Mr Fong’s, a hidden in plain sight bar, in the Two Bridges neighborhood of Chinatown in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge, has a wonderful storefront.

 

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Blue-Sun Record Store Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Blue-Sun record store is located in a lofty minimalist space on a side street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Owner Billy Teichen who founded the shop in 2017 “tried to make a space that you want to hang out in and enjoy music.”  

@bluesun_nyc is one of the fabulous NYC indie record stores which we feature in our new book “Vinyl NYC: 33 1/3 of the Best Record Stores Across All Five Boroughs” which is available at your local bookseller and online.

Randy's Hideaway, Brooklyn, not that long ago...

Photo from our book “STORE FRONT NYC: Photographs of the City’s Independent Shops, Past and Present”.

La Guli Pastry Shop, which was founded by Paulo Notaro in 1937 on Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria, Queens has sadly closed its doors after 89 years in business.

 

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The Danube River cuts right through Budapest, separating the historic hilly side of Buda from the flat side of Pest.

 

Join us as we walk New York City LIVE in Manhattan's West Village, SoHo & Chinatown!

We always love finding vintage newsstands in NYC but they have been sadly rapidly disappearing from the cityscape

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