The Right Places to Buy NYC Swag

Hello, visitors! Yes, it's OK to buy a generic "New York" t-shirt or hat or sweatshirt. But it's often glaring proof that you're a tourist.

The place to wear them is back home.

The more savvy thing to do is to buy a T-shirt from a local business or organization (not an illegal vendor of schlock). I like doing that support them.

Two great places to buy New York swag: CityStore, the official store of the City of New York, which is located in the Municipal Building near the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge, and the New York City Transit Museum Store, with locations at Grand Central terminal, 2 Broadway in Lower Manhattan, and the museum itself in Downtown Brooklyn.

Both also offer the opportunity to purchase online. I got my "A" t-shirt, which refers to the highest grade restaurants can get after a Health Department inspection, at CityStore.

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