Best gift shops: Williamsburg
Fri Nov 9 2012
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Bushwick
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Boerum Hill
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Red Hook
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DUMBO
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Cobble Hill
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Park Slope
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Carroll Gardens
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Astoria
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Long Island City
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East Village
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Lower East Side
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Chelsea
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Soho
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Nolita
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Hell's Kitchen
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Midtown West
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Midtown East
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Gramercy
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West Village/Greenwich Village
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Meatpacking District
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Upper East Side
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Upper West Side
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Harlem
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Greenpoint
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Crown Heights
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Williamsburg
100 best gift shops
Treehouse Brooklyn Photograph: Caroline Voagen Nelson
A&G Merch
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
Sleek sofas and haute household goods line the walls at this haven for hip urban apartment dwellers. The spacious shop is an offshoot of Billyburg design mecca The Future Perfect (founder David Alhadeff is the “A” in A&G’s name; the “G” is for
- 111 North 6th St, (between Berry St and Wythe Ave)
Abode New York
- Price band: 2/4
Find sleek styles, bold colors and cool graphics in Tony Wong’s contemporary housewares shop. Nothing here is clunky or unwieldy, and most of the items fit just right in small apartments. Look for that perfect pop of color in Abode’s many bowls,
- 179 Grand St, (between Bedford and Driggs Aves)
Catbird
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
Rony Vardi opened her teeny accessories boutique in 2006 as a companion to the larger, clothing-focused outpost of Catbird on Metropolitan Avenue. Though that store closed in 2009, the girly, white-walled Bedford branch is still going strong,
- 219 Bedford Ave, (between North 4th and 5th Sts)
The Future Perfect
- Price band: 1/4
If your idea of decorating involves macramé and lava lamps, head to this gallery-cum-home store for a lesson in smart home decor. David Alhadeff’s stylish shop, which opened in 2003 and has since spawned several satellite stores and offshoots,
- 115 North 6th St at Berry St
Hickoree’s Hard Goods
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Brothers Emil and Sandy Corsillo launched their e-commerce site, Hickoree’s Hard Goods, in June 2009, featuring a small selection of ties and scarves. One of the best-selling brands on the site was Emil’s own tie line, the Hill-Side, which became so
- 109 South 6th St, suite 1, (at Bedford Ave)
Huitzilli
- Price band: 2/4
Since spring break in Cancún is not looking likely this year, pick up a souvenir from owner Emily Cantrell’s travels to Mexico instead. Cantrell sources intricate silver jewelry ($20–$200), Mexican wedding shirts and peasant dresses ($54–$98),
- 624 Metropolitan Ave, (between Leonard and Lorimer Sts)
Task
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
A former vintage shop owner, costume designer and stylist, Anne Seally uses her discerning eye to stock her boutique with a constantly rotating inventory of season-less items. You’ll find unique home goods, women’s apparel and children’s clothing
- 100 North 3rd St, (between Berry and Wythe Sts)
Treehouse Brooklyn
- Price band: 2/4
Shopping at Siri Wilson’s shop is sort of like rummaging through a very cool granny’s attic: Antique scarves are piled in baskets, hand-stitched T-shirts sit on tables, craft supplies fill shelves and oodles of traffic-stopping baubles are clustered
- 430 Graham Ave, (between Frost and Withers Sts)
Whisk
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
If Julia Child were alive, we suspect she’d coo with pleasure over this brightly lit, well-stocked kitchen store (and not just because they sell aprons with her friendly visage screenprinted on them). Both cooking novices and seasoned chefs will
- 231 Bedford Ave between North 3rd and 4th Sts
