Brooklyn Shopping

Great for Gifts

1. Cog & Pearl

Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Park Slope

buy me anything in this store and i'm happy.  he hem!  great for gifts for others too.  cute artsy accessories for your person or for the house....

2. Babeland

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

are pro-feminist, I'm hooked. Great babeland brand lube - good advice on toys.  Interesting little gift sets to give to all your friends!  They're pro-safe sex, pro-feminist, and of course - pro-sex anyway...

3. 3R

Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Park Slope

This is our go-to place when we have to shop for gifts and have no clue what to get.  We usually end up buying things for ourselves too.  Also great for dropping off dead batteries and other stuff...

4. Brooklyn Superhero…

Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Park Slope

Otherwise, they have excellent t-shirts, clever props (a can of chaos? I'll have one, thanks), and tons of McSweeney's books stashed away.  A great place for gifts! And it's all for a great cause!...

5. Fuego 718

Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Williamsburg - South Side

handmade jewelry, diaries with wonderwoman holograms on the cover etc.  I try to do christmas shopping from local Billyburg businesses, and always get a bunch of great gifts here....

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1. Videology

Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Williamsburg - South Side

I really liked this place they have a large selection of videos for a small place. Not such a large selection on the new releases though? The employees are all cool , but the only thing between me...

2. Soula Shoes

to self: next time I come to New York, don't bring high heels and stop by Soula for some new shoes!  Great selection of stylish shoes!  This is on my permanant rotation of places to shop at....

3. Bluestockings

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

My favorite bookstore in NYC, no contest. In addition to an incredible selection of radical, small-press, sex-positive, intersectional, and progressive book options - Bluestockings sells...

4. Spoonbill &…

And for a shop that doesn't specialize in photography or visual arts, the variety and quality of both new and used art merch is impressive. But while the journal/magazine selection isn't bad...

5. Babeland

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

selection.  The employees were definitely helpful & easy to approach...didn't make you feel like a jackass or creep.  Prices were reasonable...found a couple of more high end things that other shops...

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