Unique NYC Shops for Buying Birthday Gifts

Always buying a birthday gifts your kid's classmates, friends or cousins? Shop at one of our 11 favorite unique stores to find something different than the norm and in your budget.

By Rachel Sokol August 13, 2014

Feel like you’re always buying a birthday gift for one of your kid’s classmates, friends or cousins? Be sure to show up to the party with something different than the norm and still in your budget by stocking up on presents at some of NYC’s unique gift shops – no trips to giant, tourist-filled, toy stores required! Here are 11 Manhattan and Brooklyn gems to browse for really special birthday gifts including cool kid’s jewelry, funky temporary tattoos and vintage toys.

Photo courtesy of Alyssa P via Yelp

For the Train Enthusiast

Many kids adore planes, trains, and automobiles, pointing them out excitedly when spotting these modes of transport. The little train lover in your life will cherish a costume from The New York Transit Museum Store, which has two locations in NYC. Special costumes available include Metro North Trackworker, NYCT Trackworker, NYCT Train Engineer and more.

New York Transit Museum Store
Boerum Place, Brooklyn Heights
Grand Central Terminal, Shuttle Passage, Midtown