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The Art Bookstores

Time travel through the shelves at these bookstores run by locals who can point you in the direction of your next great read.

Last updated Sep 25, 2026

Leaf through signed firsts, out-of-print monographs, photography books, and locally produced zines you can’t find anywhere else. If in doubt, ask someone behind the counter who’s read all of them. You’ll almost always leave with something you didn’t know you needed.

BookstoreNoHo

Climax Books

A candy-pink temple to rare ephemera, erotica, VHS tapes, and books on art, photography, and counterculture, curated like a great exhibition.

56 East 4th Street, NYC 10012

BookstoreNoHo

Dashwood Books

New York's essential photography bookstore, where the city's image-makers come to browse, discover, and linger.

33 Bond Street, NYC 10012

BookstoreEast Village

Mast Books

A serene, curated neighborhood bookstore on Avenue A where art, photography, poetry, and unexpected discoveries share the same shelf.

72 Avenue A, NYC 10009

BookstoreChinatown

BLANKMAG

An underground archive where 'stay all day' vibes and rare printed ephemera, memories, and myths of 1990s New York City street culture take center stage.

17 Eldridge Street, NYC 10002

BookstoreChinatown

Yu & Me

A beloved Chinatown bookstore celebrating Asian and Asian American voices, community, and the joy of finding your next favorite book.

44 Mulberry Street, NYC 10013

BookstoreLower East Side

Aeon Bookstore

Dip beneath East Broadway into a book lover's fever dream of art, literature, philosophy, spirituality, and records.

151 East Broadway, NYC 10002
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CollectionDowntown NYC

The Art Bookstores

Time travel through the shelves at these bookstores run by locals who can point you in the direction of your next great read.

Last updated Sep 25, 2026

Leaf through signed firsts, out-of-print monographs, photography books, and locally produced zines you can’t find anywhere else. If in doubt, ask someone behind the counter who’s read all of them. You’ll almost always leave with something you didn’t know you needed.

BookstoreNoHo

Climax Books

A candy-pink temple to rare ephemera, erotica, VHS tapes, and books on art, photography, and counterculture, curated like a great exhibition.

56 East 4th Street, NYC 10012

BookstoreNoHo

Dashwood Books

New York's essential photography bookstore, where the city's image-makers come to browse, discover, and linger.

33 Bond Street, NYC 10012

BookstoreEast Village

Mast Books

A serene, curated neighborhood bookstore on Avenue A where art, photography, poetry, and unexpected discoveries share the same shelf.

72 Avenue A, NYC 10009

BookstoreChinatown

BLANKMAG

An underground archive where 'stay all day' vibes and rare printed ephemera, memories, and myths of 1990s New York City street culture take center stage.

17 Eldridge Street, NYC 10002

BookstoreChinatown

Yu & Me

A beloved Chinatown bookstore celebrating Asian and Asian American voices, community, and the joy of finding your next favorite book.

44 Mulberry Street, NYC 10013

BookstoreLower East Side

Aeon Bookstore

Dip beneath East Broadway into a book lover's fever dream of art, literature, philosophy, spirituality, and records.

151 East Broadway, NYC 10002
Explore the rest of downtown on the Big Map
Explore Big Map

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