5 Best Places To Shop In NYC's West Village
Whether you are looking for new music to listen to, collect records, buy hard-to-locate books or vintage clothing, New York City — particularly the West Village -- has some great spots for those hard-to-find goods. Here are our top shopping picks for the West Village:
Generation Records
210 Thompson St.
New York, NY 10012
(212) 254-1100
www.generationrecords.com
For music aficionados, this record store offers an eclectic mixture of musical offerings and musical tastes. The record store is not limited to solely featuring harder music, as fans of R&B, jazz, indie and other genres will certainly be able to locate records from their favorite bands. Generation Records also frequently participates in Record Store Day, which takes place on April 16.
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Bookbook
266 Bleecker St.
New York, NY 10014
(212) 807-8655
www.bookbooknyc.com
Bookbook is an independent bookstore located within the West Village, offering customers a wide range of literature. The bookstore features products ranging from back-list fiction to children's books and art books, among other subject areas. The bookstore strives to help its customers locate books that are difficult to find, which are labeled and distinguished as hard-to-find titles.
St. Luke's Thrift Shop
487 Hudson St.
New York, NY 10014
(212) 924-9364
www.stlukeinthefields.org
The West Village thrift shop sells a wide variety of items, ranging from furniture to books to accessories. Along with offering bargains, the thrift shop holds an altruistic purpose as well. All proceeds from purchases at St. Luke's Thrift Shop help to support St. Luke programs. For those looking to donate items, St. Luke's advises that it accepts "usable and resalable items, including: furniture (small items), clothing, accessories, and jewelry, shoes and house wares."
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Rags-A-GoGo
218 W. 14th St
New York, NY 10011
(646) 486-4011
www.rags-a-gogo.com
This West Village thrift store is not only known for the clothing it offers. Instead, Rags-A-GoGo prides itself on specializing simultaneously in "street fashion vintage clothing," along with "vintage vinyl records." The shop, which offers items ranging from jeans to jackets to suits, was established in 1990 and has thrived in the West Village ever since. In conjunction with finding gems among the clothes and vinyls, store-goers can also ask for a discount question of the day.
Beacon's Closet
10 W. 13th St.
New York, NY 10011
(917) 261-4863
www.beaconscloset.com
The shop, which opened up in Sept. 2011, is similar in size to the store's Park Slope location. The store features an eclectic variety of clothes offerings, including fashion that is on the rise, widely-known designers and vintage clothing.
