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NYC Reading Spots

NYC Reading Spots

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Created by Max Wendkos • Updated On: January 8, 2021
Wave Hill is one of NYC Reading Spots.

1. Wave Hill

9.5
675 W 252nd St (Independence Ave), Bronx, NY
Garden · Riverdale · 53 tips and reviews
Conservatory Garden is one of NYC Reading Spots.

2. Conservatory Garden

9.5
1231 5th Ave (at 105th St), New York, NY
Garden · Central Park · 68 tips and reviews
Domino Park is one of NYC Reading Spots.

3. Domino Park

9.6
Kent Ave (btwn Grand & S 5th St), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Williamsburg · 45 tips and reviews
Union Hall is one of NYC Reading Spots.

4. Union Hall

8.7
702 Union St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Karaoke Bar · North Slope · 171 tips and reviews
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of NYC Reading Spots.

5. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

9.1
126 Crosby St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York, NY
Café · SoHo · 219 tips and reviews
The Center For Fiction is one of NYC Reading Spots.

6. The Center For Fiction

9.2
15 Lafayette Ave (btw Ashland & Rockwell), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Fort Greene · 4 tips and reviews
Intelligentsia Coffee is one of NYC Reading Spots.

7. Intelligentsia Coffee

9.2
180 10th Ave, New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Chelsea · 184 tips and reviews
La Lanterna di Vittorio is one of NYC Reading Spots.

8. La Lanterna di Vittorio

8.5
129 Macdougal St (btwn 3rd & 4th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 184 tips and reviews
New York Public Library - Jefferson Market is one of NYC Reading Spots.

9. New York Public Library - Jefferson Market

9.0
425 Avenue of the Americas (at W 10th St), New York, NY
Library · West Village · 41 tips and reviews
New York Public Library is one of NYC Reading Spots.

10. New York Public Library

9.2
476 5th Ave (at W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 529 tips and reviews
The Morgan Library & Museum is one of NYC Reading Spots.

11. The Morgan Library & Museum

9.2
225 Madison Ave (btwn E 36th & E 37th St), New York, NY
Museum · Murray Hill · 179 tips and reviews
Freehold is one of NYC Reading Spots.

12. Freehold

8.8
45 S 3rd St (btwn Kent & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Williamsburg · 174 tips and reviews
Public Records is one of NYC Reading Spots.

13. Public Records

9.3
233 Butler St (btw Bond & Nevins), Brooklyn, NY
Music Venue · Boerum Hill · 19 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of NYC Reading Spots.

14. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1963 tips and reviews
Moynihan Train Hall is one of NYC Reading Spots.

15. Moynihan Train Hall

9.1
340 W 33rd St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · Chelsea · 32 tips and reviews
Oculus Plaza is one of NYC Reading Spots.

16. Oculus Plaza

8.8
Greenwich St (at Fulton St), New York, NY
Pedestrian Plaza · 34 tips and reviews
Grand Central Terminal is one of NYC Reading Spots.

17. Grand Central Terminal

9.0
87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · 1470 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of NYC Reading Spots.

18. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Midtown East · 1870 tips and reviews