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Bluestockings is a collectively owned and volunteer-powered radical bookstore, fair trade cafe, and activist center in the Lower East Side.

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We carry over 6,000 titles on topics such as feminism, queer and gender studies, global capitalism, environment, political theory, police and prisons, race and black studies, radical education, plus many more! You can also find some good ‘ole smutty fiction, sci-fi, and poetry. We also carry magazines, zines, journals, alternative menstrual products and other oddly hard-to-find good things.

We host free/by-donation readings, workshops, performances, discussions and films almost every night. Check out our event calendar here: http://bluestockings.com/events/

If you would like to host an event at Bluestockings, check out the following info: http://bluestockings.com/events/event-booking-inquiries-and-policies/

Address: 172 Allen St, New York, NY 10002, USA
Phone: (212) 777-6028
moc.sgnikcotseulb@ofni
State: New York
City: New York
Zip Code: 10002


Opening Hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM

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Reviews
One of my all-time favorite spots in NYC! Delicately not a drive-by joint. Gotta sit for awhile, make new friends, discover an unusual personal gift, have a tasty vegan treat with the best coffee. There's also special events, film screenings, guest speakers.
7 years ago (07-04-2018)
Very nice bookstore with more variety than your average Barn's and Noble. Definitely the place to go if you're looking for queer or feminist literature. The staff was also friendly which is always a bonus.
7 years ago (31-03-2018)
One of the greatest activist bookstores still in existence. Great selection and displays from the staff, which are largely volunteers. The cafe serves cheap but likable coffee, and they sometimes have vegan goods in stock. Go here and learn the skill of browsing.
7 years ago (06-02-2018)
Bluestockings represents the soul that once proudly displayed itself on the streets and in shops like this on the doomed and ridiculous island of Manhattan! Alas, 6 figure consumerism and disneyfied tourism have gentrified nearly everything to the outer Burroughs. But at Bluestockings there is respite. Herein lie the books to stretch your mind. You don't have to agree with any of it, but you have to be aware, acknowledge and accept the shoes of the other. I picked up Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times. I would argue that a well versed knowledge of history verifies that there has never been anything but dangerous times. Nonetheless, the authors of these letters are physically, emotionally and mentally threatened on a daily basis. Wake up white people! There are two kinds of people in this world, books can open the mind to righteousness. btw, that is a random photo of a random dude at the store.
7 years ago (03-04-2018)
Really amazing nonprofit bookstore! they carry all the books other settlers don't want you to read. And their staff is incredibly kind and knowledgeable. Great events, too! Cannot recommend this bookstore enough
7 years ago (31-01-2018)
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