Travel Reference
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Midtown & Uptown
Midtown's Fifth Ave and the Upper East Side's Madison Ave have the famous high-end
fashion and clothing by international designers. Times Square has supersized chain stores.
Chelsea has more unique boutiques, though like the Upper West Side it too has been col-
onized by banks, drugstores and big-box retailers.
Tiffany & Co
JEWELRY, HOMEWARES
(
www.tiffany.com
; 727 Fifth Ave; F to 57th St)
This famous jeweler, with the trademark
clock-hoisting Atlas over the door, carries fine diamond rings, watches, necklaces etc, as
well as crystal and glassware.
Saks Fifth Ave
DEPARTMENT STORE
(
www.saksfifthavenue.com
;
611 Fifth Ave at 50th St; B/D/F/M to 47th-50th Sts-Rockefeller Center,
E/M to 5th Ave-53rd St)
Complete with beautiful vintage elevators, Saks' 10-floor flagship
store fuses old-world glamour with solid service and must-have labels.
Macy's
DEPARTMENT STORE
(
www.macys.com
; 151 W 34th St at Broadway; B/D/F/M, N/Q/R to 34th St-Herald Sq)
The
grande dame of Midtown department stores sells everything from jeans to kitchen appli-
ances.
Bloomingdale's
DEPARTMENT STORE
(
www.bloomingdales.com
; 1000 Third Ave at E 59th St; 10am-8:30pm Mon-Fri, to 7pm Sat,
11am-7pm Sun; ; 4/5/6 to 59th St, N/Q/R to Lexington Ave-59th St)
Uptown, the sprawl-
ing, overwhelming Bloomingdale's is akin to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for shop-
pers.
Barneys Co-op
FASHION, ACCESSORIES
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
212-593-7800; 236 W 18th St;
11am-8pm Mon-Fri, to 7pm Sat, noon-6pm Sun;
1 to 18th
St)
Offers hipper, less-expensive versions of high-end fashion.
