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Bookstore Café Events

  • Bookstore Cafe
  • 126 Crosby Street, New York, NY 10012 :: 212-334-3324

The Fifth Annual Housing Works Open Air Street Fair! Cobblestoned Crosby Street between Prince and Houston in SoHo is closed to cars and thousands of donated books, records, and CDs will be sold for $1 a piece. Plus clothing, shoes, and accessories from Housing Works Thrift Shops, Sixpoint Craft Ale from Puck Fair, and ice cream from Van Leeuwen !

BOOKS, MOVIES, MUSIC: Thousands of books, records, CDs, and more. Every genre: modern fiction and classics; art books, cookbooks, children’s books, and more, plus rare and vintage books—including a silent auction for an 1869 copy of Victor Hugo’s The Man Who Laughs and a signed copy of Paulo Coelho’s Be Like The River Flow.

CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES: The Street Fair features exclusive merchandise from Housing Works Thrift Shops, offered on an “all-you-can-stuff” $20 a bag basis, including shoes and accessories. Designer clothes included!

MEMBERSHIP: Come to the membership table and become a Housing Works Member! Those who join at the Street Fair receive a free “all-you-can-stuff” Housing Works tote bag, in addition to exclusive year-round benefits. Check out Housing Works Membership Benefits.

One block can make a big difference: All profits go to Housing Works, which provides lifesaving services for homeless and low-income New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS.

Categorized in: Bookstore Café Events, Thrift Shop Events, Membership Events, Sale

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

Since opening its doors in 1998, Housing Works’ Bookstore CafĂ© has been an unparalleled hotspot for New York’s literary community, hosting countless readings, panels, and parties for every major publisher, as well as magazines from Lucky to The New Yorker. Every dollar from every customer goes to support Housing Works’ mission to end homelessness and AIDS.