NYC is home to the largest number of independent bookstores in the country. Support your local bookstores this holiday season and beyond.
We go to them to browse, to be inspired and to discover new worlds in print. Rediscover your favorite bookstore in the list below.
Be sure to tell us about your favorite neighborhood bookstore online by using the #NYCLovesBookstores hashtag on social media.
Brooklyn
- ABC Adventist Bookstore — 924 Rogers Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11226
- Anyone Comics Inc. — 1216 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11225
- Barnes & Noble — 267 7th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215
- Barnes & Noble — 194 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop — 141 Front St., Brooklyn , NY 11201
- Beth Hasefer Bookstore — 75 Lee Ave. Ste .A, Brooklyn, NY 11211
- Bookmark Shoppe — 8415 3rd Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11209
- Books Are Magic — 225 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY 11231
- Botanica Abebe Oshun — 888 Wyckoff Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11237
- Boulevard Books — 7518 13th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11228
- Brooklyn Community Bookstore — 53 Prospect Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215
- Bulletproof Comics — 2178 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11210
- Bulletproof Comics Inc. — 4506 Fort Hamilton Pkwy., Brooklyn, NY 11219
- Catland Books LLC. — 987 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11206
- Center for Fiction — 15 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217
- Cafe Con Libros — 724 Prospect PI, Brooklyn, NY 11216
- Community Bookstore — 143 7th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215
- Dan Wyman Books LLC. — 1250 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11237
- Dar Us Salam — 486 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217
- Desert Island — 540 Metropolitan Ave. Ste A, Brooklyn, NY 11211
- Eichlers Religious Articles Books & Gift — 5004 13th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11219
- Enchanted Books — 2435 Ocean Ave. Apt 6J, Brooklyn, NY 11229
- Freebird Books — 123 Columbia St., Brooklyn, NY 11231
- Galaxy Comics — 6823 5th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11220
- Greenlight Bookstore — 686 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY 11217
- Greenlight Bookstore — 632 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11225
- Here's A Book Store — 1964 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11223
- Head Hi — 14 Clermont Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205
- Honey & Wax Booksellers — 94 9th St. Suite 228, Brooklyn, NY 11215
- Human Relations — 1067 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11237
- Idlewild Books — 249 Warren St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Libreria Juan Pablo Segundo — 146 Wilson Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11237
- McNally Jackson — 445 Albee Sq., Brooklyn, NY 11201
- McNally Jackson — 76 N. 4th St., Brooklyn, NY 11249
- Mekor Hasfarim Inc. — 1973 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11223
- Melville House — 46 John St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Mizrahi Book Store — 3114 Quentin Rd., Brooklyn, NY 11234
- Molasses Books — 770 Hart St., Brooklyn, NY 11237
- NYC College of Tech Bookstore — 259 Adams St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
- NYC College of Tech Bookstore — 300 Jay St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Oitzer Judaica — 191 Lee Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211
- Pinocchio Discounts — 6914 20th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11204
- Pinters Hebrew Book Store — 4408 14th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11219
- Pinters Hebrew Book Store — 5105 18th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11204
- Polonia Book Store — 882 Manhattan Ave. Ste A, Brooklyn, NY 11222
- POWERHOUSE @ IC — 220 36th St., Brooklyn, NY 11232
- POWERHOUSE Arena — 28 Adams St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
- POWERHOUSE on 8th — 1111 8th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215
- Quimby's Bookstore NYC — 536 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211
- Seforim World Inc. — 4403 16th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11204
- Spoonbill Books — 227 Leonard St., Brooklyn, NY 11211
- Spoonbill & Sugartown Books — 218 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211
- St. Petersburg Book Store — 230 Brighton Beach Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11235
- Talpios Judaica & Books — 684 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11249
- Terrace Books — 242 Prospect Park W. Ste A, Brooklyn, NY 11215
- The God Built Christian Book Store Inc. — 351 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217
- Unamenable Books — 615 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11238
- Vasha-Kniga — 461 Avenue P, Brooklyn, NY 11223
- Word — 126 Franklin St., Brooklyn, NY 11222
- Z Berman Books — 1586 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn NY 11230
Manhattan
- 192 Books — 192 10th Ave., New York, NY 10011
- Acropolis Books — 245 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009
- Aeon Bookstore — 151 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002
- Alabaster Bookshop — 122 4th Ave., New York, NY 10003
- Albertine — 972 5th Ave., New York, NY 10075
- Argosy Bookstore — 116 E 59th St., New York, NY 10022
- AsiaStore At Asia Society — 725 Park Ave., New York, NY 10021
- Barnes & Noble — 2289 Broadway, New York, NY 10024
- Barnes & Noble — 1550 3rd Ave., New York, NY 10128
- Barnes & Noble — 97 Warren St., New York, NY 10007
- Barnes & Noble — 33 E 17th St. Ph 1, New York, NY 10003
- Barnes & Noble — 555 5th Ave., New York, NY 10017
- Beaverkill Press — 55 E 76th St., New York, NY 10021
- Bluestockings — 116 Suffolk St, New York, NY, 10002
- Bohemian Botanic & Book Store — 600 W 139th St., New York, NY 10031
- Book Club Bar — 197 E 3rd St New York, NY 10009
- Book Culture — 536 W 112th St., New York, NY 10025
- Book Culture — 2915 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
- BOOKOFF — 49 W 45th St., New York, NY 10036
- Books of Wonder — 42 W 17th, New York, NY 10011
- Bookstore of Department of City Planning — 22 Reade St., New York, NY 10007
- Chartwell Booksellers — 55 E 52nd St. Lbby 4, New York, NY 10055
- Choices Books & Gift Shop — 220 E 78th St., New York, NY 10075
- Clic Bookstore & Gallery — 255 Centre St., New York, NY 10013
- Codex Books — 1 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012
- Collegiate Bookstore — 1 University Pl., New York, NY 10003
- Columbia University Bookstore — 2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027
- Corner Bookstore — 1313 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10128
- Dashwood Books — 33 Bond St. Bsmt A, New York, NY 10012
- Drama Book Shop Inc. — 266 W 39th St., New York, NY 10018
- East Village Books — 99 St Marks Pl., New York, NY 10009
- Hudson Booksellers — 625 8th Ave. Ste 213, New York, NY 10018
- Islamic Books & Tapes — 1711 3rd Ave., New York, NY 10029
- Jhu Comic Books — 481 3rd Ave., New York, NY 10016
- Karma Bookstore — 136 E 3rd St., New York, NY 10009
- Kinokuniya — 1073 6th Ave., New York, NY 10018
- Kitchen Arts & Letters Inc. — 1435 Lexington Ave. Frnt 3, New York, NY 10128
- La Librairie des Enfants — 163 E 92nd St., New York, NY 10128
- Left Bank Books — 41 Perry St., New York, NY 10014
- Lit47 — 17 E 47th St., New York, NY 10017
- Logos Bookstore — 1575 York Ave. Frnt 1, New York, NY 10028
- Mast Books — 66 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009
- McNally Jackson — 52 Prince St., New York, NY 10012
- McNally Jackson — 4 Fulton St., New York, NY 10038
- Mercer Street Books & Records — 206 Mercer St., New York, NY 10012
- Midtown Comics — 459 Lexington Ave. Fl 2, New York, NY 10017
- Mil Mundos Books — 323 Linden St., New York, NY 11237
- Miyako Yoshinaga — 24 E 64th St., New York, NY 10065
- Montasy Comics Midtown Chapter — 431 5th Ave., New York, NY 10016
- Mysterious Book Shop — 58 Warren St., New York, NY 10007
- Namaste Bookshop — 2 W 14th St., New York, NY 10011
- P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts — 180 Orchard St., New York, NY 10002
- Pauline Books & Media — 115 E 29th St., New York, NY 10016
- Pillow-Cat Books — 328 E 9th St., New York, NY 10003
- Posman Books — 75 9th Ave., New York, NY 10011
- Posman Books — 30 Rockefeller Plz Ste, New York, NY 10112
- Printed Matter — 38 St Marks Pl., New York, NY 10003
- Quest Bookshop — 240 E 53rd St., New York, NY 10022
- Revolution Books — 437 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10037
- Rizzoli — 300 Park Ave. S Fl 4, New York, NY 10010
- Rizzoli — 1133 Broadway, New York, NY 10010
- Sarah W Dillon Book Conservation — 30 E 31st St., New York, NY 10016
- Shakespeare & Co. — 939 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10065
- Sisters Uptown Bookstore — 1942 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10032
- St. Agnes Bookstore — 143 E 43rd St., New York, NY 10017
- St. Paul Book & Gift Shop — 405 W 59th St., New York, NY 10019
- Strand Bookstore — 826 Broadway Fl 3, New York, NY 10003
- Sweet Pickle Books — 47 Orchard St., New York, NY 10002
- Swiss Institute — 38 St Marks Pl., New York, NY 10003
- Three Lives & Co. — 154 W 10th St., New York, NY 10014
- Time Machine — 104 Washington Pl., New York, NY 10014
- United Nations Bookshop — 46 1st Ave., New York, NY 10009
- Ursus Books — 50 E 78th St Apt. 1C, New York, NY 10075
- Westsider Rare & Used Books — 2246 Broadway, New York, NY 10024
- Wordup Community Bookshop — 2113 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10032
- Yu & Me Books — 44 Mulberry St., New York, NY 10013
Queens
- Adventist Book Center — 11550 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11434
- Anime Castle — 3532 Union St., Flushing, NY 11354
- Astoria Bookshop — 31-29 31st St., Astoria, NY 11106
- Austin Book Shop — 104-29 Jamaica Ave., Richmond Hill, NY 11418
- Bandi Books — 14722 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NY 11354
- Book Culture — 26-09 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101
- Botanica La Fe — 4561 45th St., Woodside, NY 11377
- Botanica Nino De Atocha — 9101 Corona Ave., Elmhurst, NY 11373
- Butala Emporium Inc. — 25719 Hillside Ave., Glen Oaks, NY 11004
- China Books & Publication Inc. — 4312 Main St Ste 1, Flushing, NY 11355
- Christ Is The Answer — 7430 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373
- Collegiate Bookstore — 3110 Thomson Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101
- Hallelujah Books — 4021 159th St. Ste 1, Flushing, NY 11358
- Kew & Willow Books — 81-63 Lefferts Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415
- Libreria Barco De Papel New York — 4003 80th St., Elmhurst, NY 11373
- Queensborough Community College Bookstore — 56 Ave Cloverdale Blvd., Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
- Scriptural Christian Supply Center — 18929 Linden Blvd., Saint Albans, NY 11412
- Shalom Books Corporation — 4813 Skillman Ave., Sunnyside, NY 11104
- Silver Age Comics — 2315 Steinway St. Ste B, Astoria, NY 11105
- Teachers Choice Inc. — 14716 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NY 11354
- Topos Bookstore Café — 788 Woodward Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385
- Turn The Page Again — 3915 Bell Blvd. Ste 1, Bayside, NY 11361
- Ultimate Card And Comic Universe — 19907 34th Ave., Flushing, NY 11358
Staten Island
- Barnes & Noble — 2245 Richmond Ave., Staten Island, NY 10314
- Barnes & Noble College Bookstore — 2800 Victory Blvd. Ste 1C, Staten Island, NY 10314
- Everything Goes Book Café and Neighborhood Stage — 208 Bay St., Staten Island, NY 10301
- Hypno-tronic Comics — 156 Stuyvesant Pl., Staten Island, NY 10301
- JHU Comic Books — 299 New Dorp Ln., Staten Island, NY 10306
- Newbury Comics — 2655 Richmond Ave., Space 2300 Staten Island, NY 10314
- St. Paul Book & Gift Shop — 2187 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10314
The Bronx
- Botanica Discount San Expedito — 898 E 180th St., Bronx, NY 10460
- Botanica San Elias — 1326 Jerome Ave., Bronx, NY 10452
- BBC Bookstore — 1354 Morris Ave., Bronx, NY 10456
- Distribuidora Cristiana Celestial — 2081 Jerome Ave., Bronx, NY 10453
- Edokia Bookstore & Cafe — 2505 3rd Ave., Bronx, NY 10451
- Fordham Comics — 390 E Fordham Rd., Bronx, NY 10458
- SUNY Maritime College Bookstore — 6 Pennyfield Ave., Bronx, NY 10465
- Riverdale Hebrew Books & Gifts — 3706 Riverdale Ave., Bronx NY 10463
- The Bronx is Reading — 1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10452
- The Lit Bar — 131 Alexander Ave., Bronx, New York 10454