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The Many Independent Bookstores of New York City
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New York City loves its independent bookstores. It
<a
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/15/nyregion/thecity/15book.html"
target="_blank"
>eulogizes those that have faded</a
>
and celebrates when new ventures are launched. And while the
historic
<a
href="https://untappedcities.com/2015/08/26/4th-avenue-the-history-of-nycs-book-row/"
target="_blank"
>Book Row may have passed away in the 80s</a
>, there are still many indie bookstores dotting the map, across all
five boroughs. Here, I have attempted to collect all of the
currently-open general-interest independent booksellers in NYC. Any
store with regular-ish hours (excluding religious booksellers and
appointment-only rare book sellers) is included.
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While Manhattan and Brooklyn still lead the pack, Queens has a
respectable number of stores, and all five boroughs are represented,
with the Bronx and Staten Island both hosting lone independent
stores. Lower Manhattan has the highest density of booksellers.
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The listings here are kept up-to-date to the best of my ability;
however, I make no promises about either the accuracy or reliability
of the information. If you spot an error, or I've missed a shop,
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<a href="https://www.twitter.com/jllord" target="_blank">@jllord</a>
(although I don't believe any of the actual underlying code still
survives at this point).
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There are currently <span id="storeCount">121</span> stores indexed
on this page. Last updated
<span id="updatedOn">December 19, 2024</span>.
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