COOPER UNION EAST VILLAGE DIRECTORY January 2010 Prepared by Parents Council Member Gail Wides WEBSITES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT NYC: http://www.nymag.com ‐ restaurants, shopping, art, entertainment, and NY news http://www.yelp.coms ‐ review of restaurants, local shopping; health care info http://girlsguidetocitylife.com/newyork/ ‐ restaurants, shopping activities, nightlife http://www.newyorker.com – news, reviews of the arts, restaurants, shopping http://gonyc.about.com/od/gettingaround1/tp/subway_tips.htm ‐ e th New York subway system http://newyork.citysearch.com/ ‐ recreation, restaurants, entertainment http://www.timeout.com/newyork/ ‐ recreation, restaurants, entertainment, nightlife, apartment hunting and decorating, culture reviews, sports http://nymag.com/realestate/articles/03/realestate2003/neighborhood_map.htm ‐ information about NY neighborhoods ART SUPPLIES/OFFICE/SCHOOL SUPPLIES EAST 4th STREET COPY SHOP: 65 E. 4th Street (between 2nd Avenue & 8th Street) (212) 466‐0871 Services include fax and internet access, printing, binding. Products include a large selection of school office supplies. NEW YORK CENTRAL ART SUPPLY: 62 3rd Avenue (between 10th & 11th Street) (212) 473‐7705 Hours: Monday – Saturday, 8:30am ‐ 6:15pm; closed Sunday. 10% off for students. Product information at: http://www.nycentralart.com/home/ 1 UTRECHT ART SUPPLY CENTER: 111 4th Avenue (between 11th & 12th Streets) (212) 777‐5353 Product information at: http://www.utrechtart.com/stores/dsp_viewstore.cfm?storeID=87 BAKERIES BIRDBATH BAKERY: 223 1st Avenue (between 13th & 14th Streets) (646) 722‐6565 Hours: 8am – 10pm daily. A “green” bakery. Cash only. http://www.buildagreenbakery.com BLACK HOUND: 170 2nd Avenue (between 10th & 11th Streets) (212) 979‐9505 Cookies, cakes, chocolates, pastries. Credit cards accepted. http://www.blackhoundny.com/ DUNKIN DONUTS: 215 1st Avenue (between 12th & 13th Streets) (212) 475‐5900 SOMETHING SWEET: 177 1st Avenue (at the corner of E. 11th Street) (212) 533‐9986 Cakes, cookies, tarts. Credit cards accepted. http://www.somethingsweetpastry.com 2 VENIERO’S PASTRY SHOP: 342 East 11th Street (between 1st & 2nd Avenues) (212) 674‐7070 Hours: Sunday – Thursday, 8am ‐ midnight; Friday – Saturday, 8am ‐ 1am. Items include cakes, cheesecakes, cookies, biscotti, pastries, gelato; Italian ice in the summer. Free wi‐fi. Credit cards accepted. http://www.venierospastry.com/ WHOLE EARTH BAKERY AND KITCHEN 130 St. Marks Place (212) 677‐7597 A vegan bakery. Items include pizza, smoothies, wraps, soups, desserts. BANKS BANK OF AMERICA: 72 2nd Avenue (at E. 4th Street) (800) 841‐4000 http://www.bankofamerica.com CHASE BANK: 156 2nd Avenue (between 10th & 9th Streets) (212) 923‐5270 http://www.chase.com CITIBANK: 262 1st Avenue (212) 627-3999 BIKE SHOPS BIKES BY GEORGE: 413 E. 12th Street (near 1st Avenue) (212) 533‐0203 3 14th ST. BICYCLES 322 E. 14th Street (212) 228‐ 4344 Bicycle sales and repair. Hours: Monday – Saturday, 9:30am ‐ 6:30pm; Sunday, 9:30am ‐ 6pm. NYC VELO 64 2nd Avenue (between 3rd & 4th Streets) (212) 253‐7771 Hours: Monday – Friday, 11am ‐ 8pm; Saturday – Sunday, 11am ‐ 6pm. Bicycles, parts and accessories, cycling apparel. Lounge with free bagels and coffee, cycling magazines and DVDs. http://www.nycvelo.com BOOKSTORES, LIBRARIES BARNES & NOBLE: 33 E. 17th Street (at the north side of Union Square between Broadway and Park Avenue) (212) 253‐0810 Credit cards accepted. Hours: daily, 10am ‐ 10pm. http://www.bn.com EAST VILLAGE BOOKS AND RECORDS: 99 St. Marks Place (between Avenue A & 1st Avenue) (212) 477‐8647 Hours: Monday – Friday, 1pm ‐ 11:30pm; Saturday, noon ‐ midnight; Sunday, 1pm ‐ 9pm. EAST VILLAGE NEWSTAND: 500 E. 12th Street (near intersection of E. 12th Street and Avenue A) (212) 979‐9348 OTTENDORFER LIBRARY: 135 2nd Avenue (at St. Marks Place) NY Public Library. (212) 674‐0947 4 SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY: 716 Broadway (at Washington Place) (212) 529‐1330 Hours: noon – 9pm daily. Credit cards accepted. http://www.shakeandco.com ST. MARK’S BOOKSTORE: 31 3rd Avenue (between 10th Street & 2nd Avenue) (212) 260‐7853 Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10am ‐ 12am; Sunday, 11am ‐12am. Poetry, fiction, cultural studies, philosophy, art and architecture, and urban studies sections. Credit cards accepted. http://www.stmarksbookshop.com ST. MARK’S COMICS: 11 St. Marks Place (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues) (212) 598‐9439 Hours: Monday, 10am ‐ 11pm; Tuesday ‐ Saturday, 10am ‐ 1am; Sunday, 11am ‐ 11pm. Products include comics, graphic novels, t‐shirts, DVDs. Credit cards accepted. http://www.stmarkscomics.com STRAND BOOKSTORE: 828 Broadway at 12th Street (between 12th & 13th Streets) (212) 473‐1452 Hours: Monday ‐ Saturday, 9:30am ‐ 10:30pm; Sunday, 11am ‐ 10:30pm Credit cards accepted. http://www.strandbooks.com 5 CD/RECORD/VIDEO STORES ACADEMY LPS: 415 E. 12th Street (between 1st Avenue and Avenue A) (212) 780‐9166 Headphones are available for listening in the store. $1 bins. http://www.academylps.com KIM’S VIDEO: 6 St. Marks Place (212) 505‐0311 Hollywood, foreign, cult, indie movies. Must have a credit card to open an account, debit cards not accepted. OTHER MUSIC: 15 E.4th Street (near Lafayette) (212) 477‐8150 Hours: Monday – Friday, noon ‐ 9pm; Saturday, noon ‐ 8pm; Sunday, noon ‐ 7pm. http://www.othermusic.com/ TWO BOOTS VIDEO: 46 Avenue A (between 3rd & 4th Streets) (212) 254‐1441(for videos); (212) 254‐1919 (for Italian food) Hours: Sunday – Tuesday, 11:30am ‐ 11pm; Wednesday & Thursday, 11:30 ‐ 12am; Friday & Saturday, 11:30am ‐ 2am. Credit card required in order to sign up for a free membership. Food includes pizza, sandwiches, stromboli, drinks, salads, and calzone. Menu can be found on website: http://www.twoboots.com 6 COFFEE SHOPS/TEA SHOPS ABRACO ESPRESSO: 86 E. 7th Street (between 1st & 2nd Avenues) (212) 388‐9731 Hours: Monday ‐ Saturday, 8am ‐ 8pm; Sunday, 9am ‐ 8pm. Cash only. MUD: 307 E. 9th Street (between 1st & 2nd Avenues) (212) 228‐9074 Hours: Monday – Friday: 8am – midnight; Saturday, 9am – midnight; Sunday, 9am – midnight. Coffee, hot chocolate, brunch. Garden in the back. http://www.themudtruck.com/spots.html MUD TRUCK: 4th Avenue and 8th Street (at Astor Place) (212) 529‐8766 Hours: Monday – Friday, 7am ‐ 6pm; Saturday – Sunday, 10am ‐ 6pm. Cash only. http://www.themudtruck.com/ STARBUCKS: 13‐25 Astor Place New York, NY 10003 212‐982‐3753 http://www.starbucks.com/default.asp SYMPATHY FOR THE KETTLE: 109 St. Marks Place (212) 979‐1650 Hours: Monday, 11am ‐ 6pm; Tuesday – Sunday, 11am ‐ 10pm. Teas, jams, pastries. Credit cards accepted. http://www.sympathyforthekettle.com 7 CONCERT VENUES BOWERY BALLROOM: 6 Delancey Street (between Bowery and Chrystie Streets) (212) 533‐2111 http://www.boweryballroom.com KNITTING FACTORY: 74 Leonard Street (between Broadway & Church) (212) 219‐3132 Admission varies. http://www.knittingfactory.com WEBSTER HALL: 125 E. 11th Street (212) 353‐1600 Dress code is enforced: no athletic wear, no sneakers, no hats, no boots. Admission varies. http://www.websterhall.com/ NUYORICAN POETS’ CAFÉ: 236 E. 3rd Street (between Avenue B & C) (212) 505‐8183 Poetry readings, theater, live music, and film every night but Monday. It is suggested to come early, there is usually a line. http://www.nuyorican.org/ COSTUME SHOPS HALLOWEEN ADVENTURE SHOP: 4th Avenue (near 11th Street) (212) 673‐4546 Hours: Monday – Saturday, 11am ‐ 8pm; Sunday, noon ‐ 7pm. Credit cards accepted. 8 NEW YORK COSTUMES: 104 4th Avenue (at 11th Street) (800) 99JUMPY Hours: Monday – Sunday, 11am ‐ 10pm http://www.newyorkcostumes.com DRUGSTORES DUANE READE: 123 3rd Avenue (between 13th & 14th Streets) (212) 529‐7140 Hours: Store, 24 hours; Pharmacy, call for hours. Credit cards accepted. http://www.duanereade.com PHARMACARE SPECIALITY PHARMACY: 138 2nd Avenue (between 9th Street & St. Marks Place) (212) 254‐7760 Natural products store. http://www.pharmacare.com WALGREEN’S DRUG STORE: 145 4th Avenue (between 13th & 14th Streets) (212) 677‐0054 Hours: open 24 hours. Credit cards accepted. DRY CLEANERS CHRIS FRENCH: 57 4th Avenue (at the corner of E. 9th Street) (212) 475‐5444 Dry cleaning and alterations. 9 SEW TOP CLEANERS: 515 E. 12th Street (between Avenues A & B) (212) 254‐8844 Hours: Monday ‐ Friday, 7:30am ‐ 7:30pm; Saturday, 9am ‐ 6:30pm; Sunday, 10am ‐ 5:30pm. Dry cleaning and alterations. LOIS AND ALICE CLEANERS: 74 2nd Avenue (between 1st Avenue & 4th Street) (212) 673‐7434 Hours: Monday – Friday, 7am ‐ 7pm. ROYAL CLEANERS: 85 4th Avenue (212) 979‐6421 MOVIE THEATERS ANGELIKA FILM CENTER: 18 W. Houston Street (at Mercer Street)( (212) 995‐2000 http://www.angelikafilmcenter.com ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVE: 32 2nd Avenue (at 1st Street) (212) 505‐5181 http://www.anthologyfilmarchives.org CITY CINEMAS VILLAGE EAST: 181 2nd Avenue (between 11th & 12th Streets) (212) 529‐6799 http://www.villageeastcinema.com/ 10 CINEMA VILLAGE: 22 E. 12th Street (between University Place & 5th Avenue) (212) 924‐3363 www.cinemavillage.com LANDMARK SUNSHINE CINEMA: 143 E. Houston Street (between 2nd Avenue & Chrystie Street) (212) 330‐8182 http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/NewYork/SunshineCinema.htm NYU – CANTOR FILM CENTER: 36 E. 8th Street (between University and Greene Streets) (212) 998‐4100 PIONEER THEATER: 155 E. 3rd Street (at Avenue A) (212) 591‐0434 http://www.twoboots.com/pioneer REGAL UNION SQUARE STADIUM: 850 Broadway (between 13th & 14th Streets) (212) 253‐6266 http://www.regmovies.com GALLERIES THE VILLAGE VOICE: Gallery listings and description of shows: “Arts: Art” http://www.villagevoice.com 11 THE NEW YORKER: