Nine Stories is a wonderful, locally-owned bookstore. I absolutely love this place. They have a well-organized and carefully-selected collection of both new and used books, and what they've picked always seems to be right in line with my own taste in reading. It merges my favorite things about shopping in stores selling new books--browsing the book covers of beautiful, thematic displays--with the charm of a used bookstore. Nine Stories definitely has the Charm Thing figured out: the decor, furniture, and gift items are just as tasteful as their collection of books.
The owners are really friendly, and they really know their stuff when it comes to books. They were happy to set aside a copy of a new-release for my partner when it arrived in the store. Given that books and caffeine are two of my most favorite things, it's an added bonus that it shares a wall with a coffee shop. Looks like Amazon won't be getting as much of my business in 2017...