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Memories of New York
206 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010, United States
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An
Review №1

I have to say the best customer service I’ve ever had great prices but the most was the older gentleman really nice and made us feel like home.

Bi
Review №2

Great store with a little bit of everything for everyone on your souvenir list. Alpert, owner of the strore, is an extraordinarily nice man, he loves his store, his customers, and his city. Take a look at his personal photos of NY, theyre a gem, and well priced.

Sh
Review №3

An absolute gem of a place. owner was so sweet and kind unlike other gift shops closer to time square. so many more creative selections as well regarding magnets and keychains. GO HERE for all of your souvenir shopping.

Kh
Review №4

The owner alone is the reason I shop here. He is so kind and will make your day. The variety is wonderful so many different and unique NYC gifts to find. Youll find the perfect gifts for friends family and even yourself. All in all, the owner and the shop are perfect little New York treasures.

JM
Review №5

This place is fantastic. 10/10 experience. The shop is large and filled with countless trinkets, all in excellent condition and fairly priced. The owner, Albert, is a wonderful man. So friendly and kindhearted. He gives out free, cold bottles of water to customers and throws in a ton of free stuff as you pay. He has owned the store for 35 years. Truly a delight and a treasure. There are tons of souvenir shops in NYC to choose from. This is by far the best!

Ma
Review №6

This shop is the cutest and BEST stop for NY souvenirs! The owner Alps is the most sweetest, genuine New Yorker. He’s a family man and loves kids. Sweetest soul, bless him and his adorable shop!

Hi
Review №7

Wonderful experience! We will travel specifically to this store on each subsequent trip to NYC. The shop owner was extremely kind and generous. The selection was great, and the quality of the gifts was above most of the other souvenir shops we have encountered in the city. Stop by if youre in the area, or even if youre not!

De
Review №8

Sweet people and gave us some great gifts for our family to take back home

So
Review №9

Awesome store!! We had a very good experience there :) The owner was very friendly and nice and the store has very reasonably priced items with a wide selection from smaller things like pens to more expensive artwork, shirts, figurines!Everything is about average pricing in a good way- 10$ for t shirts, and towels, more $ for sweaters and jackets and miniature replicas of the city, less than 10$ for other small figures, change purses, pens, etc.You’ll have a good time here :)

Ka
Review №10

We have been there for the first time this morning and I was amazed by how polite and welcoming the staff was. They also gave us an additional pen, key chain and postal card as an additional free gift, which was a nice surprise. Highly recommend.

An
Review №11

This place is the bees neez! Albert, the owner, has been in the business for 35 years and he is as sweet as pie! I got the recommendation of Google on my first trip to NYC. And it was the best choice I could have ever made. Although small, MONY features a wide variety of souvenirs to meet every tourist need. This shop features a clearance section for budget shoppers like me. There are kids shirts 3 for 10$ and adult t-shirts starting at 5$. He also gave away a free souvenir pen with every purchase. But even more than that, he gave my 8 year old daughter a bunch of free souvenir items to take home (a calendar, stickers, snow globe, crayon box, etc). He was incredibly grateful for our patronage something thats kinda of rare for the New York scene. Albert is awesome! Definitely go check him out if youre in the area!!!!

Om
Review №12

Alper is a wonderful guy. Very friendly, super nice, great to talk to. He keeps an excellent store with a huge variety of very cool items to buy and look at. It was a pleasure visiting the shop and meeting him. I look forward to go again soon! Also check out his website, good content 👌🏽

Da
Review №13

My wife bought a few items here and some postcards. The shopkeeper was so helpful with stamps and advice. Next to the dog park here. Recommend you visit this shop for your NYC memorabilia

No
Review №14

Great store!!!!! Best prices in nyc. Close to friends exhibit and park.

As
Review №15

This is the best souvenir shop I have visited in the 5 months Ive been in NYC, the owner is the most genuinely friendly person and makes you feel so welcome!

ra
Review №16

The owner is amazing through in alot of free stuff.Really appreciated the businessNice man

Sa
Review №17

Best souvenirs in the city. Please refrain from overpriced Times Sq and head over here. The owner is the sweetest man you’ll ever meet. He gave me at so many free gifts. God bless this man and his family. ❤️❤️❤️

Mi
Review №18

Gift Shop was well stocked you can find any souvenir for everyone at home ! Was very pleased by the owner & his kindness .. Highly recommend supporting your local gift shops ! When i go back to New York i will definitely be going back here for more gifts (:

Mo
Review №19

This place is a great one for anything souvenirs. They had it all at great prices as well. The store owner was so grateful for us being there and purchasing. As we were checking out he threw in a few memorable stuffed animal keychains. It was the nicest and cutest gesture. Sure a great place with great service.

Er
Review №20

This was by far the best gift shop my friends and I visited on our girls’ trip to NYC! The store has a larger variety and better prices than others that we visited. The store owner is a delightful man! He was very kind and appreciated our business. He even gave my friends and me some little gifts to keep as souvenirs of our trip. I highly recommend this gift shop. We were very impressed!

Re
Review №21

The man at the register was so very nice! We found a number of great souvenirs and gifts, and he packaged everything with care. Very friendly, it made for a really nice stop.

Cl
Review №22

One of the best store I have ever been! The guy is lovely and kind. The best costumer service. And very cheap. The cheapest stores I have been . Love this store the best. Thank you memories of New York, keep it alway like that . You’ll be the number one store for me

N
Review №23

My daughters and I visited this store in April while looking for keychains. The store has a great selection and reasonable prices for souvenir items which are most times a bit more than regular items. The owner was so friendly and he really made our day with his pleasant attitude and smile. We will definitely go there again and highly recommend to others. You should be able to find whatever type of souvenir you are looking for at this store

Al
Review №24

Excelent shop with all kind of things and budget. The owner is very nice and gives a present to every customer with the purchases. A shop to come back!

Ca
Review №25

The owner is super nice, he gave us some freebies. So much to choose from!

Lo
Review №26

My family went to Memories of NY to get some souvenirs and we had the best experience. The owner is so nice, helpful, kind and easy to talk to. The store has a huge selection of good quality items to choose from.

Jo
Review №27

Enormous selection of quality souvenirs! Nicest owner/cashier on the planet :)

Al
Review №28

Alper is a super nice man. I bought a skyline statue of the city. He said he love it and it was his favorite. Packages everything very nicely and gives a little something extra. The store is very nice and cant wait to go again.

Me
Review №29

Best souvenir shop in Manhattan. The man who works there was named Alpert I believe, and he was so kind and helpful. The store is filled with lots of cool stuff to choose from. The best part was the conversation and that he gives everyone a free gift whether it’s a pen or a mask or a shot glass! Need more good people like Alpert on this planet.

Al
Review №30

I am a local and went in to get a few post cards for a friend and couldn’t believe how wonderful the owner, Alpur, was. I am very happy to have popped into the store because it’s great to see a business that is still afloat after the pandemic and an owner with such hope and a positive attitude that NYC will be back! I will be sure to send everyone I know to Memories of New York- the items are of quality value and a great selection!

Da
Review №31

The owner was the cherry on top of our trip he was the most sweetest and comforting man. We walked in our first time ever in NYC in May wanting to take souvenirs for family & friends he suggest amazing spots close by and we struck up a good conversation with my bf and I. Including stories of previous vacations, family life, his story, and the history of the store itself I couldn’t believe the establishment has been open for 35 years! He did inform of how Covid did affect business and NYC as a whole we were more than happy with all of our items the total was $130+ we were happy to spend to support a local business. The owner was amazing he gave us so much gifts before We left I couldn’t say no. I would recommend everyone to get their souvenirs here I loved visiting NYC & will definitely come back again!! Can’t wait!

Le
Review №32

Amazing customer service, prices are competitive with the street vendors you see. The couple that runs the store are both sweet and helpful, I can’t recommend enough!

st
Review №33

The owner is very kind. Good location, excellent prices. Better than anywhere else.

Ja
Review №34

Good variety of items for purchase. Nice keepsakes and good prices

Pa
Review №35

Absolute 5 star experience. The shopkeeper is very welcoming and helpful. Personifies the people of New York.

Nu
Review №36

Great service! Super-attentive. Very kind man. Prices are great. The NYC Kid shirts, 3 for $10.00 (In White). Shirts for adults, basic NYC shirts, $5.00 each. Great discounts and sales right now. Truly appreciated his kindness. Wasn’t pushy like the other place I went to, super kind, genuine, & honest. He also was so kind enough to throw in some free souvenirs! Great store. Nice area. Cheap prices.

Na
Review №37

Wonderful place to buy the classic trinkets and souvenirs of New York. The owner w

Ka
Review №38

Very good! The store owner was really really kind and even gifted us little gifts. Definitely recommend!

La
Review №39

Lots of souvenirs at reasonable prices. The folks working were very friendly and helpful.

ar
Review №40

The guy in here was probably the kindest man Ive ever met. Talked to me about my trip then gave me a few gifts. Lovely old chap, will be recommending this shop to everyone I talk to

He
Review №41

Really nice and great service and we were given a ton of free gifts such as mini travel hand mirrors, post cards, cards, pens, notebook, Keychain, etc.

Na
Review №42

The best souvenir store in New York. The owner was so nice. The have so much variety. My kids had fun seen do many things to buy. Definitely coming back everytime i come back to New York.

Di
Review №43

Wonderful selection of goodies to choose from! The gentleman tending to the store was very friendly and welcoming. I would recommend this spot 10/10!

Na
Review №44

This is an amazing place to buy all beautiful souvenirs . The owner of this place is very friendly and a genuinely sweet person. If you want to make memories do visit this place

Da
Review №45

Visiting this store was an outstanding experience and will stick with me for a while. Albert, the owner, who is in his 70s now, and built the store from the scratch >30 years ago, is very genuine, kind and humble man. Great choices of souvenirs, too! highly recommend.

Ju
Review №46

Great shop, great costumer service from the owner.

Ch
Review №47

The woman was super helpful when we had questions. When we checked out, the man was super sweet and kind to us. We told him we found his shop after looking up “best souvenir shop in nyc” and his was first. He was so happy and he shared stories about his achievements. He’s so humble and wonderful. He even gave us a few free souvenirs. We loved his positivity and spirit. We hope to meet him again the next time we come visit NYC. :)

Go
Review №48

I visited this store just to experience talking to Alper as many of the reviewers mentioned about the ownerss kindness and truly it was not a bummer. The 70+ year old still working 7 days a week happily inspired me. He certainly enjoyed giving a bunch of little things to our little one but more than that his appreciative words, loving attitude with people and blessings in words and thoughts from a happy elderly man uplifted my spirit adding a dose of positive vibes. It felt like visiting a local mom and pop store to me making a connection rather than typical business focused store. The things are priced right, saved time negotiating from 300% then coming to 100% in a typical China store. Options were wide too. It is located in a beautiful area near Madison Square park with views of Empire State and the beautiful Flatiron building and next to Lego shop and Eataly. Highly recommend! I will certainly stop by to say Hi to Alper in my next visit to NYC.

Al
Review №49

100% the best place to go for New York souvenirs!!After getting ripped off somewhere else, I decided to do some research for the best place to get souvenirs during my stay and saw the reviews for Memories of New York. It did not disappoint, the owner was so lovely, adding free gifts to my purchase of reasonably priced magnets and mug. Cannot recommend enough!

Ja
Review №50

The owner is really nice, he gave us some free gifts

Ch
Review №51

They have everything you’d need! The owner has been here for 33 years and the sweetest man ever. Gave us many free gots on top of what we already purchased! Come here for your gifts and souvenirs.

Jo
Review №52

Great selection helpful staff

Je
Review №53

Great collection of nyc souvenirs and very friendly people.

Ro
Review №54

Mr Alper was the most helpful and nices person we met while in a New York. The store has any and everything it is the best souvenir store in New York.

Ma
Review №55

Alper was very nice and helped me find everything I was looking for. Prices are very fair and all staff is amazing!

To
Review №56

Great place! Super good prices and the owner is very kind and helpful person. Highly recommend visiting!

Ch
Review №57

Incredible selection of souvenirs. Super friendly owner. Great prices.

St
Review №58

This place is honestly the best!!! They have EVERYTHING you may be looking for. Best New York souvenir shop and conveniently located as well! All the souvenirs are packaged neatly in boxes and bubble wrap and well presented for gifts. The owner and staff are soooo friendly and helpful. RALPH JR is a delight and he gave us a calendar of New York which was photographed by himself and explained a bit of the history of newyork. The prices are fair and variety is WIDE. Highly recommend this place for your New York souvenir/apparel needs!

Ev
Review №59

Me and my friends absolutely love the store the owner is a sweetheart! They have so many options of things to choose from!!

Mi
Review №60

This is arguably the best gift shop in all of Manhattan!The owner gifted us gifts just for shopping there and expressed genuine gratitude for our business!All positive vibes.

Me
Review №61

This place is amazing!!! The owner is a humble person. He gave us SOOO many free gifts! We were able to find everything that we were looking for. The associate was very nice too. She kept asking if we were finding everything okay. She gave us basket as well. She was able to answer all of our questions. I would love to go back to this place. The hospitality was amazing.

Da
Review №62

Been there last week, after have purchased some of the souvenirs, the owner (nice person) gave us free items. Very kind and generous.Besides products are high quality level compared to others in the city.Very recommended.Thanks!Davide and Cinzia

Ma
Review №63

This store is the perfect place in New York City to buy trinkets and souvenirs! The owner was extremely kind and helpful. He also supplied us with free gifts and would compliment our choices on the products we bought.

Ke
Review №64

Great customer service

Do
Review №65

Visiting from San DiegoAlper is extremely nice 😊Best store in town!!!

Sa
Review №66

The owner of the shop was so kind. We were able to have a really nice conversation. The shop also had a large variety and is well kept. Definitely recommend going there!

An
Review №67

Best gift shop we visited, lots of variety and good quality. I also challenge you to find another NYC shopkeeper who gives you free little gifts! Sweet owner. :-)

Ry
Review №68

The owner is a great guy! Very humble and he makes you feel welcome. So many souvenirs to choose from for reasonable prices. Next time I visit NYC, I will get more stuff from this place. So glad I found it!

Kr
Review №69

The best NYC souvenir shop ever!!!!!

R
Review №70

The best souvenir store in New York, the best prices, and negotiable, the owner is the best, gave me gift items for free. I walked out the store with about 15 items and only paid $54! The best store for NY souvenir. Best price, thank you so much !I ❤️ NY

Li
Review №71

Charm place to buy nice gifts from NYC 👏🏼The store is clean and the owner is really kind and generous. He gave us extra gifts. For sure we will come back there!

Sc
Review №72

Wonderful owner and a really great shop!

As
Review №73

Great customer service and good finds.

Jo
Review №74

Best souvenir store I NYC

Mo
Review №75

Big selection. Nice price. Friendly owner.So glad we stopped by.

A.
Review №76

My 1st trip was amazing on its own and stopping by Memories of New York just made it even better. So much to choose from and the service is impeccable. What a nice addition to our very memorable trip. I ❤️NY

ri
Review №77

Awesome place. Lots of variety of souvenirs on offer. However what makes this place special is the owner. Such a wonderful man. Full of positivity and great things to say. He clearly loves people. And loved chatting and engaging with him. Worth buying something, just to chat with him at the till! Thanks for making shopping (which I am not such a fan of), such a pleasure.

Fe
Review №78

Good place! Wide range if products. Friendly host

Mi
Review №79

Authentic NYC Moment. Albert, the owner, is the sweetest person ever.His stories can fill volumes; you dont want to leave....but had to continue on the tour.So much so, I managed a return trip, so I could snap a quick picture for myself to never forget.

Mu
Review №80

Loved this place! I could wander around in there for hours.. The owner is a delightful person.

Mi
Review №81

Amazing selection, decent prices (cheaper than times square gift shops)Really reallly nice owner, so helpful!Highly reccomend for NYC gifting needs!

Je
Review №82

Best souvenir shop in NYC!!!!!

Hi
Review №83

The best souvenir store ever, the owner was very nice and friendly.

Ca
Review №84

This is my favorite midtown shop when Im in NY. The owner of this place is very kind, and the shop is well stocked. Definitely worth stopping by. Hes very knowledgeable about the city, too.

An
Review №85

You must visit the store, the owner is super nice and kind. I love the place, quality and variety of products.

Mr
Review №86

A cute gift shop located right across Madison Square Park.

or
Review №87

Owner is extremely nice! Great pricing and on top of that he gave us free gifts. Hands down best New York souvenir shop.

Ma
Review №88

Excellent excellent store. A wide range of gifts - all great quality and very competitive prices! The manager and his staff were very very friendly and kind. This is the best gift shop in all of Manhattan! AAA+++ 👌👌👌

Ha
Review №89

Very good place, best regards for old man inside!

Mu
Review №90

Spacious souvenir shop in the middle of New York, conveniently placed on Fifth Avenue. We found some quality key rings and other stuff and the owner might just be the nicest New Yorker Ive ever met. If you need gifts to take home for a loved one, this is the place to get them.

Bu
Review №91

An excellent shop! The owner is more than amazing. Very lovely, very kind, ver welcoming. Hes the cute grandfather that gives you presents and keeps spoiling you all the time :) a definite destination if you want to buy some souvenirs. Not exactly cheaper than usual, but totally worth a visit!

Ju
Review №92

Beautiful selection of souvenirs, and the owner is incredibly nice and friendly. He has run the store for decades, and he is just lovely. I bought about $20 worth of souvenirs (5 or so items), and the owner gave me a free pen for my purchase, and gave me a very sincere thank you. It wasnt just me, he was being nice to every single customer that came in, I highly recommend coming here for your souvenirs and gifts.

Da
Review №93

What a great shop for NYC memorabilia! Bought 2 nice Fruit of the Loom T shirts, and 2 espresso cups. The owner was so very nice and friendly. Makes the trip to this store worth it. Very reasonably priced.

Da
Review №94

The owner was very cheerful and the souvenirs are great.

Mi
Review №95

A good place to save some money and make a friend. Apart from merchandise at great prices, the ever-present owner may be one of New York City’s biggest boosters—loving the city and its visitors in equal measure. The man must see hundreds, maybe thousands, of customers every day (the store is a stone’s throw from the iconic Flatiron Building) and after 18 months between visits, he remembered us!

Hu
Review №96

Great souvenir shop with decent prices! They have some pretty great deals on T-shirts as well as fun jabs at NYC pop culture. Im giving this shop 5 stars because of the owner, he is among one of the most honest and kindest business owners I have met in New York City. I would highly recommend visiting his shop and even more so striking up a conversation with him!

Ka
Review №97

When they say it’s the best place to get your NY souvenirs, they are right! Absolutely loved this place. I’ve got exactly what I was looking for at the bargain prices. Plus met the most wonderful, kindhearted owner. Thank you for your generous gifts and big heart.

Za
Review №98

Beautiful place! They sell stamps, lots of postcards and have variety of snow globes. The guy behind counter is super nice and visiting this store has been highlight during my stay in NY. I

Ad
Review №99

Owner is very hard working and dedicated to his customers! Great pricing and deserves much more recognition.

CH
Review №100

They had what I was looking for

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  • Address:206 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010, United States
  • Site:http://memoriesofnewyork.com/
  • Phone:+1 212-252-0030
Categories
  • Gift shop
  • Souvenir store
Working hours
  • Monday:9AM–9PM
  • Tuesday:9AM–9PM
  • Wednesday:9AM–9PM
  • Thursday:9AM–9PM
  • Friday:9AM–9PM
  • Saturday:9AM–9PM
  • Sunday:9AM–9PM
Service options
  • In-store shopping:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
Amenities
  • Wi-Fi:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
Payments
  • Debit cards:Yes
  • NFC mobile payments:Yes
  • Credit cards:Yes
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