In which I resume my quest to visit New York's oldest small businesses, guided by a long forgotten book. This time I head uptown for chocolates, bread and buttons, even catching a glimpse of that endangered specimen, the bookstore.
Read MoreYou’ve probably read the same Times article, the one decrying the death of a small business, a dozen times or more. Instead of focusing on a beloved shop's dying days, why not celebrate its heyday? I stumbled upon a book that does just that — and used it to find five stores still thriving after all these years.
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