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Macy's
DEPARTMENT STORE
Fresh from a much-needed facelift, the world's largest department store covers most
bases, with fashion, furnishings, kitchenware, sheets, cafes, hair salons and even a branch
of the Metropolitan Museum of Art gift store. It's more 'mid-priced' than 'exclusive',
with mainstream labels and big-name cosmetics.
(
www.macys.com
;
151 W 34th St, at Broadway;
9am-9:30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-9:30pm Sat, 11am-8:30pm Sun;
B/D/F/M, N/Q/R to 34th St-Herald Sq)
58
Argosy
Since 1925, this landmark used bookstore has stocked antiquarian items such as
leatherbound books, old maps, art monographs and other classics picked up from high-
class estate sales and closed antique shops. There's interesting Hollywood memorabilia,
from personal letters and signed books, to contracts and autographed publicity stills.
Prices range from costly to clearance.
(
www.argosybooks.com
; 116 E 59th St, btwn Park & Lexington
Aves, Midtown East;
BOOKS, MAPS
10am-6pm Mon-Fri year-round, to 5pm Sat late Sep-late May;
4/5/6 to 59th St, N/Q/R to
Lexington Ave-59th St)
59
Time Warner Center
MALL
GOOGLE MAP
A great add-on to an adventure in Central Park, the Time Warner Center has a line-up of
upscale vendors including Coach, Stuart Weitzman, Williams-Sonoma, True Religion, Se-
phora and J Crew. For delectable picnic fare, visit the Whole Foods in the basement.
(
www.theshopsatcolumbuscircle.com
;
Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle;
A/C, B/D, 1 to 59th St-Columbus
Circle)
60
Nepenthes New York
Occupying an old sewing shop in the Garment District, this cult Japanese collective stocks
in-the-know labels like Engineered Garments and Needles, known for their quirky detail-
FASHION, ACCESSORIES
