Top 5 Stores for Discount Shopping in New York City

By New York 6 years ago

Save lots while you shop at these great NYC shops

Top 5 Stores for Discount Shopping in New York City

Designer Fashion Shops On Bleecker Street, Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, United States

Just looking for some designer clothes at discount prices? Check out these great New York City stores that sell designer brands at a discount every day. Due to rough and tumble handling by the occasionally ruthless discount shopper, make sure to inspect any purchases for tears, holes and runs. Discount shopping gurus might also be interested in New York City Sample Sales.

Stores are listed in alphabetical order

top 1: Century 21

Century 21 Department store — "New York's Best Kept Secret" is hardly a secret -- you'll have to battle the throngs of "in the know" shoppers, but you won't mind when you discover the deep discounts available as you make your way through the maze of offerings at this department store. Early morning or mid-afternoon tend to be calmer. In addition to their original location, Century 21 now has locations near Lincoln Center, in Brooklyn and in Queens.

Address: 22 Cortlandt St., between Church St. and Broadway
Phone: 212-227-9092
Subway: E to World Trade Center; 2/3 to Park Place; N/W to City Hall

Neighborhood: Financial District (Map)

top 2: Gabay's Outlet

An Evening Of Shopping And Cocktails With Manolo — Overstock from some of New York's finest department stores, including Bergdorf Goodman and Henri Bendelare available at 50-80% at Gabay's Outlet. Family owned and operated for three generations, you can get the inside scoop and hear about new arrivals by signing up for their mailing list. Available designers include Manolo Blahnik and Chanel.

Address: 225 First Ave. (13th/14th)
Phone: 212-254-3180
Subway: L to 1st Avenue; 4/5/6, N/R/W to 14th Street/Union Square

Neighborhood: East Village (Map)

top 3: Nordstrom Rack

Nordstrom Rack on Fulton Street — The off-price arm of the upscale Nordstrom store, Nordstrom Rack offers designer clothing at deep discounts. They have two locations that are convenient for visitors to the city -- one in Downtown Brooklyn and the other in Union Square. They have a vast array of merchandise in both stores, including accessories and shoes as well as clothing and handbags. They carry merchandise for both children and adults.

Union Square Location

Address: 60 East 14th Street
Phone: 212-220-2080
Subway: 4/5/6, N/R/W to 14th Street/Union Square

Downtown Brooklyn Location

Address: 505 Fulton Street
Phone: 347-227-6915

Subway: 2/3 to Hoyt Street; A/C/F to Jay St-MetroTech; 4/5 to Borough Hall

top 4: TJ Maxx & Marshalls

TJ Maxx and Marshalls have numerous locations around Manhattan and the outer boroughs where shoppers can sift through racks to find mid-range designer clothing, shoes and accessories at deep discounts. The stores themselves are pretty charmless, but if you like treasure hunting there are good finds to be had. Many are last year's fabrics and colors, but no one else will know.

Find the most convenient location on their website. (There are options in Downtown Brooklyn, Chelsea, the Financial District, Midtown, the Upper East Side, the Upper West Side and Harlem.