Unique New York.
A round-up of some interesting shops in NYC, noted for their specialized inventory.
Images from tenderbuttons-nyc.com
Tender Buttons
“The only shop in America devoted entirely to the sale of buttons.”
143 East 62nd St.
Photo by Jed Egan, for nymag.com
Just Bulbs
When I first visited this shop many years ago, they screwed in a bulb into a grid of sockets to show me exactly how it would light up. It still makes me smile.
220 E. 60th St.
Photo from www.saltnews.com
The Meadow
This shop sells chocolate, fresh flowers, and bitters, but I especially love its selection of salt.
523 Hudson St.
Photo from ourprinceofpeace.com
Casey’s Rubber Stamps
Rubber stamps, also takes custom orders.
322 East 11th St.
http://www.caseyrubberstamps.com
Photo by Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times
CW Pencil Enterprise
This is no joke.
100a Forsyth St.
Photo by Phil Kline for nycgo.com
Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.
An incredible storefront (designed by my friend Sam Potts) with a hidden writing center for Dave Egger’s 826NYC.
372 Fifth Ave, Brooklyn
