New York City Shopping Guide – The Shops at Riverside

I’ve mentioned shopping in New York City before, and no doubt I will again, but as I was looking for a quick topic to write about I thought of the USA Travel Guide Pledge, specifically the point about doing as the locals do. I got to thinking: do New Yorkers really shop on Fifth Avenue, or is that nothing but tourists?

Of course, the answer is a little from column A and a little from column B, but still I knew there had to be more to it. I did some digging and found out the real answer: savvy New Yorkers don’t shop in New York where the taxes are higher, they hop on over the Hudson River and shop in New Jersey. To be more exact, they go to The Shops at Riverside.

With an impressive collection of 70 upscale retailers, many of the same stores, in fact, that you’d find on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, The Shops at Riverside is a popular destination for Manhattan trendsetters looking to find some New York style at not so New York prices, and no matter where you’re from, you can enjoy the same benefit. The Shops is anchored by Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue and Barnes & Noble, and is also home to fine retailers include Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., Hermes, Barney’s Salvatore Ferragamo, The Fountain Spa and so many others.

Beware, shops are closed on Sundays (though the restaurants are still open). For a sneaky New York shopping experience that’s friendly to the current economy, head over to the Shops at Riverside. Learn more.

We don’t expect you to travel to New Jersey just to visit a mall, but as part of a larger New York vacation, why not give it a try? For northern New Jersey hotels only minutes from the Shops and New York City, consider the Crowne Plaza Englewood Hotel.

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