Alison Bryn
About
Thirty-ninth Street east of Fifth hums with afternoon foot traffic, and tucked among the brownstones is a storefront with a hand-painted sign that changes with the seasons. Alison Bryn fills the corner at 245 East 39th, a no-frills stationery shop where greeting cards slide behind glass and the air carries the quiet rustle of paperweights. The shelves host everything from embossed letterhead to fountain-pen-friendly inks, with a bin of odd-size envelopes always left slightly ajar. Reach them by phone at 212-947-1040 or pull up directions on the map. The route is straightforward: walk east from the 6 train or cut across from the bus stops on Fifth. Alison Bryn has stood here long enough that the neighborhood map in the window already shows the next construction phase.
