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332  TR A VELERS ’ NEEDS

Electronics and Housewares from home and find that you
need a repair, make an appoint-
From flatscreen TVs and top-of-the-line sound systems to ment at an Apple Store Genius
swanky designer home furnishings, New York City abounds Bar, where a tech whiz should be
with electronics and housewares stores. Perhaps the most able to fix the problem. All models
competitive retailers in New York are the ones that sell and products are serviced, and
the staff offers tips on new tech-
electronics, so it pays to shop around. Be particularly careful nologies; you can also browse
with electronics stores on the heavily touristed streets and for upgrades. Conversely, the
those around the major tourist sights, such as Fifth Avenue Microsoft Store is dedicated to
near the Empire State Building. Many of these stores sell all the best Microsoft products,
mediocre, sometimes faulty equipment at inflated prices, including the popular Surface,
Lumia phone and Xbox.
and it’s a hassle or near impossible to get a refund once
you’ve returned home. If you’re buying electronic goods to
take to Europe, make sure they have compatible voltages Kitchenware
and formats (many in the US are made to different standards). Most of the department stores
offer a wide range of house hold
goods. Macy’s (see p313), with
Sound Systems photographic equipment a basement full of kitchenware,
and Equipment and supplies. Those looking to is especially good, as is Bed,
For the latest in cutting-edge immerse themselves in the Bath & Beyond. Chain store
stereo equipment, head to world of analog photography Williams-Sonoma has
Sound by Singer. J&R Express make a beeline for the stylish kitchenware, utensils, and
(inside Century 21) sells a good Lomography Gallery Store. cookbooks. The East Village,
selection of stereo and com- Head to Chelsea’s Foto Care for particularly on and around
puter equipment. The Danish a wide range of cameras and Bowery Street, has long been
Bang & Olufsen showcases a accouterments. Print Space the nucleus for restaurant
range of sleek, minimalist sound Photo Lab offers a variety of supply stores, and you can find
systems that can dress up even services, including digital rentals, top-quality kitchenware at
the humblest flat. Hammacher film processing, and both color bargain prices here. The popular
Schlemmer, a New York main- and black-and-white darkrooms. MTC Kitchen shop sells
stay since 1848, carries the “best, Make for Adorama in the Flatiron professional Japanese cooking
the only, and the unexpected” and District, and browse the spec- tools, from ceramics and high-
has friendly, informative staff. tacular displays of digital cameras end knives to soba-making
Browse the quality systems at and accessories, point-and- machines and sushi supplies.
Lyric HiFi & Video, a favorite shoots, and dispos ables, and
that’s been around since 1959. also affordable prices on film Housewares
The perennially jam-packed Sony developing and processing.
Store delivers on its wide range Don’t miss the quality, high-end and Furnishings
of top-shelf sound systems and cameras and equipment at the Baccarat, Lalique, and Villeroy
plenty of impulse-buy gizmos. elegant The Photo Village. & Boch are where you’ll find the
True to its name, the chain store The Leica Store Soho is a stylish finest crystal, china, and silver-
Best Buy does offer some of showcase for the German ware. Orrefors Kosta Boda,
the best buys on an assort ment camera-maker, with artsy photo- open from Monday to Friday,
of stereo systems and home- graphic exhibits and special- has beautiful Swedish glassware,
entertainment products – the edition cameras. from vases to candlesticks, and
Union Square branch is open Tiffany & Co. is also, of course, a
24 hours. For high-end stereo fashionable spot. For the best of
equipment and components, Computers inexpensive, utilitarian china, visit
check out Innovative Audio There are several Macintosh Fishs Eddy. The esteemed Joan
Video Showrooms. Also stop to meccas in Manhattan, including B. Merviss gallery sells fine,
look around at the wide range the immense, airy Apple Store imported Japanese ceramics,
of both used and new stereos at SoHo and the gleaming cube and La Terrine and Mackenzie-
the friendly Stereo Exchange. of a store on 5th Avenue, which Childs stock hand-painted
is open 24 hours a day. Neither ceramics. Browse the hip SoHo
quite matches the branch within showcase of designer Jonathan
Photography
Grand Central Terminal, a Adler, whose eye-catching
B & H Photo Video is where spectacular space. Mac-philes pottery in natural shades and
amateur and professional flock to all three to peruse and primitive and organic shapes will
photographers and filmmakers test-drive the latest models, plug stand out from everything else
can find everything they need. in to iPods, and attend seminars in your living room. His collec tion
Open since 1898, Willoughby’s geared to both novices and includes a “family” of playful
has pretty good sales on experts. If you brought your Mac decanters in the forms of man,

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