Shopping
Food (supermarkets)
Here are some of the supermarkets that are around NYU:- Trader Joe’s: 142 E 14th St
- Gristedes: 25 University Pl
- Morton Williams: 130 Bleecker Street
- JW Market Inc.: 240 Sullivan Street
- Dean & Deluca (specialty): 560 Broadway Street
- Space Market: 1 University Place
Specialty / Ethnic Food: You can find foods from all over the world in NYC. You can find more specialty items in particular ethnic neighborhoods, and it’s an enjoyable way to explore neighborhoods in the other boroughs outside of Manhattan.
Furniture / Housewares
- IKEA:
- In Elizabeth, NJ with a free shuttle bus on weekends from the Port Authority Bus Station
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/store/elizabeth - In Brooklyn, Free Water Taxi on weekends from the Wall St. Pier
http://info.ikea-usa.com/Brooklyn/StoreDirections.aspx
- In Elizabeth, NJ with a free shuttle bus on weekends from the Port Authority Bus Station
- Kmart: 770 Broadway at W. 8th street
www.kmart.com - Macy’s Herald Square: 7th Avenue at 34th Street
www.macys.com - Marshalls: 620 Ave of Americas at W. 19th street
www.marshallsonline.com - Target: 500 E 14th St
www.target.com - Pottery Barn: 12 W 20th St
www.potterybarn.com - Bed Bath & Beyond: 620 6th Ave
www.bedbathandbeyond.com
Used Furniture and Other Household Items
- Craigslist: newyork.craigslist.org
- Housing Works: 245 W 10th St; Other thrift shop locations
www.housingworks.org - Salvation Army: 120 W 14th St
- Goodwill:
- 2231 44 W 8th St
- Other NYC locations: http://www.goodwillnynj.org/shop/goodwill-store-locations
- Columbus Avenue Flea Market: 77th Street and Columbus Avenue on Sunday
Computers, Telephones, and Other Electronic Items
- NYU Computer Store: Students may purchase computers at discounted rates.
www.bookstores.nyu.edu/computer.store - Apple Store: 103 Prince St at Greene St
www.apple.com
Bicycles, Rollerblades, and Other Sports Equipment
- Blades: 659 Broadway
www.blades.com - Innovation Bike Shop: 105 West 106 Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Ave; also offers bike rentals by the hour or day
www.innovationbikeshop.com - REI Soho: 303 Lafayette Street just south of Houston Street
http://www.rei.com/stores/soho.html - Modell’s Sporting Goods: 607 6th Ave
https://www.modells.com/
For students who do not wish to buy a bike, CitiBike (https://www.citibikenyc.com/) offers a bicycle sharing system serving the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, as well as Jersey City, NJ. CitiBike offers discounts (https://try.citibikenyc.com/idnyc/) for IDNYC card holders.
OTHERS
Students can use benefit and discount programs such as UNiDAYS. Amazon offers Prime Student, a 6-month trial for students.