| Shopping is popular with many visitors,
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| | conscious shoppers are drawn to Fifth
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| with Fifth Avenue being a famous shopping
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| | Avenue. The shopping area that stretches
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| corridor for luxury items. Macy's, the
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| | along Fifth Avenue has recently been
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| nation's largest department store, and
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| | overrun by mainstream retailers such as
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| the surrounding area of Herald Square are
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| | Banana Republic, Niketown, and the NBA.
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| a major destination for more
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| | But shoppers will still find a number of
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| moderately-priced goods. In recent years
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| | big-name, big-ticket designers, including
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| 23rd Street has become a major location
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| | Versace, Chanel, Dior, and Cartier, as
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| for "big-box" retailers. In southern
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| | well as high end department stores like
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| Manhattan, Greenwich Village is home to
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| | Bergdorf Goodman, Henri Bendel, and Saks
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| hundreds of independent music and book
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| | Fifth Avenue. These retailers help Fifth
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| stores, while the East Village continues
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| | Avenue maintain its classy image.
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| to prevail as purveyors of all things
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| | Columbus Circle: The new multi-level
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| "strange" and unusual which you can't
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| | mall, “The Shops at Columbus Circle”
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| find anywhere else. The diamond district
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| | (located in the Time Warner Center)
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| around 47th Street, between Fifth and
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| | offers many upscale shopping choices
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| Sixth Avenue is one of the three primary
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| | including Hugo Boss, Armani, Coach, Cole
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| centers of the global diamond industry
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| | Hahn and Bose. The mall is two city
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| (along with Antwerp, Belgium and South
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| | blocks long and four stories high and has
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| Africa), as well as the city's main
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| | great views of the southwest corner of
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| location for jewelry shopping. SoHo,
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| | Central Park. It houses a giant Whole
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| formerly the center of the New York art
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| | Foods Supermarket in the lower level and
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| scene, is now famous for high-priced
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| | Tavern on the Green restaurant on the top
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| clothing boutiques, and the art galleries
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| | floor.
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| are now concentrated in Chelsea. There
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| | Downtown
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| are also large shopping districts found
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| | Lower Manhattan & The Financial District:
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| in Downtown Brooklyn and along Queens
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| | Fulton Street (the South Seaports main
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| Boulevard in Queens. Many of the city's
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| | cobbled drag) carries the familiar names
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| ethnic enclaves, such as Jackson Heights,
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| | like Abercrombie & Fitch, Ann Taylor, and
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| Flushing, and Brighton Beach are major
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| | the Sunglass Hut. Pier 17 is a waterfront
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| shopping destinations for first and
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| | barge that has been transformed into a
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| second generation Americans up and down
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| | shopping mall. But other than Century 21
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| the East Coast.
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| | (right across the street from the World
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| New York City is a playground for
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| | Trade Center site), there is not much
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| shoppers. Consumers can find anything for
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| | that shoppers can't find elsewhere in
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| every style and budget in the hundreds of
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| | Manhattan.
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| stores throughout the city. It has
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| | Chinatown: Sidewalk vendors selling
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| branches of almost all of the big chain
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| | hundreds of knock-off products line the
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| stores, and for every chain store there
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| | streets of Chinatown. Shoppers can find
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| is a local boutique nearby. NYC is home
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| | cheap sunglasses and watches, discount
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| to some of America’s finest and oldest
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| | leather goods, and exotic souvenirs, but
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| department stores including Barneys New
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| | they should be warned not to expect
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| York, Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman,
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| | quality.
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| Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth
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| | The Lower East Side: This area offers low
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| Avenue, Takashimaya, and Macy's. Macy's
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| | prices on leather bags, shoes, luggage,
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| houses 10 floors of merchandise, and it
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| | linens, and fabrics on the bolt. Shoppers
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| is quite possibly the most famous
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| | are encouraged to shop during the week,
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| department store in NYC thanks to the
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| | rather than the weekends. Many stores are
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| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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| | Jewish-owned, so they close Friday
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| New York City also offers many choices
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| | afternoon and all day Saturday. The
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| for discount shoppers. Stores like
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| | artists and other trendsetters have been
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| Gabay’s Outlet, Find Outlet,
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| | migrating to this neighborhood, and the
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| Loehmann’s, LoftWorks, Syms, DSW, and
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| | shops that specialize in up-to-the-minute
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| Century 21 sell designer brands at a
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| | fashions and edgy party clothes for
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| discount every day. Furthermore, shoppers
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| | 20-somethings have followed.
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| can find great deals at sample sales (of
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| | Soho: Some people argue that SoHo has
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| designers) around the city.
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| | become overpopulated and commercialized,
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| Open hours can vary significantly from
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| | however others shoppers argue that it is
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| store to store, but stores generally open
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| | still one of the best shopping
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| at 10am on Monday through Saturday. The
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| | neighborhoods in the city. With elegant
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| most common closing hour is 7. Both
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| | cast-iron architecture, cobblestone
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| opening and closing hours tend to get
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| | streets, and a European vibe, SoHo has a
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| later as you move downtown. For example,
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| | unique look and feel. Small boutiques
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| many stores in the East Village are open
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| | like Jussara, and Catherine are on the
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| from 1:00pm to 8:00pm or later.
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| | same streets as major designers’
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| All of the big department stores are open
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| | boutiques like D&G, Tocca, Missoni,
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| seven days a week. The department stores,
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| | Diesel, and Louis Vuitton. Broadway is
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| and many Fifth Avenue shops, are usually
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| | the most commercial strip of SoHo, and
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| open later on Thursdays. Sunday hours are
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| | houses recognizable names like Pottery
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| usually noon to 5 or 6pm. Smaller
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| | Barn, Sephora, Banana Republic, Prada, A
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| boutiques may close one day a week.
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| | X Armani Exchange, H&M, and
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| Interestingly, some neighborhoods
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| | Bloomingdale’s. Shoppers can also find
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| virtually shut down on a particular day.
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| | one of a kind boutiques and many, many
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| Examples are the East Village on Monday,
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| | shoe stores.
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| the Lower East Side on Saturday, and the
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| | Nolita: Small boutiques have recently
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| Financial District for the weekend.
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| | appeared all over Mulberry, Mott and
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| During the holidays, Macy's often stays
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| | Elizabeth Streets. The narrow streets of
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| open until midnight for the final weeks
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| | Nolita specialize in fashion-forward
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| before Christmas.
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| | clothing that are often expensive.
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| New York City sales tax is 8.65%, but it
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| | Indomix carries South African designs,
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| is not added to clothing and footwear
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| | and Sol sell Brazilian bikinis and flip
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| items under $110.
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| | flops.
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| New York's most interesting shopping
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| | Greenwich Village: Greenwich Village is a
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| areas:
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| | popular gift shopping area because of the
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| Uptown
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| | abundance of crafts shops, bookstores,
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| Madison Avenue: The “smartest” shops
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| | and record stores. But on 8th Street near
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| are located on Madison Avenue, where most
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| | New York University shoppers can find
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| top designers have flagship stores.
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| | affordable and trendy fashions. Bleeker
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| Madison Avenue from 57th to 79th streets
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| | Street is home to boutiques such as
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| has surpassed Fifth Avenue as the most
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| | Intermix, Olive & Bette, Ralph Lauren,
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| expensive shopping street in the city.
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| | Lulu Guinness, and Marc Jacobs
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| The real estate alone is some of the most
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| | Chelsea/Meat-Packing District: Almost
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| expensive in the world. This strip of
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| | overnight, Chelsea and the Meat Packing
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| shopping is home to the most luxurious
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| | District have been transformed into to a
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| designer boutiques and department stores
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| | “hot and trendy” district. It
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| including Barney’s New York. The more
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| | unofficially stretches from 14th to 29th
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| affordable part of Madison Avenue houses
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| | streets and the West Side Highway and
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| stores like the Crate & Barrel and the
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| | Seventh Avenue. Big-name designers as
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| Ann Taylor flagships.
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| | Stella McCartney, Christian Louboutin,
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| Upper West Side: The Upper West Side's
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| | and Alexander McQueen have recently
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| busiest shopping street is Columbus
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| | popped up in the Meat-Packing District.
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| Avenue from 66th Street to about 86th
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| | Union Square: The hottest shopping,
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| Street. A few boutiques also dot
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| | eating, hanging-out neighborhood in the
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| Amsterdam Avenue. Small shops are attract
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| | New York City may be Union Square. The
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| shoppers who are looking for a
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| | south side of the square houses Whole
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| neighborhood feel rather than “big
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| | Foods, Filene's Basement, DSW, and a
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| city” feel. Shops here include New York
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| | Virgin Megastore. On the north side of
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| Look, Intermix, and Barney’s Coop.
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| | the park, Barnes & Noble resides in a
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| Midtown
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| | beautifully restored 1880 cast-iron
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| Herald Square & The Garment District:
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| | building. The real attraction to Union
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| Herald Square (where 34th Street, Sixth
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| | Square is the Greenmarket, the biggest
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| Avenue, and Broadway converge) is
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| | farmer's market in the city held four
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| dominated by Macy's. At Sixth Avenue and
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| | days a week.
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| 33rd Street is the Manhattan Mall, home
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| | The World Trade Center was an important
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| to mall standards like LensCrafters and
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| | tourist destination before the September
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| Radio Shack. The Garment District is
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| | 11, 2001 attacks, which devastated the
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| where shoppers can find sample sales.
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| | city and its tourist industry. The city
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| Times Square & The Theater District:
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| | was nearly devoid of tourists for months,
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| There is not much to entice the seriously
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| | and it took two years for the numbers to
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| fashionable shopper here. But tourists
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| | fully rebound with fewer international,
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| will surely be found shopping in Richard
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| | but more domestic visitors. Now the World
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| Branson's Virgin Megastore, and the giant
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| | Trade Center site has itself become an
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| Toys "R" Us flagship. Fifth Avenue & 57th
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| | important place for visitors to see.
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| Street: Manhattan’s affluent and label
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