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Shop NYC: Sex and the City Gifts, Fun for Kids at Build-a-Bear & More

A variety of new True Blood merchandise is now available at The HBO Shop located in midtown Manhattan, including a variety of T-shirts ($24.99) featuring your favorite characters, as well as bottles of Tru Blood -- a blood orange carbonated drink inspired by Bill’s favorite synthetic blood-nourishment beverage -- and Merlotte’s coffee mugs and aprons, bottle openers, posters, and more. The HBO Shop also offers a wide range of Sex and the City merchandise, including “Shopping Is My Cardio” tote bags ($39.99), and a variety of Sex and the City necklaces by Dogeared, ranging between $54 and $150. At the HBO Shop, you’ll also find full line of The Sopranos memorabilia, and a full line of DVD sets, t-shirts, and more from all their other hit shows, including Big Love and Entourage. 42nd St. & Sixth Ave., 212-512-SHOP; hboshop.com.

If you’re traveling with kids, one place they won’t want to miss is the biggest Build-A-Bear Workshop store in the world, located on Fifth Avenue. An excellent, interactive family experience is to be had there, where you can personalize a teddy bear (or bunny, dog, etc.) and give it a unique personality with clothing, accessories -- including major league sports gear, international Collectiwear outfits and baby Bear Stuff -- sounds and even a message they can record. Plus, the fun can continue when you get home for free at buildabearville.com, an online world stuffed with fun. 565 Fifth Ave. (46th St.), 877-789-2327; buildabear.com.

Hampton Luxury Liner offers daily round-trip service between NYC and Harrah’s in Atlantic City, NJ (777 Harrah’s Blvd., 609-441-5000; harrahs.com) -- home to beautiful bayside vistas, accommodations in four hotel towers, entertainment, and gaming thrills in their newly expanded casino -- for $50 ($75 for overnight trips) with live DirecTV, snack bar, free WiFi, and more. And don’t forget the shopping: Atlantic City Outlets - The Walk (609-872-7002; acoutlets.com) is Atlantic City’s premier retail destination featuring national name-brand outlet stores such as Harley Davidson, DKNY, Guess, Calvin Klein, and others. There’s also an array of restaurants, special events, and more. Plus, you get a free coupon book when you take Hampton Luxury Line. Reservations are required; call 631-537-5800 or visit hamptonluxuryliner.com.

J&R Music & Computer World has one of the city’s largest selections of audio, video, digital, SLR and professional cameras, computers and software, PDAs, iPods and MP3 players, as well as CDs, DVDS, 110/220 products, and more. You’ll find a vast selection of low-priced products in a user-friendly, interactive environment, with knowledgeable, multi-lingual salespeople who can help you pick out that perfect gift. Park Row, across from City Hall, 212-238-9000; jr.com.

Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, GreenFlea is a year-round indoor-outdoor market that features an incredible array of antiques and collectibles, jewelry, fashion apparel, ethnic handicrafts, new and antique home furnishings, and memorabilia. There’s also CDs, books, children’s clothing, and a farmers’ market -- plus a specialty baker offering cookies and desserts for people with food allergies, a fresh mozzarella and seafood vendor, and fabulous pickles, olives and other condiments. Admission is free, and the market is open rain or shine. Open every Sunday on the Upper West Side, Columbus Ave. at 77th St. (opposite the American Museum of Natural History); open 10am-5:45pm. For more info, call 212-239-3025 or go to greenfleamarkets.com.

Now that you’ve bought all this great stuff, you need to figure out a way to get it home. Or maybe you’re picking something up for a world traveler? Either way, look no further than Eastside Luggage Shop. There you will find quality and luxury at reasonable prices, and in addition to luggage, they carry a variety of MontBlanc pens, men’s and women’s belts and wallets, luggage, briefcases, and traveling accessories. 111 E. 45th St. btw. Lexington & Park Aves., 212-697-5820; eastsideluggageshop.com.

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