If you share the same favourite pastime as the city; shopping – you will fit right in if you’re thinking of booking a shopping trip to NYC. It doesn’t matter what your shopping preference is, you will always find something to enjoy during your time in New York. If you like a good department store, Macy’s is calling your name, or nip into Bergdorf Goodman for some luxury is designer clothes are your thing; if finding one of a kind treasures is what gets your heart pumping though, check out the flea markets in Chelsea or the meat-packing district?
You’ll discover the likes of Dolce&Gabbana and Ralph Lauren, as well as Bulgari and Barneys on Madison Avenue, which passes through Midtown, the Upper East Side, Spanish Harlem and Harlem. Located adjacent to Madison Avenue, is Fifth Avenue, a shopaholic haven where you can lose yourself in the huge department store Macy’s. Offering exclusive little boutiques hidden away, the Meatpacking District is the latest place for fashionistas, and is also a great place for celeb spotting. For a more boho experience, Greenwich Village is the place for you with trendy and hippy shops everywhere.
There are so many great things to be found at the great weekend markets in Chelsea and Soho, like clothes, fabric, Victorian artifacts and pre-Columbian art, all available at The Antiques Garage in Chelsea. You can find some great bargains on vintage clothing and sample some wonderful cooking in Midtown at the Annex / Hell’s Kitchen. Later, browse the clothes by up and coming New York designers at Market NYC in Soho. How can you not book one of the many cheap holidays and cheap flights available to New York, there are so many things to choose from?
Of course no shopping trip to NYC would be complete without bringing home famous souvenirs for your loved ones. You can stock up on the iconic I Heart NYC t-shirts as well as the must-have Statue of Liberty keyrings at stalls along Fifth Avenue and also at gift shops in the tourist areas. Why are you waiting to book one of the many flights or holidays to NYC?