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Discover NYC – Your Guide to Indie Businesses

Discover the local, independent businesses that are the heart and soul of NYC in Shoot New York City’s guide to the best of indie New York!

Discover the real NYC in Shoot New York City’s Discover Guide

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of the businesses listed are temporarily or permanently closed. I do suggest that you verify if they are open before visiting them. With many of them, it is probably best to call them as they may not have had the opportunity to update the information on their website.

I love the independent businesses in New York, they are the heart and soul of the city! In this section you will find bookstores, cafés, restaurants, arts & crafts markets and more. This is an ongoing project to list the best of indie New York so visit often to discover the real New York City. Experience the hidden gems and places that New Yorkers frequent. For more information on many of NYC’s vibrant neighborhoods, have a read of my Neighborhood Guides. I am not compensated for writing these reviews and I'm only writing about the places that I like.

Sadly, far too many of these unique, independent businesses close every year. When I learn of one closing I will move it to the category Vanishing NYC. They may be gone but they’ll never be forgotten!

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The Sock Man, East Village, Manhattan

Lately a number of trendy shops and companies have opened that sell stylish socks. However The Sock Man has been in business since 1983! You could say that he was way ahead of the fashion trend.

Located on the historic Saint Mark’s Place, the birth place of punk music and an artistic haven when you could be a poor starving artist in New York City.

He carries a very large selection of socks to suit all tastes and many with images on them. He carries stock for women, children and men. In his own words “Representing almost one-third of your total body weight, your legs are quite crucial to your body. What you choose to wear on your legs is an important and often difficult decision.”

The Sock Man - 99 St. Mark’s Place (between First Avenue & Avenue A)

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Specialty StoresLeanne StaplesEast Village, Manhattan