Book-hunting route · Brooklyn
Hester Street run
3 shops · about 6 minutes on foot · 0.3 mi
The Hester Street run starts at Khata on Hester Street and covers 3 stops in 6 minutes. 3 minutes along, still on Hester Street, is All St. From there it is another 3 minutes to Happy 99 Gifts and Souvenirs on Forsyth Street, where the run ends.
The stops, in walking order
Starts at the end nearest downtown. Times are sidewalk estimates at an easy pace.
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1
Khata
Secondhand store · Hester Street
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2
3 min walk
All StSecondhand store · Hester Street
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3
3 min walk
Happy 99 Gifts and SouvenirsSecondhand store · Forsyth Street
Mon–Tue closed; Wed–Sun 12:00–19:00
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Other routes in Brooklyn
- Out of the Closet and 4 more 5 shops · ~11 min
- The Salvation Army and 2 more 3 shops · ~3 min
How the route is built
Shops within about a quarter mile of the next one count as one run, walked from the end nearest downtown. Long runs are cut into legs of ten stops or fewer. The distance follows the streets; the minutes are an easy-pace estimate. Opening hours are whatever OpenStreetMap has on record: check the smaller stores before you set out.
See all thrift stores in Brooklyn, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Thrift stores in Manhattan· Thrift stores in Staten Island· Thrift stores in Boston· Thrift stores in Richmond
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