Book-hunting route · Manhattan
2nd Avenue run
4 shops · about 12 minutes on foot · 0.6 mi
The 2nd Avenue run starts at Unique Boutique on 3rd Avenue and covers 4 stops in 12 minutes total. 7 minutes on is Housing Works Thrift Shop on 2nd Avenue, followed 1 minute later by Upper East Side Thrift Shop, also on 2nd Avenue. The walk ends 5 minutes further at another Upper East Side Thrift Shop, this one on 1st Avenue.
The stops, in walking order
Starts at the end nearest downtown. Times are sidewalk estimates at an easy pace.
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1
Unique Boutique
Secondhand store · 3rd Avenue
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2
7 min walk
Housing Works Thrift ShopThrift store · 2nd Avenue · 10128
Mon–Fri 11:00–19:00; Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
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3
1 min walk
Upper East Side Thrift ShopSecondhand store · 2nd Avenue
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4
5 min walk
Upper East Side Thrift ShopSecondhand store · 1st Avenue · 10128
Mon–Fri 10:00–19:00; Sat, Sun 10:00–18:00
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Other routes in Manhattan
- Housing Works Thrift Shop and 2 more 3 shops · ~3 min
- Steinway Thrift Shop and 2 more 3 shops · ~8 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 Manhattan, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Thrift stores in Brooklyn· Thrift stores in Staten Island· Thrift stores in Boston· Thrift stores in Richmond
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