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For used CDs and vinyl, head to Eighth Street, between First and Second Avenues, in the East Village, also known as St Mark’s Place, which is dotted with interesting music stores. While there, you can pierce and tattoo every part of your body just like a rock star.

Alabaster Bookshop, 122 Fourth Av. Subway 6 to Astor Pl. This tiny, friendly, second-hand bookshop has a good selection at bargain prices.

Barnes & Noble, 33 E 17th St. Subway L, N, Q, R, 4, 5, 6, W to 14th St-Union Sq. This huge chain has books, magazines, music and movies. Apart from its huge selection, the best thing about this store is the café, which welcomes lingerers who pile up reading material and sit for hours.

Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby St, http://www.housingworks.org/usedbookcafe Subway S, F, V, 6 to Broadway-Lafayette, N, R to Prince St. The mahogany bookcases, spiral staircase and inviting café are just part of the reason New Yorkers linger here. All proceeds from the used, new and rare books go to a charity for homeless New Yorkers with HIV and AIDS. Free readings and live music events are hosted here.

Rizzoli, 31 W 57th St. Subway N, R, B, Q to 57th St. This beautiful old art, architecture and design bookstore is a cultural haven in the otherwise busy strip of Midtown.

The Strand, 828 Broadway. Subway L, N, Q, R, 4, 5, 6, W to 14th St-Union Sq. This long-running institution is every book-lovers dream, with over eight miles of books, many with sale prices. Be prepared to dig a little in the cramped, stuffed aisles.

Three Lives, 154 W 10th St. Subway 1, 9 to Christopher St. This charming little bookstore in the West Village is a welcoming place, where writers hang out and give readings. It’s chock-full of biographies and independent books.

Norman’s Sound & Vision, 67 Cooper Sq, nr St Mark’s on 3rd Av. Subway 6 to Astor Pl. A vast selection of new and used CDs fill this music store, where Norman and his friendly staff will help you rifle through stacks of tunes.

Sam Ash Music, 163 W 48th St, between 6th Av and 7th Av. Subway B, D, F, Q to Rockefeller Center. One of many musical instrument shops along this stretch of 48th Street.

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