An afternoon in the West Village: mystery-filled bookstores, delicious falafel, gardens, tasty desserts, and quirky birdhouses.
From a starting point at the intersection of 10th Street and Broadway, here is a list of five places (in no particular order) to check out that are within a five minute walking distance.
Untapped's Jake Schabas goes to Brazenhead, a secret bookstore on the Upper East Side not only to buy books but to check out their weekly gathering of wine and words.
A shop of rare architectural books in a fun, quirky space.
This bookstore has a fairy tale history; the original shop was owned and run by an American but was closed down by the Nazis during the war and became the meeting point for Hemingway’s "Lost Generation."
A couple days before New Years, I went to say my goodbye to the Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Center. I savored my last drink from the café and embarked on my photo mission to document what would soon be lost to a discount retailer.