10 Best Thrift Stores in New York for Amazing Deals (2025)

10 Best Thrift Stores in New York for Amazing Deals (1)

Photograph: Courtesy Junk

Find affordable clothing, furniture and unexpected treasures at the best thrift stores in New York.

Edited by Will Gleason

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Written by: Magdalena O'Neal

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Sure, you can shop til you drop at New York’s iconic department stores and trendy boutiques, but who wants to go through the process of wearing in a crunchy brand new leather jacket when you can find a soft one with much cooler patches on it? Like the city’s flea markets, vintage stores and consignment shops, the best thrift stores in New York offer great deals and the potential for amazing, unexpected discoveries. Plus, shopping at a thrift store avoids the fast fashion pipeline, because it's always better to reduce, reuse and recycle!

You never know what you’ll find when you browse the aisles at these NYC thrift stores. You might score some gently-used Manolo Blahniks for a tenner, stumble on the perfect mid-mod coffee table or find the old band T-shirt you didn’t know you needed. We've all spent a few washes trying to get a shirt to soften up, and thrifting almost always ensures well worn in fabrics. Some thrift stores focus on a limited range of items, while anything goes at others. Many also offer buy-sell-trade options. Whatever you find, you know you’ll be giving new life to someone else’s castoffs.

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Best thrift stores in New York

1.2nd Street
Photo courtesy of 2nd Street Corporation

While the second hand store has locations across the US, their NYC locations in SoHo, Dumbo and the Lower East Side offer a true taste of New York's sense of style. Find new and vintage pieces with a wide range of prices to suit every type of shopper—baller or not. Browse the designer bags behind the counter, try on some studded pumps from a retired Studio 54 attendee and reinvent your look with ease.

2.Beacon’s Closet
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  • Greenwich Village
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Beacon’s is where all the cool kids in NYC take the clothes they’re over after one wear or have yet to even take the tags off of. Find never-worn sneakers, heals and slides, trendy handbags and designer-inspired coats to keep you warm all winter long. Each location reflects the neighborhood they’re situated in, so keep that in mind when you choose between Union Square or Bushwick.

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3.Buffalo Exchange
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  • Consignment store
  • East Village
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Jena Cumbo Photography, Photograph: Jena Cumbo

Thrift hounds, get ready to rifle: This consignment chain, which buys, sells and trades its inventory directly with customers carries a mix of designer-label and vintage clothing, shoes, and accessories, priced much lower than retail cost. How about a pair of Tory Burch midthigh leather-and-tweed boots, a Marc Jacobs mustard-yellow purse with gold studs or a Burberry men’s wool coat with resin toggle closures? Make sure to hit up any of the five Buffalo Exchange locations in the city on Earth Day when the brand hosts its annual $1 sale. Yes, you read that right—select styles go for a buck apiece.

4.L Train Vintage
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  • East Village
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Photo courtesy of L Train Vintage

L Train is easily one of the most visited thrift stores by those who have recently relocated to New York city from their far off hometowns. The rapidly restocked store possesses everything you need to dress like a true New Yorker. From belts and loafers to workwear jackets and distressed denim, you’re sure to find your new favorite piece on their racks.

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5.Urban Jungle
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  • Greenwich Village
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Photo courtesy of Urban Jungle

Urban Jungle is exactly as the name suggests, a massive jungle of racks filled with pieces that offer a glimpse into what NYC style has looked like over the years. Conveniently located in Bushwick directly beside L Train Vintage, you’re in for a day spent between stores and exploring the smaller shops on the block.

6.Crossroads Trading Company
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  • Consignment store
  • Williamsburg
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Photograph: Alex Strada

Thisclothing exchange with locations in Flatiron and Williamsburg is filled to the brim with slightly worn sartorial treasures. Northern California’s Crossroads—already a West Coast mainstay—packed its first NYC shop with affordable clothing, shoes and accessories, not to mention some serious designer-label scores. Merchandise turns over fast, but scour the no-frills space and you’ll find some good deals such as ladies’ suede chunky platform Jeffrey Campbell boots and men’s YSL leather sneakers. In the clothing department, you might stumble upon a guy’s sleek zippered G-Star jacket or a Marc by Marc Jacobs smock dress with leather detailing. You can also unload your own gently worn items.

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7.Housing Works
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  • Thrift stores
  • Kips Bay
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Photograph: Scott Korn, courtesy Housing Works

It's cool to donate your old duds and furniture to Housing Works, so the shelter-oriented charity's thrift stores are among the city's best. The prices aren't the lowest, but the stock is quality. If you're lucky, you can score designer pieces (in clothes and furnishings) that might be out of your budget brand new. You just have to do a little rummaging.

8.Mother of Junk
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  • Womenswear
  • Williamsburg
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Photograph: Courtesy Junk

This pair of vintage shops in Brooklyn hawks affordable furniture, dishes, books, art, clothing and accessories—if you have the time to look. Sift through more than 5,000 square feet of merch to uncover treasures. Highlights include a slate of cheap vinyl records and a mezzanine full of artwork, in case you want to vamp up your walls.

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9.Dobbin Street Vintage Co-op
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  • Williamsburg
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Photo courtesy of Dobbin Street Vintage Co-op

While walking through Greenpoint on a Sunday afternoon following a delicious brunch at Rule of Thirds or Eavesdrop, make your way over to Dobbin to browse some sweet second hand pieces. The co-op has an eclectic selection of clothing, accessories, furniture and glassware. There’s no way out of there without something new, whether it be a coffee table book or the coffee table itself.

10.Vintage Thrift Shop
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  • Consignment store
  • Gramercy
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Photograph: courtesy of Vintage Thrift

There’s a rotating mix of astoundingly well-preserved designer and non-vintage clothing here, as well as one-of-a-kind housewares, shoes and accessories. We’ve found vintage Yves Saint Laurent blouses, striped skinny ties for and a pair of classic Salvatore Ferragamo pumps with bows on them. Pretty much everything is a find, but you still get that thrill-of-the-hunt feeling.

At Vintage Thrift West, the shop’s second location,you can sift through men’s and women’s clothing and browse accessories displayed in an original Tiffany jewelry case. Finds includeVersace and Pucci neckties, Fendi leather handbags and Givenchy platforms. The threads pack the same designer punch, withitems like 1990s Betsey Johnson grunge dresses, anEtro military jacket and a vintage Nick Cave concert tee.

Both donate all proceeds to theUnited Jewish Councilof the East Side, which works to preserve the Lower East Side community.

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