East Village & Lower East SideHipster treasure trove of vintage waresand design goods

West Village, Chelsea &Meatpacking District

Bleecker St, running off Abingdon Sq, is lined withboutiques, with a handful on nearby W 4th St

MidtownEpic department stores, global chains

and the odd in-the-know treasure –window shoppers unite!

Financial District & Lower ManhattanWhile not a shopping hot spot per se, Lower

Manhattan serves up a trickle of gems

BrooklynA healthy mix of independentboutiques and thrift stores

SoHo & ChinatownWest Broadway is chain heaven,

but it's SoHo and Nolita's boutiques thatmake the area world-class for retail fans

Upper West Side & Central ParkHome to some great bookstores (new and used),

along with some little boutiques

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#þUpper East SideThe country’s most expensive boutiquesare found along Madison Ave

#þHarlem & Upper Manhattan

Tend to be locally minded, with shopscatering to a neighborhood crowd

#þUnion Square, Flatiron District & GramercyThis big block of neighborhoods harbors asprinkling of NYC's most interesting stores