
Seven Downtown Bookstores Hand Out Halloween Prizes on October 24
The sixth annual crawl strings indie shops across downtown, and two stops add cocktails or a resident cat to the hunt.




Book Club Bar
4.6 (1,117)
Mon – Wed, Sun, 09:00 – 00:00 (+1);
Thu – Sat, 09:00 – 01:00 (+1)
197 East 3rd Street
A crawl stop in the East Village, this shop pours coffee by day and cocktails at night beside a curated wall of fiction and progressive titles. Armchairs and rugs in back suit a slow read. Saturday hours run 10:00 AM until midnight.
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Village Works
4.2 (101)
Mon – Sun, 12:00 – 00:00 (+1)
12 Saint Marks Place
On St. Marks Place, this small shop stacks poetry, art, punk history and locally made zines and comics. A no-phone policy keeps browsing quiet, and Ally, the resident cat, usually keeps shoppers company. The door opens at noon daily.
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