Strand bookstore 828 broadway, union square, new york, ny yelp. Oct 11, 2019 today the strand, which has 238 staff members, is book rows only survivor and attracts 5,000 people a day with more than 2. Hotels near the strand bookstore, new york city on tripadvisor. New york citys favorite independent bookstore boasts 18 miles of new, used, and rare books, which take up walltowall and nearly floortoceiling shelves spread out across several floors. Gothamist is a website about new york city news, arts and events, and food, brought to you by new york public radio. I thought books were a dying medium, guess not since this place was nuts. Jefferson siegelfor new york daily news lovers of the written word have for years congregated at the iconic shop where a sign out front boasts of. The art critic jerry saltz was scheduled to launch his new book, how to be an artist, at the strand in new york on tuesday, but will instead appear in a livestream conversation broadcast on. The strand bookstore, a new york city icon that is home to 2. In addition to books, the store sells dvds, cds, vinyl records, and trendy souvenirs, from alphabet socks to book cart key chains. Its especially convenient if you work downtown, but even if you dont, its nice to be able to move freely about the store. The strand bookstore is an independent bookstore located at 828 broadway, at the corner of east 12th street in the east village neighborhood of manhattan, new york city, two blocks south of union square.
The strand in new york city started by a 25yearold with 600 dollars in the 1920s, the strand is the only bookshop left of new yorks oncethriving book row. The strand bookstore new york city 2020 all you need. The strand bookstore is an independent bookstore located at 828 broadway, at the corner of. The story behind the strand, new yorks most famous bookstore. Watch michael shop at the strand book store with tyler cowen and take a.
One of the great bookstores in the world bookstores are disappearing faster than the polar ice cap. New york state is waiving the 7day waiting period for unemployment insurance benefits for people who are out of work due to coronavirus covid19 closures or quarantines. Order online tickets tickets see availability directions. Jul 02, 2009 this is one of the oldest familyrun bookstores in new york. The strand was referenced on gilmore girls in the season four episode ballrooms and biscotti, when rory and lorelai discuss a daytrip to new york city, before rory starts college. Stacked with books and lined with dollar carts, the strand bookstore remains strong in new york city, naturally accumulating a treasure trove of.
The strand book store has been an independent bookseller since 1927. Mar 23, 2020 the strand has become the latest independent bookstore in new york city to lay off a majority of employees as a result of the covid19 pandemic. This thrilling story, set more than years before 911, accurately depicts a group of confederate soldiers who planned to set fire to new york city in 1864, detailing the lives of these soldiers, as well as prominent members of new york city society and those individuals involved in the civil war. The strand can be found at 828 broadway, at the corner of east 12th street, in the east village of manhattan. The book store has more than 3 million books in stock. If i was getting married in new york, strand books rare book. In 2016, the new york times called the strand the undisputed king of the citys independent bookstores. Strand books on broadway has a great selection and great prices on books, but its always so crowded. Another new york institution is turning 90 this month. May 3, 2020 this historic landmark book store offers an enormous variety of new, used, and rare books totaling more than 18 miles, including a vast selection of outofprint books. Sep 05, 2004 in 1927 benjamin bass founded the strand book store along new yorks longfamous and nowextinct book row.
I have often annoyed family and friends by getting lost in bookstores for hours, literally hours. The strand bookstore in new york city bucks the trend of popular e books with more 99 years of history and worldclass events. Its really a lot of books some very old and since a recent renovation you can actually. Stacked high with books old and new and surrounded by iconic dollar carts, the strand bookstore at 828 broadway is the goto indie bookstore for many new yorkers, thriving since 1927. The strand book store, new yorks iconic bookstore, is opening an upper west side outpost in a former book culture, the company announced in a tweet strand signed a lease for the 4,000squarefoot space at 450 columbus avenue between 81st and 82nd streets, and will open in march, the west side rag first reported. Named after the famous publishing street in london, the strand was one of 48 bookstores on book row, which started in the 1890s and ran from union square to astor place. How to shop at the strand or any good bookstore with. Seventyseven years later the store is still in the bass family and is still a. The strand is taking over the space formerly occupied by book culture, which will continue to operate three locations in new york. The strand bookstore new york city all you need to. Rko warner twin theatre in new york, ny cinema treasures. New yorkers take their books seriously we treat our authors like celebrities, and have long since realized the power of a good read to make subway rides way less boring. At their times square outpost, you can find new bestsellers, shelves of halfpriced books, fun postcards, bags, and more.
Fred bass takes us round the vast and marvellous collection of new and rare books that was started by his father in the 1920s. The strand in new york city started by a 25yearold with 600 dollars in the 1920s, the strand is the only bookshop left of new york s oncethriving book row. In addition to the main location, the stores central park kiosk is open on fair weather days at grand army plaza, the corner of fifth avenue and east 60th street. After decades in the business of bookselling, the strand remains an iconic bastion of bookselling in downtown new york city. The strand was founded in 1927 when freds father, benjamin bass, a son of lithuanian immigrants, became enamored of books during his lunch breaks from a. Jan 30, 2019 more often than not, we ended up at the strand bookstore. Apr 11, 2012 according to its website, in 1927, ben bass opened strand book store on fourth avenue, home of new yorks legendary book row. Strand book store shopping in east village, new york.
This is one of the oldest familyrun bookstores in new york. The city of new york acting by the board of transportation route no. Jun 15, 2019 the strand bookstore, a new york city icon that is home to 2. Michael orthofer is a man on a somewhat insane quest to read every significant novel. Including new, used and rare books, almost any title can be found here.
The new location at 450 columbus avenue, by west 81st street, will sell new, used and rare books, the company said in a statement. The charming 4star strand hotel lies within a 25minute walk of times square. A new york institution circa 1927, the strand is located in what was known as book row, named after the 40plus bookshops that once crowded the area. Restaurants near the strand bookstore, new york city. The strand is opening a uws outpost commercial observer. Strand bookstore 828 broadway new york, ny book stores. In the other new york jewish intellectuals we find a group of thinkers who may not have had widespread celebrity status but who fostered a real sense of community within the jewish world in these troubled times. Best hotels near the strand bookstore, new york city. Strand book store is located in the greenwich village neighborhood of manhattan. Jennifer goldmanwetzler launches her new book, optimal outcomes. Boasting 18 miles of books, the strand has a mammoth collection of more than 2 million discount volumes, and the store is made all the more daunting by its chao. The top 21 secrets of the strand bookstore in nyc untapped new. On july 31, 1968, the theatre was twinned becoming the warner strand theatre. The strand bookstore, new york s landmark east village bookseller, has laid off the bulk of its staff after having to shut its doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, the stores.
An intimate new york city wedding at strand book store. Behind the empire facade of strand hotel lies classic interior. New yorks strand bookstore fights back over landmark status. Welcome to strand, home of 18 miles of books in nyc. The strand bookstore new york city 2020 all you need to. A third 450seat theatre was built on the old strand theatres stagehouse, named cine orleans off broadway, which had its own entrance on w. Restaurants near the strand bookstore, new york city on tripadvisor.
A quiz last sunday with an article about what it is like to work at the strand book store misspelled, in some editions, the surname of the author of a confederacy of. Strand book store, just off union square, has some impressive numbers. Jul 10, 2017 the strand bookstore in new york city bucks the trend of popular ebooks with more 99 years of history and worldclass events. Strand bookstore 828 broadway new york, ny book stores mapquest. The strand bookstore new york 2020 alles wat u moet weten. Mar 15, 2016 an ode to strand time out new york editor carla sosenko looks back on new york citys most iconicand unchangedbookstore. And yet the new york jewish intellectual community was far larger and more diverse than is commonly thought. Strand bookstore new york united states new york afar.
The world of books braces for a newly ominous future the. Strand book store inc 95 fulton st new york, ny book. Save for the strand, the citys biggest and most famous indie book shop, nearly all the rest is long gone, like the smalltown, scruffy. Strand book store to open on upper west side new york real. However, the outpost on fulton street has the same prices, a decent, but not as extensive selection, and is much less crowded. Strand bookstore owner protests new york city landmarking. And this new york treasureopen since 1927sells every kind of book imaginable, from novels to memoirs to art books to historical tomes. Strand book store inc 95 fulton st new york ny 10038. The strand is opening a new bookstore on the upper west side. The strand book store in new york confirmed sunday that 188 employees, the majority of the bookstores staff, have been let go in the wake of the covid19 outbreak. One of new york s bestknown neighborhoods, greenwich village often simple, the village is also one of the citys oldest, having become a village of its own in 1712 under the impossibly seussian name of grinwich. There are a lot of problems with unemployment right now but having to wait to file isnt one of them. Wander the store, browsing thematic sections, used, and outofprint books, as well as a selection of vinyl, cds, and dvds. Visit the strand bookstore on your trip to new york city.
Michiko kakutani has earned her reputation as one of the most fearless and important literary critics in recent history. More often than not, we ended up at the strand bookstore. Their primary location is in union square, manhattan, with 18 miles of new, used, and rare books. The strand book store in new york is the largest secondhand book shop in the world. It will officially be known as the strand at columbus avenue. Photo of strand bookstore fashion books new york, ny. Kakutani is the former chief book critic for the new york times and is.