These 200 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 18 +2
Yu & Me Books · Chinatown
Yu and Me Books is a cozy Chinatown haven where Asian and queer ownership meets shelves full of unexpected discoveries. Grab a coffee, browse the used section, then catch one of their warm community events like open mic night.
20 Cooper Sq · Manhattan
Browse rare academic books on Latin America alongside prints and photography from emerging Latinx artists. Small publishers and creators exhibit and sell work, plus tours of the "Escenas" photo show featuring seven photographers.
October 31 at 4am
Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore · Manhattan
Bluestockings is a worker-owned feminist bookstore where radical politics meet community. Browse shelves on abolition, gender, and climate justice, then settle in with coffee from their in-house cafe.
Yu & Me Books · Manhattan
Adeline Kon's debut graphic novel follows a technically perfect figure skater who's lost her spark—until her rival shows up at the rink and helps her remember why she fell in love with the ice.
Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore · Manhattan
This worker-owned feminist bookstore hosts Queer Romance Book Club, lesbian button-making nights, and workshops, plus there's a café tucked inside. A radical community hub that's held its ground.
Upper West Side
This cozy two-room indie bookshop brings hard-to-find children's books in English, Russian, Ukrainian, and Hebrew to the Upper West Side. Knowledgeable owners help you find the perfect story for ages newborn to 18.
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Fri, Oct 30 · 10:15 AM
The Fountain Bookshop · Washington Heights
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
White Rabbit's Books · Upper West Side
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
Yu & Me Books · Chinatown
Thu, Dec 3 · 6:00 PM
Barnes & Noble · Gramercy
Posman Books · Manhattan
Albertine · Manhattan
Yu & Me Books · Manhattan
City Opera Thrift Shop · Manhattan
Housing Works Bookstore · Manhattan
McNally Jackson Books SoHo · Manhattan
Rockefeller Plaza · Manhattan
The Compleat Strategist · Manhattan
Barnes & Noble · Manhattan
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center · Manhattan
192 Books · Manhattan
Dashwood Books · Manhattan
The Fountain Bookshop · Manhattan
Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore · Manhattan
Hudson Yards · Manhattan
Yu & Me Books · Manhattan
Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore · Manhattan
The New York Public Library Shop · Manhattan
Forbidden Planet · Manhattan
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Manhattan
Harlem
Chinatown
Central Park
NoHo
Hamilton Heights
Manhattan
Upper East Side
$30
Manhattan
Midtown
West Village
East Village
Lower East Side
Upper East Side
West Village
Upper East Side
Tribeca
Manhattan
$$
SoHo
East Village
$$
Manhattan
East Village
Hell's Kitchen
Manhattan
Morningside Heights
Free
West Village
Chelsea
Midtown
Midtown
Manhattan
West Village
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