Here are all the stores we shop at or have been recommended to:

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The Boutiques/Galleries

Note that most boutiques close at 7PM.

255
The Nike Gallery. Seen two exhibitions here, by far the best sneaker art gallery we've seen. The previous exhibiton was the Laser exhibition.
Hours: Sat 1-6pm
255 Elizabeth Street (Near Houston Street), Manhattan | Map

360 toy group
Toys, Toys, toys.
239 Eldridge st. (Next to NORT/Recon), Manhattan | Map

55DSL
Just clothes and in store art shows.
Union Square at 14th Street.
New York

Asahiya bookstores new york
Just relocated to this new address. Japanese Books and Magazines. If you can't find it at Kinokuniya you'll probably find it here.
360 Madison Avenue (On 45th Street, btwn 5th Ave and Madison), Manhattan
212 883 0011 | Mon-Fri 11:30am-8:00PM, Sat 11:30am-7pm, Sun 11:30am-6pm
Map | asahiyausa.com

Alife
Store brand and other gear.
178 Orchard Street (Btwn Houston Street and Stanton Street), Manhattan | Map
(646) 654-0628

Alife Rivington Club
They've got the usual quickstrike stuff. They've got Adidas and Nike. They had artist series. They've got a selection of very exclusive stuff behind glass.
158 Rivington Street (Between Suffolk St and Clinton St), Manhattan | Map
(212) 375-8128

Classickicks
298 Elizabeth Street, Manhattan | Map
(212) 979 9514
Our report on classickicks

Dave's Quality Meats
A new sneaker shop opened by Dave who skates for Zoo York.
7 East 3rd Street (off Bowery), Manhattan | Map | Store Front Image
212-505-7551

Forbidden planet
Comics, toys, games, more. I especially like the collectible toy selection here. Not of the kind you'd find at Kid Robot or 360 Toy Group. The other kind.
840 Broadway (corner of 13th Street and Broadway) | Map
Manhattan | mon-sat 10am-10pm, sun 11am-8pm | 212 473 1576 | fpnyc.com

ISA
Definitly one of the shops to check out! Quickstrikes, clothing, friendly staff. The GM Vandals dropped here and other Nike related events also happen here.
88 North 6th Street (Close to KCDC), Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Map

It's "a" nother Hit
Accidently discovered this hidden collectibles shop in midtown. The Delek Sony Capsule toys caught out eye. The Supreme figure also caught our eye, we were afraid to look at the price.
131 W. 33rd Street (between 6th and 7th ave), Mahnattan | Map
212 564 4111 | itsanother@aol.com | 9am - 7pm

KCDC
99 North 10th Street (Close to ISA), Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Map
718 387 9006 | Our report on kcdc

Kid robot East
Toys, Toys, toys.
126 Prince St., Manhattan | Map
(212) 966 6688

Kinokuniya Bookstore
Get Relax, Sneaker Jack, and your all you japanese magazines here.
10 West 49th Street (Rockefeller Center) Manhattan | Map
(212) 765 7766 | 10am-8pm 7 days a week

Memes
If you don't know about this spot you'll hear alot more about them soon. Alot of labels you don't really see anywhere else. Stacks, Mad Anthony, etc.
3 Great Jones Street | Map | memes-nyc.com
212 420 9955

Marchand De Lesgumes
Cute little objects, toys, electronics, accessories, etc, mostly from Japan. They've got some cool speakers and headphones. Just relocated here from Lafayette Street.
252 Elizabeth Street, Manhattan | Map
212 965 1954 | 7 Days a week.

Nom de Guerre
A Clothing/Sneaker spot over on Broadway and Bleeker. Walk down the steps right next to the Swatch Shop. See the store front image incase you get lost.
640 Broadway (on Bleeker Street), Manhattan | Map | Store Front Image
212 253 2937 | info@nomdeguerre.net

Nort 235
They've been getting some Euro exclusive stuff. They held it down with the Stash Air Force 1, Stash Artist Series and Air Force 1 Laser. They selection is pretty hot. Lots of stuff you don't see else where.
235 Eldridge Street (Next to Recon/360 Toy Group), Manhattan | Map

Number (N)ine
Several people have asked about this shop. We'll check it soon.
431 Washington Street, Manhattan | Map

Premium Goods
The only shop I know in NY that has Bape Sta Sneakers. They've got their quickstrike and some more exclusive stuff behind the glass case.
694 Fulton St (Btw. Ft. Green Pl & S. Elliot), Brooklyn NY | Map
(718) 403 9348

Prohibit
Nike shoes, Prohibit gear, denim, shoes. METHAMPHIBIAN has some stuff in here.
269 Elizabeth Street, Manhattan | Map

Recon
They've got the Recon Brand some toys and some BAPE stuff.
237 Eldridge Street (Next to NORT/360 Toy Group), Manhattan | Map
(212) 614-8502 | Website

Stussy/Head Porter
They've got clothes and Nike Sneakers. Mostly quickstrikes. The artist series landed here.
140 Wooster Street (Near Kid Robot), Manhattan | Map
(212) 995-8787

SSUR
Mostly Clothing. they've got some custom nikes. The Mulberry location has closed and the new location is pretty cool. Love the toys in the glass case.
7 Spring Street (Near Bowery Street), Manhattan | Map

Stackhouse
Mostly Clothing.
276 Lafayette Street (Next to supreme), Manhattan | Map

Supreme
You know what's here.
274 Lafayette Street (Near Houston Street), Manhattan | Map
(212) 966-7799

Sprint II
4038 82nd Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 335-1904

Tokion
From the people who bring you your Tokion magazine every month.
78 Clinton Street, (Near Alife Rivington Club), Manhattan| Map

Toy Tokyo
121 Second Ave. (East Village. Near 7th St.), Manhattan | Map
212-673-5424

Union
Mostly Clothing, maybe 3-5 pairs of rare shoes for sale. Last we saw, Jordans were there.
172 Spring Street (near West Broadway), Manhattan | Map
212 226 8493

Urban Underground
69A Nichols Court
Hemsptead, NY 11550
(516)481-2010

WK Interact
WK Interact. Box sets, markers, tees all under the WK imprint. We love it.
101 Stanton Street (near Alife), Manhattan | Map

X-Girl
Lafayette Street (Only a few shops south of the X-Large shop) | Map

X-LARGE
267 Lafayette Street (Near Supreme) | Map

Zakka
Good assortment of Design books from around the world. One of the two shops you'll find Relax, the Other is Kinokuniya. They also got a selection of toys as well.
147 Grand Street (Close to Supreme), Manhattan | Map
(212) 431 3961 | 12pm-7pm daily, closed Tuesday | zakkacorp.com




The Large retailers
Listed in the priority of worth checking out to it's not worth getting paid to go in.

Adidas Originals
Gotta to love it. Get all your Adidas stuff here.
136 Wooster Street
(212) 777-2001

Active Wearhouse
They do have a quickstrike account, their pricing is weird. Some are cheaper and some are just overly expensive. (See also Transit and Sports Lane)
514 Broadway
(212) 965-2284

Athletes Foot, The
Mon-Sat 10-8, Sun 11-7
46 West 34th Street (closed I believe)
(212) 629-8200

2563 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
(212) 961-9556

60 East 8th Street, New York, NY 10003
(212) 260-0360

1668 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
(212) 957-9703

233 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028
(212) 426-7583

1568 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
(212) 768-3195

3735 82nd Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 426-1232

B Jay's / A Jay's
"Is worth checking out... It's a nice 'off the beaten track' place that has a good selection of pumas and adidas." Thanks Susannah. We went and found a fair selection.
8th Avenue, b/w 36th & 37th

Champs
Never been here.
1381-99 6th Avenue, 6th Ave & 56th Street
(212) 757-3634

Dr. Jay's
They get their stuff. Some quickstrike. They get samples and have them on display with dates on them. If you've got nice sneakers on, the employees are very talkative.
33 West 34th Street, btwn 5th Ave & 6th Ave
(212)695-3354

Finishline
Kings Plaza Mall
5100 Kings Plaza, Brooklyn NY
718-377-0337

Newport Mall
30 Mall Drive West, Jersey City, NJ
201-420-9245

Footlocker
We have better things to do.
120 West 34th Street
(212) 629-4419

Modell's
We have better things to do.
1535 Third Avenue
(212) 996-3800
and
1293 Broadway
(212) 244-4544

Mr Joes
Walked in and walked out.
8th Avenue, b/w 35th & 8th Ave

Niketown **
6 East 57th Street, 57th & 5th Ave
(212) 891-6453

Training Camp
Dope! Can't believe the finds I got here. Lots of older stuff, 3-9 months old. The West 45th Street store is the better shop.
25 West 45th Street, btwn. 5th Ave & 6th Ave
212-840-7842

1079 Sixth Avenue, 40th & 6th
212-921-0203

Transit Clothing Store
Same as Active Warehouse, owned by the same people
665 Broadway Fl 1
New York, NY 10012
(212) 358-8726

Shoe Mania
They have pretty good sales sometimes.

853 Broadway @14th Street and Union Square NY, NY 10003 * 212-253-8744
OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAY 9 A.M. to 10 P.M.
SUNDAY 10 A.M. to 9 P.M.

331 Madison Avenue between 42nd & 43rd Streets NY, NY 10017 * 212-557-6627
OPEN MONDAY-FRIDAY 9 A.M. to 8 P.M.
SATURDAY 10 A.M. to 7 P.M.
SUNDAY 11 A.M. to 7 P.M.

30 East 14th Street between University and 5th Avenue NY, NY 10003 * 212-627-0420
OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAY 9 A.M. to 10 P.M.
SUNDAY 10 A.M. to 9 P.M.

11 West 34th Street between 5th & 6th Avenue NY, NY 10001 * 212-564-7319
OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAY 9 A.M. to 10 P.M.
SUNDAY 10 A.M. to 9 P.M.


Not too sure if the sportslane stores are all under the Transit/Active Wearhouse/Sportslane label. Call to make sure. Email if you know for sure.

SportLane
Under the same company as Active Wearhouse and Transit.
31-68 Steinway Street, Astoria, NY 11103
(718) 777-0196

Sportslane
85-15 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, NY 11421
(718) 805-2766

SportsLane
710 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 599-6198

Super Runners Shop
We have not been here yet but I would assume you'll find all kinds of running sneakers.
"Everything for the runner, shoes, clothing, and expert advice." <- from Super Runners

360 Amsterdam Ave. (Betw. 77th & 78th Sts.)
Tel: 212-787-7665
Mo-Sa 10-19, Su 11-17; Eng; ax, v, mc;
79 St (Brdwy:1,9,2,3??), 81 St - Mus Natl His (Ctrl Park W:B,Cx,A);

1337 Lexington Ave. (At E. 89th St., 4 blocks East of NYC Road Runners Club)
Tel: 212-369-6010
Mo-We,Fr 10-18:45, Th 10-20:45, Sa 10-17:45, Su 12-17; Span, Eng; ax, v, mc; 86 St (Lex:4,5,6); Map

1246 Third Ave. (Betw. 71st & 72nd Sts.)
Tel: 212-249-2133
Mo-Fr 10-19, Sa 10-18, Su 12-17; Fr, Span; ax, v, mc; 68 St-Hunter Coll.

VIM
This is one of my favorites. Just never know what sneakers you'll find in there (cheap). There are several locations in NY. Visit here for all of them: VIM Store locator
Here are a few notables:
16 WEST 14TH STREET (off Fifth Avenue) - NEW YORK NY 10011
4812 FIFTH AVENUE (48th street) - BROOKLYN NY 11220