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A portrait of New York City in winter: streets lit by stars and soft neon light, reflected off the thin ice that lightly coats the pavement; pristine mounds of snow perched on the streetlights of 34th Street; icicles on the eaves of local gift shops; the gorgeous strains of Handel’s Messiah and the disarming trill of Salvation Army Santa Claus bells echoing through the air.
But even if you don’t hold out hope for an absolutely perfect Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, remember that you are in the shopping capital of the world, right on the cusp of the gift-giving season. From the department stores of Fifth Avenue to the Diamond District of 47th Street, from midtown’s Garment District to the specialty shops of Greenwich Village, anything your heart (or your loved one’s heart) desires is available in Manhattan. There are the discount fur and leather shops on the Lower East Side and the myriad of shops and retailers in Grand Central Terminal; there are the art galleries of Chelsea and the cutting-edge fashions of SoHo; you can go from the heady buzz of Times Square to the serenity of the South Street Seaport -- wherever you find yourself, there is sure to be something for everyone on every corner of New York City. And even if you’ve done your shopping in the city before, there are new places every year for you to browse through.
Stores and museums in our gift guide include the Art Brown International Pen Shop, B&H Photo Video, BODIES...The Exhibition, Build-a-Bear Workshop, Century 21 Department Store, Cosmic Comics, Crocs, DataVision, Dave's New York, Eastside Luggage, FAO Schwarz, Greenflea Indoor/Outdoor Markets, the Guggenheim Museum, the HBO Shop, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Jersey Gardens, King Tut, Macy's, Martinique Jewelers, Mobile City, Modell's Sporting Goods, the Museum of Sex, the NBA Store, The NBC Experience, New York Golf Center, the NHL Store, the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, the North Face, NYC Racquet Sports, Serendipity 3, Shoe Parlor, Sony Style, Super Runners Shop, Tent & Trails, and Toys "R" Us Times Square.
Categories are broken down into Activewear, Books, Collectibles and Hobbies, Museums, Fashion, Home Furnishings, For Kids, Jewelry & Watches, Sports, Writing Instruments, Cameras & Electronics, Luggage, and Shoes. Click here to start "window" shopping!
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