As Sylvia’s childhood becomes a gentrified neighborhood, there remains some favorite local addresses.
NEW YORK FOR ONE
A Danish variety store and an independent bookstore.
Herald Square is about “being a tourist in your own city.”
Thrift stores and Asian-inspired eateries make up East Village’s eclectic addresses.
Dates with myself in and around Bryant Park, often in this rotation: Kinokuniya, Muji, Sunrise Mart.