New York City Bookstores+

    Drama Book Shop, Manhattan
  250 W. 40th Street - New York, NY             
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Your source for materials on all aspects of the performing arts. Two levels of books including more space for reading and browsing. Located southeast of the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
    Comic Book Jones
  2220 Forest Ave - Staten Island, NY            
Making comics as easily accessible for as many people as humanly possible. Knowledge of everything from the mainstream to the obscure makes answering any questions that you might have that much easier to answer.
    Jim Hanley's Universe
  325 New Dorp Lane - Staten Island, NY           
Since 1985, Jim Hanley's Universe has been one of America's best and most progressive comic book stores. At Jim Hanley's Universe, we work extra hard to stock the full range of comic titles and related merchandise that is available today. We carry mainstream comics from DC and Marvel as well as Kids Comics, International Comics, Manga, Graphic Novels, Small Press, Indie, and Mini Comics. We have an extensive back issue collection and we also carry Statues, Toys, T-shirts, DVDs, Trading Cards, Books and more!!
    Bluestockings, Manhattan
  172 Allen Street - Lower East Side of Manhattan - New York, NY           
Bluestockings is a radical bookstore, fair trade cafe, and activist center in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. We've recently expanded both our space and our hours. We can now fit more books and more comfortably host events.
We carry over 4000 titles on topics such as queer and gender studies, global capitalism, feminism, police and prisons, democracy studies, and black liberation. You can also find some good 'ole smutty fiction. We also carry magazines, zines, journals, alternative menstrual products and other oddly hard-to-find good things.
We host readings, workshops, performances, discussions and films almost every night. Please see our events calendar for details on upcoming events, and when visiting the store, take a look at our community bulletin board to learn about other events happening around the city.
Oh, and we run a cafe which is full of organic, vegan, fair trade goodness!
    Mysterious Bookshop
  58 Warren Street - Manhattan - New York, NY            
One of the oldest mystery specialist book stores in America, the Mysterious Bookshop is now in its 26th year. It is a two-story bookstore, with paperbacks on the ground floor (with a few new arrivals in Hardcover) and Hardcovers on the second floor. A spiral staircase connects the two floors. The shop is open six days a week, Monday through Saturday, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
    Skyline Books
  13 W. 18th - Manhattan - New York, NY
          
Since 1990, skyline books has been providing out of print, rare, used and hard to find books of all types, specializing in the following: art, photography, modern literature, scholarly subjects / quality remainder and overstock items, beat literature, first editions, african-american literature. http://www.skylinebooksnyc.com
    Midtown Comics
  200 W. 40th Street - Manhattan - New York, NY             
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From mainstream titles to alternative press, Midtown offers a huge collection of comics, graphic novels and trade paperbacks for readers of all ages. Browse through an impressive selection of over 500,000 back issues.
It’s not just about comics! You’ll find a vast selection of action figures, statues, movies, books posters and so much more. Courteous and knowledgeable staffers are always on hand to help.
    Urban Center Books, Manhattan
  457 Madison Avenue - New York, NY
          
For over two decades UCB has been a resource for professionals and lay persons alike, stocking books on a wide range of architecture and related subjects and organizing regular events and exhibits. Through our lecture series, noontime writer's talks and exhibits in the Urban Center Galleries, UCB maintains a vital role in the discussion of architecture in the city and around the world. http://www.urbancenterbooks.org/
    Bauman Rare Books, Manhattan
  535 Madison Avenue - (Between 54th & 55th Streets) - New York, NY           
Bauman Rare Books has been a landmark in New York for nearly twenty years, first in the lobby at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, and for the past nine years on Madison Avenue, between 54th and 55th Streets.
On display is a constantly-changing and extraordinary assortment of over 4000 books and documents in a wide range of subject areas. Whether you are an advanced collector, a novice interested in starting to collect, or someone simply in search of an unusual gift, our friendly and knowledgeable sales associates can help you find something special.
    Ultramarine
  44 South Portland Avenue - Brooklyn, NY           
An online/mail-order bookdealer located in Downtown Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. We have been dealing in books since 1995 and living happily in Fort Greene since 1972.
Downtown Brooklyn is a fascinating place with a wealth of historical and cultural interest. It was the focal point of the Battle of Brooklyn (or, as some have it, the Battle of Long Island) and the departure point of Washington's famous retreat that saved American forces. The landmark Martyrs' Monument., which honors the more than 10,000 victims of British prison ships during the War for Independence sits in Fort Greene Park at the end of our street. At the other end of our street each November the runners in the New York City Marathon will pass along Lafayette Avenue. A bit further down Lafayette Avenue is BAM, the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Fort Greene is and has long been home to numerous artists and musicians.
    Heights Books
  120 Smith Street - Brooklyn, NY
          
"Founded on April 1, 1999, Heights Books is Brooklyn's leading used bookstore. Located at 120 Smith Street, we stock an extensive range of subjects, including science, religion, travel, and literature, all carefully vetted by our knowledgeable staff. We specialize in art, design, photography, philosophy, and history. We also specialize in first editions, rare books, and signed books. We buy books, including collector's items and libraries." http://www.heightsbooks.com
    Freebird Books & Goods
  123 Columbia St - Brooklyn, NY           
The club is an ongoing monthly meeting to discuss how novelists and short story writers (and occasionally filmmakers) have employed the post-apocalyptic tale. Among the books we have discussed so far are: The Last Man by Mary Shelley, Dhalgren by Samuel Delaney, Liberation by Brian Francis Slattery, Jamestown by Matthew Sharpe, Mara and Dann by Doris Lessing, and The Chrysalids by John Wyndham.
    Pranga Bookstore
  354 Court Street - Brooklyn, NY           
Buying and selling fine books, CDs & DVDs. Thousands of new and used items to choose from!
    Bookcourt
  163 Court St - Brooklyn, NY           
All BookCourt Best Sellers — Discounted 20% * All Hardcover Books — Discounted 10% * All Audio Books — Discounted 15% * All Boxed Sets — Discounted 10%
    Zakka Corp
  155 Plymouth St - Brooklyn, NY           
A shop and artists' space, where you can find graphic art-related books, as well as other select items boasting unique design, including clothing, music, and stationery. With a branch office in Japan, Zakka highlights some of the latest Japanese subcultures and art scenes through its acclaimed selection of unusual merchandise.
    Word
  126 Franklin St - Brooklyn, NY           
An independent bookstore located on the corner of Franklin and Milton Streets in the historic district of Greenpoint Brooklyn, features a wide variety of new books: literary fiction, non-fiction, gift books, kids’ books, puzzles and more. We also carry a large selection of stationery, boxed notecards and journals.
    Bastos Book, Queens
   - Woodside, NY           
"Our company has been publishing and distributing educational textbooks, teacher training and reference materials to educational institutions for many years. The purpose of this website is to provide you with useful information about our publications and to enhance the support services we provide to our customers. We would like to help you discover all about the educational products we publish and distribute.
    Barnes & Noble Booksellers
  2245 Richmond Ave - Staten Island, NY              
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Taking advantage of vast warehouses across the United States, stocking over 1 million titles for immediate delivery -- that's more titles than any other online bookseller. With so many titles, it is vital to give customers an easy way to find precisely the books they are looking for. Fast search engine enables customers to locate books by title, author, or keyword in a few seconds at most. And our groundbreaking BookBrowser lets users sift through hundreds of categories to find exactly the right book. To further assist the customer, offering descriptions, reviews, and excerpts, in addition to editor recommendations and customer reviews on hundreds of thousands of titles.
    Carmel Judaica Gifts & Books
  10 Carmel Avenue - Staten Island, NY           
CarmelJudaica.com aims to deliver total satisfaction when communicating with our customers. There are many convenient ways for you to reach us, either to make an inquiry, place or track an order, give us valuable feedback about improving our service on this web site, or if there's something you are interested in and haven't found it on our site.
    Comic Kingdom, Queens
  13517 40th Rd - Flushing, NY
          
It offers wide range of products from mangas to animations. In summer 2002, Comic Kingdom opened its first largest Asian Book rental store in the United States with over 30,000 titles of books, and animations.
Comic Kingdom offers online customers the web premier destination for mangas, movies, animations, toys, and related products and services. With over thousands titles of mangas, and hundreds of animation DVDs and toys to choose from, you will find everything that you want. Our mission is to offer customer satisfaction through our goods and services. http://www.comickingdomusa.com
    Borders Express
  2655 Richmond Ave - Staten Island, NY            
Throughout our more than 1,000 stores, Borders is finding new ways to help our customers create richer and more satisfying lives through knowledge and entertainment.
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Borders Group, Inc., is a publicly held company with 2008 consolidated sales of $3.2 billion. Our stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BGP. Borders Group operates over 515 Borders superstores in the U.S.; three stores in Puerto Rico; and approximately 377 stores in the Waldenbooks Specialty Retail segment, including Waldenbooks, Borders Express, Borders airport stores, and Borders Outlet. Borders Group owns London-based Paperchase Products Limited, a retailer of stationery, cards and gifts with 124 locations outside the U.S., including stand-alone stores and concessions. There are also 337 Paperchase shops located within U.S.