in General Books)
Taschen New York
107 Greene Street near Prince
taschen.com
Ursus Books
981 Madison Avenue bet 76-77
Upper East Side
ursusbooks.com
Rare and out-of-print art and photography books
c) CHESS
Chess Forum
219 Thompson Street near West 3rd St.
Greenwich Village
chessforum.com
All things chess.
Fred Wilson Chess Books
80 East 11th Street (upstairs)
Greenwich Village
fredwilsonchess.com
d) COMIC BOOKS
MANHATTAN
Alex's MVP Cards
1577 York Ave
Upper East Side
cardsandcomics.com
Carmine Street Comics
34 Carmine Street near Bleecker
Greenwich Village
carminestreetcomics.com
Chameleon Comics
3 Maiden Lane at Broadway
Financial District
chameleoncomics.com
Forbidden Planet
832 Broadway at 13th Street
East Village
fpnyc.com
JHU* Comic Books (* formerly Jim Hanley's Universe)
32 East 32nd Street near Fifth Avenue
Murray Hill
jhucomicbooks.com
also
299B New Dorp Lane
Staten Island
Kinokuniya
1073 6th Avenue, top floor, near 41st Street
Midtown West
kinokuniya.com
Metropolis Comics - Collectibles
36 West 37th Street, 6th floor (gallery by appt.) near 6th Avenue
Midtown West
metropoliscomics.com
Midtown Comics (3 Locations)
-200 West 40th Street
Midtown West
-459 Lexington Ave at 45th
Midtown East
-64 Fulton Street at Gold
Downtown
midtowncomics.com
Mysterious Time Machine
418 6th Ave at 9th St. (basement level)
Greenwich Village
facebook.com/mysterioustimemachine
St. Mark's Comics (2 stores)
11 Saint Marks Place
Greenwich Village
facebook.com/stmarkscomicsny
also
150 Chambers Street (MAYBE)(CHECK)
Montasy Comics (2 stores)
431 Fifth Avenue, 2nd floor, near 38th Street
montasycomics.com
also
70-17 Austin, 2nd floor
Forest Hills, Queens
Strand Book Store
828 Broadway at 12th Street
Greenwich Village
strandbooks,com
West VIllage Comics
304 West 11th Street between Hudson St. and Greenwich St.
917-675-6116
Greenwich VIllage
BROOKLYN
Desert Island Comics
540 Metropolitan Avenue
Williamsburg
desertislandbrooklyn.com
Mama Says Comics Rock
306 Court Street
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
mamasayscomicsrock.com
Joseph Koch Comics Warehouse
206 41st Street
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
kochcomics.com
Bulletproof Comics and Games
2178 Nostrand Avenue
Flatbush, Brooklyn
bulletproofcomix.com
BRONX
The Lair
1808 Colden Ave, Bronx
laironline.net
Fordham Comics
390 East Fordham Road, Bronx
facebook.com/fordham-comics
QUEENS
Royal Collectibles
96-01 Metropolitan Ave
Forest Hills, Queens
royalcomicsnyc.com
Anime Castle
35-32 Union St.
Flushing, Queens
animecastle.com
SOURCES
1) AMNY.com, article
2) NY.com
3) Yelp.com
4) Google.com
e) COOKBOOKS
Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks
28 East Second Street
East Village
212-989-8962
bonnieslotnickcookbooks.com
Specializes in vintage, rare and international cookbooks.
Joanne Hendricks Cookbooks
488 Greenwich Street, just above Canal Street
far west Soho
212-226-5731
bonnieslotnickcookbooks.com
Specializes in unusual, antique, and out-of-print cookbooks. Possible closed Sundays.
Kitchen Arts & Letters
1435 Lexington Avenue near 93rd Street
Upper East Side
kitchenartsandletters.com
"The country's largest store devoted to books on food and wine." Over 700 cooking titles.
f) DRAMA - THEATER
The Drama Book Shop
250 West 40th Street near 8th Ave.
Midtown West
212-944-0595
dramabookshop.com
theater, plays, musicals, gifts
Theater Circle Bookstore
268 West 44th Street #1
Times Square
212-391-7075
The Tony Award-winning Drama Book Shop, now celebrating its 100th Anniversary Year.Theater books and gifts.
g) FASHION MAGAZINES
Around the World (magazines)
148 West 37th St between 7th Ave. and Broadway
Fashion magazines
h) FOREIGN LANGUAGE
FRENCH
Albertine Bookshop
975 FIfth Avenue between E78th and E79th Streets
Upper East Side
albertine.com
Books in French from around the world
INDIAN (JACKSON HEIGHTS)
Butala Bookshop
37-46 74th St between Roosevelt and 37th Ave.
Jackson Heights, Queens
butala.com
Indian-centric books from around the world in a gift emporium.
ITALIAN
SF Vanni
30 West 12th Street #A
Between 5th and 6th Avenues
Greenwich Village
May be closing: call ahead 212-675-6336
JAPANESE
Kinokuniya Bookstores
1073 6th Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Theater District, Midtown West
212-869-1700
kinokuniya.com
Books Kinokuniya - (Japanese) - Bryant Park
KOREAN
Koryo Books & Music
35 West 32nd Street
Nykoryobooks@daum.net
212-564-1844
ORIENTAL
Oriental Culture Enterprises
13-17 Elizabeth Street ("Elizabeth Center"), 2nd floor
oceweb.com
Sells books from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. 7000 Square feet. Est. in 1976.
RUSSIAN
Saint-Petersberg
261 Fifth Avenue b/w 28th and 29th Streets
Flatiron
FromRussia.com
Gift store with mall selection of Russian Books.
For more RUSSIAN books, see the Brooklyn foreign language book section below.
i) JUDAICA
J. Levine Books and Judaica
5 West 30th Street near Fifth Ave
Chelsea
levinejudaica.com
Books and Judaica
West Side Judaica & Bookstore
2412 Broadway
Upper West Side
(no website)
Books and Judaica
j) JUVENILE (Children's Books)
Bank Street Book Store
2780 Broadway at 107th Street
Upper West Side
bankstreetbooks.com
Large Children's bookstore." Books for "Children, Parents & Teachers"
Books of Wonder
18 West 18th Street near 5th Ave
Chelsea
booksofwonder.com
Large children's bookstore.
k) LGBGT, FEMINIST, ACTIVIST (see POLITICS)
Bluestockings Bookstore, Cafe´, & Activist Center
172 Allen Street at Stanton Street.
Lower East Side
212-777-6028
bluestockings.com
Specializes in feminist, queer and activist materials, in fiction, poetry, academic texts and self-published zines. Also has a cafe.
L) LITERARY & ART BOOKS
192 Books
192 10th Avenue between 21st and 22nd Streets
Chelsea
212-255-4022
192books.com
Specializes in literary works and scholarship, science, current affairs and books of all the arts including photogaphy, painting, music and poetry.
l) MILITARY 1st EDITIONS / WINSTON CHURCHILL
Chartwell Booksellers/The Military Bookman
55 East 52nd Street near 5th Avenue
Midtown East
churchillbooks.com
Winston Churchill; rare Military & Literary
m) MUSIC
The Julliard Store
144 West 66th St near Broadway
Upper West Side
thejulliardstore.com
sheet music, scores, classical music
Jazz Record Center
236 West 26th Street (b/t 7-8th, Room 804
jazzrecordcenter.com
new and used jazz records and books
n) MYSTERY
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street near West Broadway
Tribeca
mysterious bookshop.com
A mecca for mystery readers.
o) NAUTICAL / MARINE
West Marine
12 West 37th Street near Fifth Avenue
Midtown West
westmarine.com
p) NEW AGE / SPIRITUAL
The Quest Bookshop
240 East 53rd Street
Midtown East
questbookshop.com
New age, spiritual, and esoteric books
Namaste Bookshop
2 West 14th Street at 5th Avenue
Greenwich Village
sells books on philosophy and spirituality, also crystals, jewelry
q) NEW YORK CITY (Official Publications)
CityStore
1 Center Street at Chambers Street
Financial District
nyc.gov/citystore
Official publications and NYC memorabilia
r) POLITICAL
Bluestockings
(see Brooklyn - Used Book Stores)
Revolution Books
437 Malcolm X Blvd. (Lenox Avenue) at 132nd Street
Harlem
revolutionbooksnyc.org
"The center of a movement for revolution"
s) RARE BOOKS
J. N. Bartfield Galleries and Fine & Rare Books
30 West 57th Street, 3rd floor
bartfield.com
rare books, 1st editions, American west art
Bauman Rare Books
535 Madison Avenue near 54th Street
baumanrarebooks.com
rare books and autographs
Crawford Doyle Booksellers
21 East 90th Street
Upper East Side
by Appointment only
212-289-2345
Rare books, mostly first editions related to British and American modern fiction
Imperial Fine Art Books
790 Madison Avenue #200 neat 67th Street
imperialfinebooks.com
leather bound and fine bindings
The Strand
They have a large 3rd floor rare book room
(see Manhattan - Used Books)
Note: do a command+find search for the word "rare" on this webpage to see other stores that also have some rare books.
t) RELIGIOUS BOOKS
Logos Bookstore
1575 York Avenue
Upper East Side
logosbookstorenyc.com
Judeo-Christian Books
u) SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY
Forbidden Planet
832 Broadway near 12th Street
East Village
fpnyc.com
science fiction, comics, anime
v) THEATER
Bravo's Book Nook
115 MacDougal Street at Minetta Lane
Greenwich Village
Small boutigue store at the front of the Player's Theater specializing in theater, music, and dance books.
www.bravosbooknook.com
212-475-1449
4) MUSEUM and LIBRARY book and gift shops
Note: Many museum like the Met, MoMA, and the Mogan Library have extensive book depertments in their specialties. See the individual websites for more information.
American Folk Art Museum
American Museum of Natural history
Asiastore; Asia Society
Brooklyn Museum Bookstore, Brooklyn
China Institute: 100 Washington Street
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (The Shop at the . . . )
El Museum del Barrio
Frick Collection
Guggenheim Museum Store
1071 5th Ave at 89th
Modern Art
International Center of Photography
Intrepid Museum
Jewish Museum - Cooper Shop
Metropolitan Museum of Art - Museum Store
Metropolitan Opera
Museum of Modern Art: MoMA Design and Book Store
11 West 53rd Street near 6th Avenue
Modern art books
MoMA Design Store, Soho
Morgan Library & Museum: The Morgan Shop
225 Madison at East 36th Street
Museum of Arts and Design (The Store at the )
Museum of the City of New York - Bookstore
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
FIDI
National Museum of the American Indian - Gallery Store
Neue Galerie Bookstore and Design Shop
New York Historical Society
New York Public Library - Library Shop
New York Transit Museum Store
Scandinavia House (The Shop at )
The Studio Museum
Ukranian Museum
United Nations Bookshop
Whitney Museum of Art Bookstore
5 - Brooklyn Bookstores
General Bookshops (no website if not mentioned)
Barnes & Noble
106 Court St. b/t State St. & Schermerhorn St.
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
barnesandnoble.com
general nooks
Barnes & Noble
267 7th Ave. b/t/ 6th St. & 5th Ave.
Park Slope, Brooklyn
barnesandnoble.com
general books
Bookmark Shoppe
8415 3rd Ave. b/t 84th St. & 85th St.
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
bookmarkshoppe.com
general books
Books Are Magic
225 Smith Street at Butler Street
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
booksaremagic.net
general books
Boulevard Books & Cafe
7518 13th Ave. b/t Bay Ridge Parkway & 76th Street
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
General interest
Community Bookstore
143 7th Ave. b/t Garfield Place & Carroll St.
Park Slope, Brooklyn
communitybookstore.net
general bookstore
Greenlight Bookstore (Fort Green)
686 Fulton Street at South Portland Ave.
Fort Greene, Brooklyn
greenlightbookstore.com
general interest
Greenlight Bookstore (Prospect Lefferts Gardens)
632 Flatbush Avenue between Hawthorne and Fenimore
Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn
greenlightbookstore.com
general interest
Hallabaloo Books
658 Franklin Ave. b/t Prospect Pl & St Marks Ave
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
general bookstore; new and used
McNally Jackson Books
76 North 4th Street at Wyeth Avenue
WIlliamsburg, Brooklyn
mcnallyjackson.com
general interest
Mil Mundos (Spanish for "1,000 Worlds")
323 Linden Street at Irving Avenue
Bushwick, Brooklyn
milmundosbooks.com
general interest with 50% of the stock in Spanish
Molasses Books
770 Hart Street b/t Wilson Ave. and Knickerbocker Ave.
Bushwick, Brooklyn
General interest
The Powerhouse Arena Bookstore
28 Adams Street
Dumbo, Brooklyn
powerhousearena.com
general bookstore
Powerhouse on 8th
1111 8th Ave. b/t 12th St. & 11th St.
Park Slope, Brooklyn
powerhouseon8th.com
general books
Spoonbill & Sugartown Booksellers
218 Bedford Ave. b/t 4th St. & 5th St.Br
Williamsburg - North Side, Brooklyn
spoonbillbooks.com
general books
Terrace Books
242 Prospect Park West b/t Windsor Place and Prospect Ave.
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
communitybookstore.net/terrace-books
new, used, and rare books
Unnameable Books
600 Vanderbilt Ave.
Prospect Height, Brooklyn
new and used books
Word Bookstore
126 Franklin Street at Milton Street b/t Noble St. & Greenpoint Ave.
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
wordbookstores.com
general interest
Brooklyn - Used Book Stores
Archestratus Books + Foods
160 Huron St. near Manhattan Ave
Greenpoint
archestrat.us
One of New York's newest bookstores is dedicated to all things delicious and literary. Archestratus, named for the ancient Greek poet and food lovers, carries cookbooks, food memoirs, vintage culinary collections and more. Has a cafe with events.
Better Read Than Dead
867 Broadway b/t Belvidere St. and Lewis Ave.
Bushwick, Brooklyn
used books;part of a flea market
Book Thug Nation
100 North 3rd Street near Berry Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
bookthugnation.com
A bookstore and community space. Specializes in used literary fiction, poetry, and pulps.
Freebird Books & Goods
123 Columbia Street b/t Kane St. and Irving St.
Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn
freebirdbooks.com
Open Saturdays & Sundays
Vintage wooden-shelved used bookstore featuring books focusing on all aspects of New York City; also occasional readings and events
Human Relations
1067 Flushing Ave. near Knickerbocker Ave
East Williamsburg, Bushwick
humanrelationsbooks.com
Molasses Books
770 Hart Street
Between Wilson and Knickerbocker
Bushwick, Brooklyn
Used books. Also sells morning coffee and various beers later.
Unnameable Books
600 Vanderbilt Avenue
Project Heights, Brooklyn
(718) 789-1534
unnameablebooks.blogspot.com
A new and used bookstore and community space. Specializes in used literary fiction, poetry, and pulps.
Specialty Bookstores - Brooklyn
CHILDREN'S
Edamama Cute Cuts & More
568 Union Ave, Unit B b/t Richardson St. and Frost St.
Williamsburg - North Side, Brooklyn
edamama.com
a selection of children's books; haircutting
Here's a Book Store
1964 Coney Island Ave. b/y Avenue P and Quentin Road
Midwood, Brooklyn
New and used Children's, Judaica, Best Sellers
Stories Bookshop + Storytelling Lab
458 Bergen Street b/t 5th Ave & Flatbush Ave.
Park Slope Brooklyn
storiesbk.com
Children's books and storytelling
COMICS, GRAPHIC BOOKS
Desert Island
540 Metropolitan Ave b/t Lorimer & Union Ave.
Williamsburg - North Side, Brooklyn
desertislandbrooklyn.com
comics, graphic novels, art, etc.
COOKING & FOOD ORIENTED
Lizzyyoung Bookseller
212 Degraw Street (off Henry Street)
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
lizzyyoungbookseller.com
A charmingly petitie community bookstore featuring new, used, and rare books about "Cooking, Cocktails, and Culture," plus cooking ephemera
ISLAMIC
Maktaba Dar-Us_Salam
486 Atlantic Avenue b/t 3rd Ave & Nevins St.
Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
darussalamny.com
Specializes in Islamic books
JUDAICA
Judaica Eichler's Jewish Books & Gifts
5004 13th Ave. b/t 51st St and 50th Street
Borough Park, Queens
Judaica
Judaica World
329 Kingston Ave. b/t President St. and Union St.
Brooklyn, NY
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
judaica-world.com
Judaica
Z Berman Books
1586 Coney Island Ave. b/t Locust Ave & Avenue L
Midwood, Brooklyn
zbermanbooks.com
Judaica
POETRY
Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop
141 Front Street
Dumbo, Brooklyn
berlspoetry.com
specializes in poetry
POLISH LANGUAGE
Polish Bookstore
160 Java Street
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Polish language books
www.polbook.com
PRINTED MATTER AND THE ARTS
Pioneer Books
289 Van Brunt Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
pioneerworks.org/bookstore
books about printed matter and the arts
PopFuzz
123 Wythe Ave b/t 9th St. & 10th St.
Williamsburg - North Side, Brooklyn
popfuzz.net
Specializing in pop culture books, videos, and toys
PUBLISHING HOUSE BOOKSTORES
Melville House
46 John Street
Dumbo, Brooklyn
mhpbooks.com
publishing house bookshop
Umbrage Editions
111 Front Street, suite 208, b/t Washington St. and Adams St.
Dumbo, Brooklyn
umbragebooks.com
Art books, art gallery, and art book publisher
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
Black Sea Bookstore
3175 Coney Island Avenue at Brighton Beach Ave.
Coney Island, Brooklyn
Russian books
Book Maze
1122 Coney Island Ave. b/t Glenwood Road & Avenue H
Flatbush, Brooklyn
bookmazecity.com
Specializes in book for a Russian audience
Mosvideofilm
421 Brighton Beach Ave
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
2 floors of Rusian books, cd's and dvd's
St. Petersberg Global Trade House
230 Brighton Beach Avenue
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
800-531-1037
FromRussia.com
Russian Books and other cultural items.
Vasha Knisa Russian Bookstore
461 Avenue P
Gravesend, Midwood, Brooklyn
zbermanbooks.com
Over 100,000 Russian books, comics, newspapers & magazines
SCI-FI
Singularity & Co.
18 Bridge St. b/t Plymouth St. & John St.
Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn
specializing in sci fi
SPANISH LANGUAGE
Mil Mundos (Spanish for "1,000 Worlds")
323 Linden Street at Irving Avenue
Bushwick, Brooklyn
milmundosbooks.com
general interest books with 50% of the stock in Spanish
TRANSLATED BOOKS
Archipelago Books
232 3rd St. Ste A-111 at 4th Ave.
Gowanus, Brooklyn
archipelagobooks.org
specializing in books in translation
ZINES
Quimby's Bookstore NYC
536 Metropolitan Ave. b/t Union Ave & Lorimer St.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Specializing in zines
6 - Queens- General Interest Bookstores
The Astoria Bookshop
31-29 31st Street between Broadway and 31st Ave.
Astoria, Queens
astoriabookshop.com
general bookshop
Book Culture
26-09 Jackson Avenue
Long Island CIty, Queens
718-440-3120
bookculture.com
Kew & Willow Books
81-63 Lefferts Boulevard
Kew Gardens, Queens
thequeensbookshop.com
Topos Bookstore Cafe
788 Woodward Ave. b/t Madison St. and Putnam Ave
Ridgewood, Queens
toposbookstore.com
general bookstore and coffeeshop
Queens - Used Bookstores
Austin Bookshop
10429 Jamaica Avenue
Richmond Hill, Queens
A 60-year-old neighborhood institution
Turn the Page . . . Again!
39-15 Bell Boulevard between 39th and 40th Aves.
Bayside, Queens
toposbookstore.com
general used books; run by a non-profit; most books under $5.00
Queens - Specialty Bookstores
KOREAN
Koryo Books & Music
156-24 Northern Boulevard
Flushing, New York
Nykoryobooks@daum.net
718-353-6080
CHINESE
World Book Store
13619 38th Avenue
Flushing, New York
718-445-2277
Chinese books and gifts
FOR STUDENTS
Teacher's Choice
14716 Northern Bouolevard
Flushing, New York
718-888-9002
iteacherschoice.com
Test prep books , textbook, or books for all grade students
7 - Staten Island - General Interest Bookstores
Barnes and Noble
2245 Richmond Ave.
Heartland VIllage, Staten Island
Everything Goed Book Cafe and Neighborhood Stage
208 Bay Street
Tompkinsville, Staten Island
Staten Island - Comic Books
JHU Comics
299 New Dorp Lane
Staten Island
8 - Bronx - General Interest Bookstores
The Bronx is waiting for a new bookstore following the closing of the Barnes and Noble that had been in the borough for many years.
Dashwood Books (specialty)
Codex Books - exterior (used)
Codex Books -interior (used)
Unoppressive, Non-imperialist Bargain Books - (art, photography, music, literature, poetry. Mostly discounted off cover price.)
Also, in the same store. . .
Carmine Comics
Unoppressive, Non-imperialist Bargain Books - interior
Carmine Comics - interior
Mercer Books - (used) - Greenwich Village
Westsider Books - (used) - Broadway - Upper West SIde
Westsider Records (and books) - (used) - 72nd Street - Upper West SIde
Albertine (French Bookstore: Books in French from around the world) Upper East SIde
Albertine (French Bookstore: Books in French from around the world) Upper East SIde
McNally Jackson, Nolita
McNally Jackson Bookstore, Nolita
New York University Bookstore, Greenwich Village
New York University Bookstore, Greenwich Village
Books Kinokuniya, Bryant Park
192 Books, Chelsea
Three Lives Bookstore, Greenwich Village
Three Lives Bookstore, Greewich Village
CitiStore - The City of New York Bookshop, near City Hall.
Word (bookstore), Greepoint, Brooklyn
Word (bookstore), Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Polonia (Polish Bookstore), Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Polonia (Polish Bookstore), Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Rough Trade, Record/CD/Books/Event Hall, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Rough Trade, Record/CD/Books/Event Hall, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Book Thug Nation (used books), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Book Thug Nation (used books), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
McNally Jackson, Wiliamsburg, Brooklyn
McNally Jackson, Wiliamsburg, Brooklyn
Spoonbill & Sugartown Booksellers, Wiliamsburg, Brooklyn
Spoonbill & Sugartown Booksellers, Wiliamsburg, Brooklyn
Books Are Magic, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
Books Are Magic, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
Freebird Books & Goods, Columbia Street HIstoric District, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
Freebird Books & Goods, Columbia Street HIstoric District, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
Barnes and Noble, Tribeca
Shakespeare & Co., Upper East Side
Shakespeare & Co., Upper East Side
The Corner Bookstore, Upper East Side
The Corner Bookstore, Upper East Side
Namaste Bookshop, Greenwich Village
Namaste Bookshop, Greenwich Village
Drama Bookshop, Times Square west
Drama Bookshop, Times Square west
Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks, East Village
Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks, East Village
Butala Emporium, Jackson Heights (Indian Books)
Butala Emporium, Jackson Heights (Indian Books)
Amazon Books - 34th Street, Midtown Manhattan - exterior
Amazon Books - 34th Street, Midtown Manhattan - interior
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East Village Books, East Village
East Village Books, East Village
Alabaster Bookshop, Union Square, East Village
Alabaster Bookshop, Union Square, East Village
Barnes and Noble, 45th and Fifth, Midtown
Barnes and Noble, 45th and Fifth, Midtown
Barnes and Noble, 45th and Fifth, Midtown
Juilliard Bookstore, Lincoln Center, Upper West Side
Juilliard Bookstore, Lincoln Center, Upper West Side
West Village Comics, West Village
West Village Comics, West Village
Taschen Books, Soho
Taschen Books, Soho
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, Crosby Street, Nolita
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, Crosby Street, Nolita
Barnes and Noble, Union Square,
Barnes and Noble, Union Square,
The Mysterious Bookshop, Warren Street, Tribeca
The Bank Street Bookstore, Upper West SIde
The Bank Street Bookstore, Upper West SIde
Powerhouse Arena (Bookstore), Dumbo, Brooklyn
Powerhouse Arena (Bookstore), Dumbo, Brooklyn
Unnameable Books, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Unnameable Books, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop, Dumbo, Brooklyn
Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop, Dumbo, Brooklyn
Bravo's Book Nook at the Player's Theater, MacDougal Street.
Bravo's Book Nook at the Player's Theater, MacDougal Street.
Mysterious Time Machine, Sixth Avenue, Greenwich VIllage
Mysterious Time Machine, Sixth Avenue, Greenwich VIllage
St. Petersberg Global Trade House, Brighton Beach
St. Petersberg Global Trade House, Brighton Beach
Forbidden Planet, Greenwich VIllage
Museum of Modern Art Bookstore
Museum of Modern Art Bookstore
Barnes and Noble Bookstore - Upper East Side - Front
Barnes and Noble Bookstore - Upper East Side - Interior
Joanne Hndricks Cookbooks
Joanne Hendricks Cookbooks - far west Soho - Exterior
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