Since last year, when the city’s retail landscape felt exceptionally bleak, a surprising number of excellent small boutiques have opened, from a dinner-party-centric spot in Greenpoint to an animal-centric bookshop on East 9th
Illustration: Naomi Otsu This late in the holiday-shopping game, hoofing it around town is your best option for picking up truly special gifts — especially considering this year’s supply-chain-related shipping delays. Fortunately, since last year, when the city’s retail landscape felt exceptionally bleak, a surprising number of excellent small boutiques have opened, from a dinner-party-centric spot in Greenpoint to an animal-centric bookshop on East 9th.
Baina Checkered Hand Towel $38 $38 Photo: Courtesy of the Vendor Baina’s soft, woven-in-Portugal towels come in pool size, too.Bamboo cotton swabs from UpCircle Beauty and Tesa paper packing tape abound at this “zero waste” store. Behind the shop is a community garden, café, and free climate-focused library, where you can borrow some Naomi Klein.
6. Sex and the City Hat $38 $38 Photo: Courtesy of the Vendor 1. Leisure Centre sells these hats whenever its “unnamed source” — who discovered them among a supply of deadstock official HBO promo materials — sends more its way.The mysterious founders sell a range of cult menswear brands like Acronym and Byborre in their downtown space.
Wood Stool $795 $795 Photo: Courtesy of the Vendor An early-1900s piece from Central Africa; other seating options include an ornate Tibetan chair and a pair of checkered stools.At author Cleo Le-Tan’s animal-specific bookshop, you’ll find The Story of Babar in the elephant section and Octopus Protests in the water-animals corner.
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