New York City Cheap Shopping

Chelsea Market
Walking through the Chelsea Market is a lovely experience. This is a great place for grocery Shopping, restaurants, and other assorted Shopping. The ambiance is dark and gloomy but the lights from all the retailers and restaurants brighten up the place. They have everything to appease all walks of life. Fine dining, desserts, wines, seafood market, etc. This place is perfect when it’s raining outside because everything is indoors.
Theres a large variety of different shops such as Fat Witch Bakery, Eleni’s, Chelsea Wine Vault, The Lobster Place, a specialty Italian store and much more.
Mon-Sat 7 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sun 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
75 9th Avenue
between 15th St & 16th St
New York, NY 10011

Forever 21
Forever 21 is a cheap women’s clothing and jewelry shop. Its filled with a very trendy type of clothing. This two leveled store has plenty of things that aren’t terribly expensive, with most things costing under $20, so if you are in a crunch for something that night that is cute and new, go here.
The sizes are also more realistic here than most typical American places, from sizes XS to XL. The accessories are awesome too. This place has tons of options on shoes and bags to match plenty of outfits. Again, cute stuff you can get for the moment and a decent price.
Mon-Fri 9 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Sat 10 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Sun 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
50 W 34th St
between 5th Ave & Avenue Of The Americas)
New York, NY 10001

Village Style
A fantastic thrift store if you’re looking for “Western” shirts, cowboy boots, coats(fur, leather, suede), and dresses. The selection of leather jackets in all colors are price ranged from 40-100 dollars.
This place is considered a tiny store but with adorable items at very reasonable prices. The dresses here are typically $20, compared to other stores which shall remain nameless where you could easily drop $100 per dress. The staff is friendly and helpful. They have a good selection on handbags and shoes. Also T-shirts, hats, jewlery, mens shirts, and pants.
Mon-Thu 1:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Fri 1:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Sat 12 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Sun 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
111 East 7th St.
between 1st Ave & Avenue A
New York, NY 10009

Pylones
This is a store with affordable items and kooky housewarming gifts. It has wonderful,
colorful gifts for people of all ages. A fun place to get knick-knacks, or stocking stuffers.
The store screams “come look at me” with its cutesy, bright colors.
Some store items are useful and fun such as salt and pepper shakers. A $16 hairbrush with a funky design, a mini stapler with a hen design, giant calculator or pens shaped like little ballerinas, I-pod docking stations shaped like giant lego blocks, and all sorts of household and office gadgets you would never imagined you would need!
Mon-Thu 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Fri-Sat 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sun 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
69 Spring St
between Cleveland Pl & Crosby St
New York, NY 10012

Michael K.
This is a men’s clothing and shoe store. If you’re into the hip-hop/breaking culture, this is the place to get your gear. A lot of great urban merchandise as well as an endless selection of shoes. This place has all the brands with all sorts of different styles. They have more clothes for guys than girls but this is a definite spot to check out. They have an awesome selection of sneakers, real sweet styles and really good prices. They also always have great music playing to make your shopping experience that much more enjoyable.
This store has tons of hoodies, jeans, and shirts. Nike’s ranging from $45 – $250, depending on exclusivity. Royal Elastics for $95, and get this, tax is not charged if it’s under $110.
Also, friendly customer service is offered in each section of the store. Hopefully the airbrush/painter is present the next time you visit. He will customize Air Force Ones and Dunks right before your eyes.
512 Broadway
between Broome St & Spring St
New York, NY 10012

Old Navy
This Old Navy is surprisingly clean and spacious. There are always enough people around if you need help. Their sale space is enormous and generally well kept, and clearly sorted by size. This is probably going to be the best Old Navy to shop at because of the huge amount of inventory on 4 floors, including a bargain basement with very cheap, and inexpensive clothes & accessories.
The clothes are comfortable, and they fit nice. The style would be considered classic and hip. Always offering affordable prices for basic generic clothing, old navy is a good place for t-shirts, sweats, and simple casual wear. Their workwear is more on the cheap side but is also decent.
150 W 34th Street
between Broadway & Penn Plz
New York, NY 10001

GirlProps
Girlprops is an awesome store filled with tons of cheap, fun, funky jewelry and accessories. Everything is big, blinging, plastic, dazzling… they have feather boas, flamboyant hats, and kitchy sun glasses. Inexpensive indeed (rings for $1.99 ) but the selection is limited. Apart from rings, Girlprops also sells funky necklaces, sequence tops, and leopard hats and keychains. This is a great place for all women but definitely a store more for a younger hip style.
153 Prince Street
between Broadway & Thompson St
New York, NY 10012

DSW SHOES
Here you’re going to be dealing with discounted shoes in massive quantities, Prices are fabulous here. It’s a great place to go if you have a general idea of what you need but aren’t set on some picky fabrication of your imagination. It’s always fun to browse through the clearance racks. You can definitely find some out-of-the-ordinary ways to dress your feet.
Accessories and bags are available here. Less of a selection for men, but sufficient. You would need plenty of time when you’re in this place. It’s not a pop in pop out type of deal. You can go straight to the sales racks and find some amazing designer brand shoes for less than 30 dollars. If you are living on a budget, this place is for you.
40 E. 14TH ST, 3RD FLOOR New York, NY 10003

Alphabet City Wine Co.
This is a favored wine store in the city. Its small and the staff are always friendly and knowledgeable. They have a great variety of carefully picked wines. More importantly, they are really reasonably priced and you can always get a good bottle for under $15. The selection of affordable wines range from 10 to 20$.
The interior design is pretty cool too and very cozy (old couches, rugs, etc.)You’ll almost want to pop open your bottle and stay a while.
Mon-Thu 3 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Fri-Sat 1 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Sun 1 p.m. – 9 p.m.
100 Ave C
New York, NY 10009

Lot-Less Closeouts
This store sell various items, from beauty care, to household items, to clothes. And all brand names! No need to go to Macy’s for your expensive dish set, just go to Lot Less for the same thing but at a fraction of a cost! Their selection of products is really good. There are often things that I hadn’t seen in other stores. And they have three different locations.
Designer suits / jackets for up to 90% off. New odds and ends. Books, DVDs and Cd’s. Toys, picture frames, households, Bedding, Men’s Shoes, and undergarments. Almay Eye make-up remover for $1.99, 3 pack of black socks for $1.99, and a box of 24 batteries for $3.99.
299 Broadway
New York, NY 10184
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