In The New York Times Julie Bosman reports that New York is a Literary City, Bookstore Desert, as: "from 2000 to 2012, the number of bookstores in Manhattan fell almost 30 percent, to 106 stores from 150".
(Hey, in writing about Words and Money André Schiffrin claimed there were: "fewer than 30, including the chain stores"; good to see the actual numbers are a bit better than that.)
As a big book browser and New York resident I certainly feel more frustration (and log more miles) than I did in my younger days; still, relatively speaking, it's a pretty decent stomping ground.
As a big book browser and New York resident I certainly feel more frustration (and log more miles) than I did in my younger days; still, relatively speaking, it's a pretty decent stomping ground.