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The toy store giant, where Tom Hanks played footsy piano in the movie
Big,
is number
one on the NYC wish list of most visiting kids. Why not indulge them? The magical
(over-the-top consumerist) wonderland, with dolls up for 'adoption,' life-size stuffed an-
imals, gas-powered kiddie convertibles, air-hockey sets and much more, might even thrill
you, too.
(
www.fao.com
; 767 Fifth Ave, at 58th St;
10am-8pm Sun-Thu, to 9pm Fri & Sat;
4/5/6 to 59th St,
N/Q/R to 5th Ave-59th St)
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B&H Photo Video
ELECTRONICS
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Visiting NYC's most popular camera shop is an experience in itself - it's massive and
crowded, and bustling with black-clad (and tech-savvy) Hasidic Jewish salesmen bussed
in from communities in distant Brooklyn neighborhoods. Your chosen item is dropped in-
to a bucket, which then moves up and across the ceiling to the purchase area (which re-
quires a second queue).
(
www.bhphotovideo.com
; 420 Ninth Ave, btwn 33rd & 34th Sts, Midtown West;
9am-7pm Mon-Thu, to 1pm Fri, 10am-6pm Sun;
A/C/E to 34th St-Penn Station)
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Drama Book Shop
BOOKS
Nirvana for Broadway fans, this expansive bookstore has taken its theater (both plays and
musicals) seriously since 1917. You'll find scripts, books on costume, stage design and
other elements of performance, as well as industry journals and magazines. Check the
website for in-store events.
(
www.dramabookshop.com
; 250 W 40th St, btwn Seventh & Eighth Aves,
Midtown West;
11am-7pm Mon-Wed, Fri & Sat, 11am-8pm Thu, noon-6pm Sun;
A/C/E to 42nd St-Port
Authority Bus Terminal)
