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{
"name": "Housing Works Bookstore Café",
"address": "126 Crosby St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10012",
"description": "The used-bookstore arm of the well-established AIDS and homelessness charity Housing Works is well-known for its frequent reading and events, which occur most evenings. It closes early on weekends to make room for the frequent rentals of the space for weddings. The two-story space (if you count the balcony) has a broad selection of general-interest used books, records, and CDs, as well as a few shelves of Advance Reader copies for sale. The café sells sandwiches, soups, coffee, and beer for reasonable prices, but table space is generally at a premium, however.",
"lat": "40.7246465",
"long": "-73.9962701",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.housingworks.org/locations/bookstore-cafe",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "McNally Jackson Books",
"address": "52 Prince St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10012",
"description": "A thoroughly-modern indie bookstore, McNally Jackson has a broad selection of fiction and non-fiction, including carefully-curated international and small-press selections. The store also houses an Espresso Book Machine, for on-demand printing of titles, between its magazine racks and café. The staff are courteous and helpful, and always have a recommendation ready if you're not sure what you're looking for. The store also has two small adjunct stores, of desk goods and posters, around the corner on Mulberry St.",
"lat": "40.7233715",
"long": "-73.9960773",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "Word Bookstore",
"address": "126 Franklin St",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11222",
"description": "Word Bookstore, now the flagship of a two-store empire spanning the Hudson (there's a second store with café in Jersey City), is a classic neighborhood bookstore. Street level is their stock, which focuses on literary fiction and nonfiction with a surprisingly large childrens department. Downstairs is their event space, which hosts readings or book clubs most days. Also of note are the pinboards for bookish types seeking roommates and dates.",
"lat": "40.729071",
"long": "-73.957292",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.wordbookstores.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Astoria Bookshop",
"address": "31-29 31st St",
"city": "Astoria",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11106",
"description": "The Astoria Bookshop is a general-interest bookstore with a decently-sized children's department. It also hosts book clubs and signings.",
"lat": "40.763494",
"long": "-73.923838",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.astoriabookshop.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "PowerHouse Arena",
"address": "28 Adams St",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11201",
"description": "PowerHouse Arena is a combination event/exhibition space and bookstore. In addition to stocking a tightly-curated selection of current literary fiction and non-fiction, they also have a small childrens' department and New York-related books.",
"lat": "40.7029566",
"long": "-73.9910253",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.powerhousebookstores.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Mercer Street Books & Records",
"address": "206 Mercer St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10012",
"description": "The shelves here overflow with used books and records. The proximity to NYU means their textbook selection is better than most other used booksellers in the city, and the influx of students' libraries at the end of the year is reflected in the otherwise eclectic selection. They also have a collection of used records available for browsing.",
"lat": "40.726685",
"long": "-73.996686",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.mercerstreetbooks.com/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Mast Books",
"address": "72 Avenue A",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10009",
"description": "A small store on an otherwise unremarkable block in the East Village, Mast Books sells mainly used copies of art, music, photography, and fiction. Clean and well-lit, with a small display of punk ephemera under glass.",
"lat": "40.724565",
"long": "-73.984424",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.mastbooks.com/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "The Mysterious Bookshop",
"address": "58 Warren St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10007",
"description": "Mysterious Bookshop sells new, used, and vintage mysteries and thrillers, and has done so for over 35 years, although it's only been in its current location for the last eight. The entire back wall of the space is devoted to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, while the sides are filled with paperbacks and hardcovers. The store also has a small publishing arm and a children's section, reportedly very popular.",
"lat": "40.714924",
"long": "-74.009211",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Bookmarc",
"address": "400 Bleecker St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10014",
"description": "This small bookstore is a project by the designer Marc Jacobs. It stocks a collection of his stationary, as well as art books from a number of publishers.",
"lat": "40.7357655",
"long": "-74.0052141",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.marcjacobs.com/storedetails?StoreID=15",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Ursus Books",
"address": "50 East 78th St, Suite 1C",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10065",
"description": "To access Ursus, enter the main lobby of the building (past the doorman) and head back and to the left.",
"lat": "40.775248",
"long": "-73.962207",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.ursusbooks.com/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Alabaster Bookshop",
"address": "122 4th Ave",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10003",
"description": "Situated just around the corner from the Strand bookstore, this small rare bookseller is stuffed to the gills with books. The areas of emphasis include art, fiction, and philosophy (both eastern and western).",
"lat": "40.733032",
"long": "-73.98996",
"country": "USA",
"website": "",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Unnameable Books",
"address": "600 Vanderbilt Ave",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11238",
"description": "A very well-known new and used bookstore in Prospect Heights, Unnameable fills its storefront with books -- stacks of them on the ground alongside the shelves speak to their enthusiasm. They specialize in poetry and literary fiction, with a decent selection of political, philosophical, and left-wing writing as well. A very small children's shelf is available.",
"lat": "40.6784285",
"long": "-73.96883",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://unnameablebooks.blogspot.com/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Community Bookstore",
"address": "143 7th Ave",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11215",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.672668",
"long": "-73.976436",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.communitybookstore.net/",
"events": "",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Greenlight Bookstore",
"address": "686 Fulton St",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11217",
"description": "Greenlight is a bright, airy store, all pine and whitewash shelves, and stocks mainly literary fiction, essays, and non-fiction. They have a large, well-stocked children's book section and events most evenings.",
"lat": "40.686225",
"long": "-73.974582",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.greenlightbookstore.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Greenlight Bookstore (Prospect Lefferts Gardens)",
"address": "632 Flatbush Ave",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11225",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.657927",
"long": "-73.960535",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.greenlightbookstore.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Dashwood Books",
"address": "33 Bond St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10012",
"description": "Dashwood is a small specialty seller of art and photography books. Head down the stairs and get buzzed in for a broad selection of new and used large-format photograph books. Dashwood also has a small press associated with it that produces their own books as well.",
"lat": "40.726164",
"long": "-73.993444",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.dashwoodbooks.com/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Molasses Books",
"address": "770 Hart St",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11237",
"description": "Molasses is a a combination used bookstore, cafe, and bar in Bushwick. Big airy storefront a little off the beaten path, the store has a decent selection of used fiction and nonfiction, as well as zines from around Brooklyn.",
"lat": "40.700764",
"long": "-73.923706",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.instagram.com/molassesbooks/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "The Corner Bookstore",
"address": "1313 Madison Ave",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10128",
"description": "A veteran store, Corner Bookstore has served the Upper East Side for over thirty years. Split about evenly between children's books and new adult titles, the store also has extremely knowledgable, passionate staff and a bookstore cat named Hampton.",
"lat": "40.785119",
"long": "-73.955407",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://cornerbookstorenyc.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "East Village Books",
"address": "99 St. Mark's Place",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10009",
"description": "A village institution, East Village Books has remained singularly itself as the rest of the neighborhood has changed around it. Mainly a used-book seller, the store has a selection of dissident literature and other, stranger fare, including copies of the anarchist newspaper The Shadow. Expect the unexpected among it's crowded shelves and low ceiling, and make sure to check the bargain books out back. $30 credit card minimum.",
"lat": "40.727411",
"long": "-73.984498",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.newyorkcitybookbuyer.com/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Strand Bookstore",
"address": "828 Broadway",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10003",
"description": "Needing no introduction, Strand Books is the last remaining store of the literally dozens that once lined 4th Avenue's famous Book Row. Comprising over \"18 miles\" of bookshelves, intermingling new, used, bargain, and otherwise, the store also has a rare book room for events. Browsing the shelves here is a fantastic way to lose track of time.",
"lat": "40.733261",
"long": "-73.990903",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.strandbooks.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Bluestockings",
"address": "172 Allen Street",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10002",
"description": "Taking its name from a disparaging term for female intellectuals in the Victorian era, this radical bookstore, café, and activist space has a selection of anarchist, socialist, Marxist, and other revolutionary texts available, as well as queer lit and some general interest fiction. Shirts, 'zines, and stickers also available. $10 credit card minimum.",
"lat": "40.721334",
"long": "-73.988946",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://bluestockings.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "Kinokunya",
"address": "1073 Avenue of the Americas",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10018",
"description": "This New York City outpost of the Japanese bookstore is really three stores in one. On the ground floor is a general-interest English-language bookstore, with a slight emphasis on books from Japanese publishers. (They also have some UK editions.) The basement contains the entire stock of Japanese-language books, as well as stationary and a DoCoMo branch (a Japanese mobile phone service). The second floor is devoted to manga, in both English and Japanese, along with a Japanese café.",
"lat": "40.754048",
"long": "-73.985013",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://usa.kinokuniya.com/stores-kinokuniya-new-york",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "Bankstreet Bookstore",
"address": "2780 Broadway",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10025",
"description": "Bankstreet Bookstore is a children's and teacher's bookstore in Morningside Heights. (The name comes from the college it grew out of.) Two stories, with teen and teacher reference mainly upstairs, and picture books and toys mainly on the ground level.",
"lat": "40.8021399",
"long": "-73.9693825",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.bankstreetbooks.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books",
"address": "34 Carmine St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10014",
"description": "A small bargain book seller in the East Village, Unoppressive Non-Imperialist is noted for its politics (obviously), its name, and its prices: a blanket 50% list price across-the-board, with some discounts beyond that. Unfortunately, to achieve this, the selection is necessarily limited. Left-wing political literature, beat poets, spiritual writing, and a comprehensive collection of books on Bob Dylan are noted areas of special interest.",
"lat": "40.730021",
"long": "-74.003136",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://unoppressivebooks.blogspot.com/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Three Lives & Company",
"address": "154 West 10th St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10014",
"description": "Unselfconsciously old-fashioned, Three Lives (the name comes from the trio of women founders as well as the Gertrude Stein novel) occupies a former deli. A gorgeous space with dark wood everywhere, they sell mainly literary fiction, with a selection of literary magazines and travel guides as well. The staff are enthusiastic and deeply knowledgable.",
"lat": "40.734354",
"long": "-74.001488",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.threelives.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Shakespeare & Company",
"address": "939 Lexington Ave",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10065",
"description": "Sharing a name with the famous Parisian bookshop but no other official ties, this store has a general-interest selection of books on its main level and, downstairs, textbooks for the nearby colleges. The NYU, Gramercy, and Brooklyn locations have all closed in recent years.",
"lat": "40.768188",
"long": "-73.963531",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.shakeandco.com/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "Book Culture",
"address": "536 W 112th St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10025",
"description": "The original Book Culture is two stories. On the ground floor, recent releases and periodicals; upstairs, older titles, used books, and textbooks. Textbook selection is geared toward students attending nearby Columbia University.",
"lat": "40.804991",
"long": "-73.964975",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.bookculture.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Book Culture on Broadway",
"address": "2915 Broadway",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10025",
"description": "The second Book Culture location is smaller, and deals mainly in new, general-interest books versus it's bigger brother's more literary wares. The main entrance is on Broadway, but around the corner on 114th Street is the stairwell to the basement, which houses Book Culture's children's selection.",
"lat": "40.806728",
"long": "-73.965188",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.bookculture.com/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Book Culture LIC",
"address": "26-09 Jackson Ave",
"city": "Queens",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11101",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.747613",
"long": "-73.94157",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.bookculture.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Westsider Rare & Used Books",
"address": "2246 Broadway",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10024",
"description": "A tall, narrow used book store on the Upper West Side, the appropriately-named Westsider has a deep and varied selection, including a rare book room up a flight of stairs situated in the middle of the store. It also stocks CDs and VHS tapes.",
"lat": "40.784668",
"long": "-73.979029",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://westsiderbooks.com/bookstore.html",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Word Up Books",
"address": "2113 Amsterdam Ave",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10032",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.83768",
"long": "-73.938253",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://wordupbooks.wordpress.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Turn The Page... Again",
"address": "39-15a Bell Blvd",
"city": "Flushing",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11361",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.7648829",
"long": "-73.7713928",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.turnthepageagain.com/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Book Thug Nation",
"address": "100 North 3rd St",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11249",
"description": "The admittedly oddly-named Book Thug Nation is a used book store in Williamsburg that prides itself on its broad selection of high-quality used literary fiction, philosophy, and flim criticism. Its sister store is Human Relations in Bushwick.",
"lat": "40.716627",
"long": "-73.961932",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.bookthugnation.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Idlewild Books",
"address": "170 7th Avenue S",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10014",
"description": "Idlewild Books started off as a store for travel guides and books for armchair travelers; over time, the selection has started to cater more to those interested in learning another language, but the Manhattan location has maintained a large selection of books from and about far-flung corners of the globe. Langauge classes are also available here and at the other two locations in the city.",
"lat": "40.7355778",
"long": "-74.0017457",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.idlewildbooks.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Posman Books Chelsea Market",
"address": "75 9th Avenue",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10011",
"description": "The Chelsea Market outpost is split about evenly between children's books and general fiction (mainly paperback), with travel guides making up the difference. It's situated near the 10th Ave entrance.",
"lat": "40.7426819",
"long": "-74.006456",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.posmanbooks.com/locations",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Posman Books Rockefeller Center",
"address": "30 Rockefeller Plaza",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10112",
"description": "Centrally-located in the concourse beneath 30 Rockefeller Center, this branch of Posman Books carries mostly travel guides and stationary, including cards and postcards, but also has a few tables of recent fiction paperback releases.",
"lat": "40.758883",
"long": "-73.97938",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.posmanbooks.com/locations",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Books Of Wonder",
"address": "18 West 18th St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10011",
"description": "A children's bookstore, concentrating on picture books and elementary-age fiction, with some teen fiction. Hosts frequent storytimes and events. In back, they maintain a display of rare and vintage children's books as well as prints and original artwork from picture books. Also contains a birdbath café.",
"lat": "40.738932",
"long": "-73.993341",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://booksofwonder.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks",
"address": "28 East 2nd St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10003",
"description": "One of four cookbooks sellers in the city, Bonnie Slotnick sells cookbooks for cuisines both local and international, sorted by region. Recently relocated to current location. Check website for hours and days of operation, as they change frequently.",
"lat": "40.72528",
"long": "-73.990661",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.bonnieslotnickcookbooks.com/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Kitchen Arts & Letters",
"address": "1435 Lexington Ave",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10128",
"description": "This food- and wine-focused bookstore on the Upper East Side caters to foodies of every stripe, from chefs and sommeliers to writers and those who merely love to eat. A broad selection of cookbooks from around the world and in every language are available, and they have the ability ot track down rare titles. Events are held in conjunction with outside partners; the store itself simply doesn't have the space.",
"lat": "40.784352",
"long": "-73.9518392",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://kitchenartsandletters.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Revolution Books",
"address": "437 Malcolm X Blvd",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10037",
"description": "If bluestockings is the friendly face of a feminist co-operative, its revolutionary counterpart in New York City is the appropriately-named Revolution Books, a bastion of communism in the Big Apple. It specializes in revolutionary political texts, of course, but also has a broad selection of those same texts in Spanish. Special promotional space given to books by Bob Avakian, chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party USA (not to be confused with the Communist Party USA).",
"lat": "40.8121889",
"long": "-73.9448338",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://shop.revolutionbooksnyc.org/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Spoonbill & Sugartown, Booksellers",
"address": "218 Bedford Ave",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11249",
"description": "Spoonbill & Sugartown fills an L-shaped niche in Williamsburg, its shelves stocked with new and used design and architecture titles. The store also contains a selection of literary fiction and anything else the opinionated staff deem interesting and worthy of inclusion, making browsing a highly rewarding experience.",
"lat": "40.7167151",
"long": "-73.9591253",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.spoonbillbooks.com/category-s/103.htm",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Melville House Publishers",
"address": "46 John St",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11201",
"description": "The publisher Melville House has a small retail space in its offices, open from noon to six weekdays, and stocking their current catalog. The press' offices are hidden behind a set of rotating shelves.",
"lat": "40.7042707",
"long": "-73.9871647",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.mhpbooks.com/about/the-melville-house-bookstore-2/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Printed Matter",
"address": "231 11th Ave",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10011",
"description": "A non-profit dedicated to books-as-art, as opposed to art-books, and in the broadest sense of the term. One-offs, zines, and small-press works cram their shelves; activist posters line the walls.",
"lat": "40.7506953",
"long": "-74.0059269",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.printedmatter.org/visit-the-store",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Printed Matter St. Marks",
"address": "38 St. Marks Pl",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10003",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.728418",
"long": "-73.987515",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.printedmatter.org/visit-the-store/st-marks",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "192 Books",
"address": "192 10th Ave",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10011",
"description": "A medium-sized bookseller on the west side, 192 specializes in literary fiction, children's books, contemporary art books, and literature in translation. The store also hosts signings and lectures.",
"lat": "40.746562",
"long": "-74.004788",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.192books.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Freebird Books",
"address": "123 Columbia St",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11231",
"description": "Down near the water, this small used bookstore specializes in New York related titles, but has a relatively broad selection of genres. Freebird hosts a monthly post-apocalyptic book club. The store is open weekends only.",
"lat": "40.687431",
"long": "-74.001382",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.freebirdbooks.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop",
"address": "126A Front St",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11201",
"description": "Billing itself as the only poetry-only bookstore in New York City, Berl's does indeed stock only poetry, with a notable tilt toward current works over the classics. They also have a very full events schedule, with reading most nights they're open (Wednesday through Sunday).",
"lat": "40.702303",
"long": "-73.987312",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.berlspoetry.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Jewel City Books",
"address": "658 Franklin Ave",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11238",
"description": "Apparently at some point Hullabaloo Books turned into Jewel City Books, attached to a yoga studio of the same name.",
"lat": "40.6757639",
"long": "-73.9562863",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.jewelcityyogabk.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Here's A Book Store",
"address": "1964 Coney Island Ave",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11223",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.609256",
"long": "-73.962427",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heres-A-Book-Store/115732881789797",
"events": "?",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Argosy Books",
"address": "116 East 59th St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10022",
"description": "A huge rare and antique bookseller on 59th St, Argosy feels like a secret library, the shelves and every available surface stuffed with books. Not all of the six floors plus basement are open to walk-ins, but requesting access is easy. Some floors are devoted to other rarities than books, as well: one floor is entirely set aside for autographs, another for prints. The main floor holds the reference desks, while the basement holds many of the general-interest titles and more modern used books. Hours are reduced during the summer months.",
"lat": "40.762398",
"long": "-73.96905",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.argosybooks.com/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "PowerHouse on 8th",
"address": "1111 8th Ave",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11215",
"description": "An offshoot from the larger, more well-known PowerHouse Arena, PowerHouse on 8th is more of a community shop, with a selection that skews toward popular fiction and non-fiction, as well as YA and childrens books (as benefiting the neightborhood around it). It also has weekly storytimes and hosts rotating art displays on its walls.",
"lat": "40.6641592",
"long": "-73.980211",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.powerhousebookstores.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Terrace Books",
"address": "242 Prospect Park West",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11215",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.6594197",
"long": "-73.9815551",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.communitybookstore.net/terrace-books",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "BookMark Shoppe",
"address": "8415 3rd Avenue",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11209",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.6238256",
"long": "-74.0297007",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.bookmarkshoppe.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Boulevard Books",
"address": "7518 13th Ave",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11228",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.61998",
"long": "-74.0080949",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://facebook.com/boulevardbookstore/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "Better Read Than Dead",
"address": "867 Broadway",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11206",
"description": "http://www.bkmag.com/2014/09/16/better-read-than-dead-a-tiny-bushwick-bookstore-with-a-big-inventory/",
"lat": "40.698648",
"long": "-73.937703",
"country": "USA",
"website": "",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Civil Service Book Shop",
"address": "34 Carmine St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10014",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.7301172",
"long": "-74.0031524",
"country": "USA",
"website": "",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Desert Island Comics",
"address": "540 Metropolitan Ave",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11211",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.7138413",
"long": "-73.9508639",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://desertislandbrooklyn.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Topos Bookstore Cafe",
"address": "788 Woodward Ave",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11385",
"description": "A small used book store on the corner, this combination bookstore and café was opened in early 2015 by two former booksellers at other stores in the city and a barista. They stock mostly fiction, poetry, and philosophy, with smaller sections for art and drama.",
"lat": "40.7037041",
"long": "-73.9036788",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://toposbookstore.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "Human Relations Books",
"address": "1067 Flushing Ave",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11237",
"description": "The second bookstore from the owners of Book Thug Nation, Human Relations offers a similar focus on high-quality used fiction and philosophy in a larger space in Bushwick. ",
"lat": "40.704526",
"long": "-73.92971",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.humanrelationsbooks.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Respect For Life Books-N-Things",
"address": "537 Nostrand Ave",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11216",
"description": "Respect For Life is a bookstore selling titles published by and of interest to members of the Nation of Islam.",
"lat": "40.678897",
"long": "-73.949539",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://respectforlifebookstore.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Every Thing Goes Book Cafe and Neighborhood Stage",
"address": "208 Bay St",
"city": "Staten Island",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10301",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.63694",
"long": "-74.076724",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.etgstores.com/bookcafe/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "The Center for Fiction",
"address": "15 Lafayette Ave",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11217",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.686818",
"long": "-73.978564",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://centerforfiction.org/the-center/bookstore/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Catland",
"address": "987 Flushing Ave",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11206",
"description": "New York City has an occult bookstore again, thanks to Catland. This store caters to those interested in the various schools of modern magical thought, and we're not talking about stage magic. New titles are available from various occult publishers, including imports from Europe and other hard-to-find titles, and there are also used and out-of-print resources. The store also sells candles, minerals, and other paraphenalia for the serious occultist, and has an adjacent event space for... other purposes.",
"lat": "40.70313",
"long": "-73.933208",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.catlandbooks.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Logos Bookstore",
"address": "1575 York Ave",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10028",
"description": "A bookstore that focuses on Christian titles, but has a full selection of general-interest books. It claims to have the largest selection of Judeo-Christian texts in Manhattan, as well as active, engaged bookclubs for a number of interests.",
"lat": "40.774506",
"long": "-73.948533",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.logosbookstorenyc.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Pioneer Books",
"address": "159 Pioneer St",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11231",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.6789476",
"long": "-74.0130512",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://pioneerworks.org/bookstore/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Joanne Hendricks Cookbooks",
"address": "488 Greenwich St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10013",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.7250566",
"long": "-74.0092685",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.joannehendrickscookbooks.com/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Sister's Uptown Bookstore",
"address": "1942 Amsterdam Ave",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10032",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.8324894",
"long": "-73.9426783",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.sistersuptownbookstore.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "Archestratus",
"address": "160 Huron St",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11222",
"description": "Archestratus is a combination cookbook bookstore, café, and restaurant on Thursday evenings serving Sicilian-inspired food. A gorgeous, bright space with a wide selection of cookbooks, both new and used, as well as fiction and non-fiction on and relating to gustatory pleasure. Includes stationary, a small selection of pantry items, and a children's section.",
"lat": "40.732808",
"long": "-73.955144",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.archestrat.us/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "Quest Bookshop",
"address": "240 E 53rd St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10022",
"description": "Quest Bookshop is a small ground-level theosophic bookshop that sells books on various esoteric traditions as well as a selection of stones, incense, magical paraphernalia, and charms. Above it is the New York Theosophic Society, which runs the Emily Sellon Memorial Library, a research and lending library (book borrowing is free for members and a nominal yearly fee for non-members).",
"lat": "40.7569298",
"long": "-73.9679327",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.questbookshop.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "The Austin Book Shop",
"address": "104-29 Jamaica Ave",
"city": "Richmond Hill",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11418",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.695398",
"long": "-73.8422319",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.facebook.com/The-Austin-Book-Shop-177311612281452/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Ben's Books",
"address": "145 Ainslie St",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11221",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.7126559",
"long": "-73.9487473",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://bensbooks.nyc/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "The Book Cellar",
"address": "1465 York Ave",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10021",
"description": "A stuffed-to-the-gills used book store in the basement of the Webster Library, one of the oldest public libraries in the city. Staffed by knowledgable volunteers, its hours don't overlap entirely with those of the library upstairs, so check before you go.",
"lat": "40.7706216",
"long": "-73.9512827",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.angelfire.com/trek/tothecellar/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Chartwell Booksellers",
"address": "55 E 52nd St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10055",
"description": "Chartwell is the only bookseller in New York (and probably one of the only in the world) devoted to the life and works of Winston Churchill. It carries basically everything he ever wrote (as well as anything worth reading written about him) as well as a curated selection of military history books and a smattering of european import titles across the other genres that are otherwise difficult to find in America. They also do a lively trade in Churchillania, including typed letters and other ephemera handled by the man himself.",
"lat": "40.7590777",
"long": "-73.9758035",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.chartwellbooksellers.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Bookoff",
"address": "49 W 45nd St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10036",
"description": "A chaotic, crowded used-book (and everything else) store from Japan, one of a handful in the United States (and the only one on the east coast). While it doesn't look like it when you walk in, the second story is entirely devoted to used books, which are generally priced quite reasonably.",
"lat": "40.756431",
"long": "-73.981360",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.bookoffusa.com/store-location2/bookoff-49-w-45th-ny-store/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "James Cummins Bookseller",
"address": "699 Madison Ave, 7th Floor",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10065",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.7656809",
"long": "-73.9696226",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.jamescumminsbookseller.com/",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Books Are Magic",
"address": "225 Smith St",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11231",
"description": "Shortly after the news that Cobble Hill's BookCourt was closing, author Emma Straub announced that she, along with her husband, was going to open a bookstore in the neighborhood. The result is Books Are Magic, a store that feels at once very modern and very personal. Pride-of-place is given to modern fiction and non-fiction, with reference and religious texts garnering little shelf space. Straub hosts an ongoing event series and likely will become a common stop for authors travelling to the city on book tours.",
"lat": "40.6839938",
"long": "-73.9920653",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.booksaremagic.net/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Namaste Bookshop",
"address": "2 W 14th St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10011",
"description": "Namaste is a new-age bookseller on 14th street that sells the expected wide variety of esoteric religious manuals and texts, as well as crystals, incense, and other otherworldly goods. There are also posted hours for tarot card readings and other psychics.",
"lat": "40.736063",
"long": "-73.994014",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.namastebookshop.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Albertine Books",
"address": "972 Fifth Ave",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10075",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.7765972",
"long": "-73.9637784",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.albertine.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Rizzoli Bookstore",
"address": "1133 Broadway",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10010",
"description": "The Rizzoli Bookstore is a gorgeous general-interest store, associated with the artbook publisher Rizzoli. From the tall, ceilings painted with a blue sky and puffy clouds, to its large, inviting armchairs, to its wide-ranging selection of art, architecture, and design tomes, it's a can't-miss for any lover of beautiful bookstores.",
"lat": "40.7435735",
"long": "-73.9891809",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.rizzolibookstore.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Standards Manual",
"address": "212 Franklin Street",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11217",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.732919",
"long": "-73.957943",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://standardsmanual.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Westsider Records",
"address": "233 West 72nd St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10023",
"description": "Although mainly a record store, this branch of Westsider Books also carries a number of music-related books.",
"lat": "40.7793372",
"long": "-73.9827287",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://westsiderbooks.com/recordstore.html",
"events": "No",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Books Of Wonder (Upper West Side)",
"address": "217 West 84th St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10024",
"description": "The upper-west-side offshoot of the main Books of Wonder downtown carries on its parent's mission: a comprehensive selection of books for the under-18 set, from my-first-ABCs and classic picture books to the latest teenage dramas.",
"lat": "40.7870214",
"long": "-73.977082",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://booksofwonder.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Kew & Willow Books",
"address": "81-63 Lefferts Boulevard",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11415",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.707817",
"long": "-73.830775",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.kewandwillow.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Cafe con Libros",
"address": "724 Prospect Place",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11216",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.674410",
"long": "-73.952515",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.cafeconlibrosbk.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "McNally Jackson Books Williamsburg",
"address": "76 North 4th St",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11249",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.717322",
"long": "-73.961595",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "McNally Jackson Books Seaport",
"address": "4 Fulton St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10038",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.706510",
"long": "-74.003538",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "McNally Jackson Books City Point",
"address": "445 Albee Square W, Unit G112",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11201",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.691118",
"long": "-73.983315",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Codex Books",
"address": "1 Bleecker St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10012",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.725404",
"long": "-73.9925904",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://codexbooks.info/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "The Lit. Bar",
"address": "131 Alexander Ave",
"city": "Bronx",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10454",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.80721",
"long": "-73.9275679",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://www.thelitbar.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "Shakespeare & Company (Upper West Side)",
"address": "2020 Broadway",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10023",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.776484",
"long": "-73.981811",
"country": "USA",
"website": "http://shakeandco.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "Mil Mundos Books",
"address": "323 Linden St",
"city": "Brooklyn",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11237",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.698752",
"long": "-73.914317",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.milmundosbooks.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Aeon Bookstore",
"address": "151 East Broadway",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10002",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.713860",
"long": "-73.990934",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.aeonbookstore.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Avoid The Day Bookstore & Cafe",
"address": "99-04 A Rockaway Beach Blvd",
"city": "Rockaway Park",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11694",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.584264",
"long": "-73.820613",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.avoidtheday.org/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "Yes"
},
{
"name": "Bravo's Book Nook",
"address": "115 MacDougal St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "11694",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.730153",
"long": "-74.000720",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://www.bravosbooknook.com/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
},
{
"name": "Karma Bookstore",
"address": "136 East Third St",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postcode": "10009",
"description": "",
"lat": "40.7238937",
"long": "-73.9858506",
"country": "USA",
"website": "https://bookstore.karmakarma.org/",
"events": "Yes",
"cafe": "No"
}
]
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