Shoppers' Go to Places in NYC

Macy’s Herald Square

Macy’s is a veritable institution when it comes to shopping.  It is the world’s largest department store – with an area of 2.2 million square feet and 11 floors, Macy’s flagship at Herald Square in Manhattan has been in operation since it first opened in 1924.  It has been standing on its current site for some 115 years now, and has been added to the National Register of Historic Placed and recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1879. It all started with R.H. Macy Dry Goods owned by Rowland Hussey Macy from Massachussetts.  He expanded as the business grew, eventually moving to the elite “Ladies’Mile” shopping district. Long after Macy and his partners had died, the store was acquired by brothers Isidor and Nathan Straus, who decided to make the move uptown to Herald Square. 

Here, there was progressive growth of the store, and the Palladian façade of the original building has been built upon and updated with the purchase of nearby properties to add to the store.  To this day, some of its original wooden escalators are still in operation. Macy’s has since become an iconic part of New York City, and it houses numerous stores, restaurants, and eateries. 

This large department store caters to everyone, and it offers customers so much variety in product that the difficulty is more in choosing than in finding.  Also quite convenient to have restaurants in the same building when you feel your stomach growling after a hard day of shopping – assuming you can think of its vast area as “one building” – which yes, it is.

Madison Avenue

Madison Avenue is the place to go for some luxurious shopping.  Located in Manhattan, and stretching from Madison Square (from which its name derives) all the way to 142nd street. Madison Avenue has its roots in the advertising industry – and since the 1920s, has been the major location of most major advertising firms in New York City.  The identification had become so strong that Madison Avenue was almost synonymous to advertising for most Americans. 

Today, however, only a few advertising agencies remain on Madison Avenue – most have moved to different locations, though the connection to Madison Avenue is still pretty strong in the industry. Today, Madison Avenue has become associated with luxurious shopping, and many retail brands are located here including Calvin Klein, Roberto Cavalli, Davidoff, Tom Ford, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Victoria’s Secret, Barney’s New York, Prada, Vera Wang and a lot more. Fine shopping should definitely be followed by stylish dining, and Madison Avenue offers a good choice of high-end restaurants such as the Carlyle Restaurant.  There is also Peacock Alley and Gilt NY, with more budget-conscious alternatives such as S Dynasty and the Met Grill.

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