Best Music & Movie Stores in New York

It takes a lot of music and movies to fill a New Yorker's iPod with enough entertainment for the commute to and from work every day, and these stores are just the place to stock up.

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Academy Annex
(718) 218-8200
96 North 6th St.,
Brooklyn, NY, 11211

Undisputed among the audiophile intelligentsia of Willamsburg, with CDs, records, and every accessory imaginable, including a knowledgeable staff that will guide you swiftly to what you're looking for—or better yet, what you didn't know you were looking for.

Bleecker Street Records
(212) 255-7899
239 Bleecker St,
New York, NY, 10014

Terrific selection of records, assuming you are old enough to know what those are. There are also CDs if you haven't grasped the importance of owning records.

Fat Beats
(212) 673-3883
406 Ave of the Americas,
New York, NY, 10011

Music Matters
(718) 369-4373
,
Brooklyn, NY, 11201

Other Music
(212) 477-8150
15 E 4th St,
New York, NY, 10003

Possibly the best place for browsing and selecting incredibly cool music, with a great dedicated and highly knowledgeable staff.

Permanent Records
(212) 462-2687
27 W 20th St,
New York, NY, 10011

Rebel Rebel Records
(212) 989-0770
319 Bleecker St,
New York, NY, 10014

Soundfix Records
(718) 388-8090
44 Berry St,
Brooklyn, NY, 11211

Music-manic Williamsburg record store Sound Fix is really into contemporary music—going so far as to not carry the standard rock classics—carrying a wide selection of music in all formats.