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These are NYC's top vintage shops for secondhand shopping, according to Yelp

These are NYC's top vintage shops for secondhand shopping, according to Yelp
Photograph: Courtesy Cure Thrift Shop

New York's thrifting scene just got its flowers—and its receipts. Yelp dropped its list of the country's most saved spots for secondhand shopping and the five-borough sweep (okay, technically two boroughs) proves what closet-diggers here have known for years: we do secondhand better than almost anywhere.

Five New York City shops made the national ranking, with two boutiques cracking the top three. Leading the local charge is L Train Vintage in the East Village, landing at #2. Right behind it at #3 is Bushwick's dense, rack-packed Urban Jungle.

Rounding out the local roster was East Village mainstay Cure Thrift Shop at #8, fellow East Village fixture Tokio7 at #10 for those chasing designer consignment finds and Williamsburg's 10 Ft Single By Stella Dallas at #12, a longtime cult favorite for vintage denim heads and Y2K revivalists.

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L Train Vintage
Photograph: Courtesy L Train VintageL Train Vintage

Once New Yorkers buy secondhand, they're babying it. Yelp's data shows that while searches for "thrift shop near me" are up a jaw-dropping 2,200-percent year over year, the real work begins once the haul makes it home: searches for tailoring services are up 111-percent, refinishing is up 82-percent and bag restoration has climbed 77-percent. (Even vintage clock repair is having a moment, per Yelp's collection notes, with searches spiking 167-percent.)

Yelp compiled the list by ranking thrift, flea market, antique and vintage-consignment businesses nationwide based on total saves and review activity, capping each state at five spots for geographic spread. So next time you're elbow-deep in a rack in the East Village, know you're part of a very well-documented citywide obsession.



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