If there's a wedding in your future, save the date for Wedding Weekend this weekend, when 30 top retailers and businesses turn a 30 block stretch of Madison Avenue into a wedding showcase, with fashion shows, talks and more. Meet with top bridal designers and leading experts on beauty, travel, photography, event planning, floral design, fashion, jewelry and financial planning. They'll share … [Read more...]
ICYMI: NYC News You Missed in August
ICYMI - Here is our monthly recap of recent NYC news you might have missed during the last few weeks. As usual, our list is heavy on real estate and gentrification, including businesses going out of business because of it, restaurant and shopping news, the growing tech corridors in New York City, and other tidbits including important news about all three NYC area airports. We identify our … [Read more...]
B&N 50% Off Bestsellers and New Releases
Barnes & Noble is celebrating the end of summer with its second annual half-price blowout sale of new releases and everybody-wants-to-read-them bestsellers. The 50% off Book Haul Blowout, for purchases through Monday, Labor Day, Sept 2nd, includes more than 1,000 new releases, bestsellers, paperbacks, kids’ favorites, and B&N Classics In addition to receiving half-off, you get a FREE … [Read more...]
NYC Sales Tax Rules for Back to School Shopping
Hard to believe, but it's time for back to school shopping. Here's what you need to know about NYC and New York State sales taxes, to help plan your shopping and not get cheated by paying tax on something that's exempt from tax. The total sales tax rate in New York City is 8.875%, but many things are excluded, including clothing or footwear less than $110. School supplies including … [Read more...]
Buy and sell LEGO parts, sets, minifigures
Toys on the cheap: If there's a LEGO fanatic in your family, as there is in mine, this website marketplace to buy, sell or trade LEGO parts, sets and minifigures is a great way to save money. Consider BrickLink as a kind of an eBay or Craigslist for the popular toy brand, including for replacement parts that have already gone missing from holiday gifts. BrickLink also has a full selection of … [Read more...]
Best NYC Resale & Consignment Shops
Any time is a good time to clean out your closet. If you have designer duds, consigning them for resale can help pay for new purchases. Or, buy somebody else's gently worn famous label clothing, shoes and accessories at one of New York City's top consignment and resale shops. According to eBay, nearly half of Americans don't have available space in which to stash the new stuff they get. That … [Read more...]
Hudson Yards Shops & Restaurants Now Open
The massive Hudson Yards opens for business today, with more than 100 shops and 25 restaurants, and many are offering opening day and weekend special promotions. Hudson Yards is the largest privately built real estate project in US history, larger even than Rockefeller Center, and will change the West Side forever, just as Rockefeller Center changed Midtown forever. Here's the deal on the … [Read more...]
Macy’s Flower Show 2019 Outer Space Theme
NYC Free: The annual Macy's Flower Show fills the Herald Square flagship store with some 5,000 colorful blooms and plants, plus daily events throughout the store, including special displays and programs for kids. The theme of this year's show is outer space, including seven fashion pods featuring looks designed by students of FIT, the world-famous fashion design school here in New York … [Read more...]
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