Housing Works Bookstore Cafe.
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The Best Independent Bookstores in New York City
A used bookstore and cafe, largely staffed by volunteers, where all profits support Housing Works' work on homelessness and HIV/AIDS.
Go for: used fiction at excellent prices.
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Where to Hear Writers Read in New York: The Reading Series Worth Your Night
The volunteer-staffed used bookstore hosts book talks, launches and book club salons in its two story room.
Go for: a free author talk on a weeknight.