The journal

Guides to New York City's independent shops, written from the addresses, hours and ratings on this site.

• Best vintage stores in NYC: 34 shops by neighborhood

  The Lower East Side has the most vintage stores, and the most reviewed ones run from Allen Street to Smith Street in Brooklyn. 27 September 2026.

• Concept stores in NYC: 11 shops and what each one sells

  Seven of the 11 sell more than clothes and jewelry, and the most reviewed has 15 reviews about its elevator. 27 September 2026.

• Designer stores NYC: 36 independents and what they sell

  Boots, tailoring, new names and secondhand bags: the city's independent designer shops, sorted the way you shop. 27 September 2026.

• East Village shopping: 12 independent shops, block by block

  Six of the East Village's 12 independent shops in this guide are one block either side of St. Marks Place, and none is on it. 27 September 2026.

• Jewelry stores in NYC: 22 independents, by what they sell

  Four old names sell from upper floors on Fifth Avenue, and in Chelsea the vintage starts at $4 a charm. 27 September 2026.

• Lower East Side shopping: 13 independent shops by street

  Orchard Street has the most shops on the Lower East Side, but the three best rated are upstairs or around the corner. 27 September 2026.

• Menswear stores in NYC: 15 shops for suits, denim and shoes

  Seven of them will fit, hem or repair what they sell, and the cheapest suits are three for $299 in Howard Beach. 27 September 2026.

• NYC thrift stores: 13 resale and buy sell trade shops

  Consignment on Madison Avenue, vintage racks on Allen Street and cash counters in Astoria, sorted by what you want from a secondhand shop. 27 September 2026.

• SoHo and Nolita boutiques: a walking route of 27 shops

  Start on Elizabeth Street at noon, work west to Thompson Street, and finish below Canal while the jewelers are still open. 27 September 2026.

• Where to sell and buy designer consignment in NYC

  Sell downtown, where Google lists the shops that buy, and shop up Madison Avenue, where the reviews talk about gowns and designer bags. 27 September 2026.

• Where to shop in NYC: 141 boutiques by neighborhood

  SoHo, the Lower East Side and the East Village have the most independent shops, but the two with the most reviews are in Brooklyn. 27 September 2026.

• Williamsburg shopping in Brooklyn: 11 shops by street

  Bedford Avenue is the name everyone knows, but Grand Street has four of Williamsburg's eleven independent shops, and it ends at the river. 27 September 2026.