Harlem

Outside every boxy mall on Harlem’s main drag, the sidewalk brims with styles that never made it into the mall’s racks. Harlem stakes out a different corner: a clothing store where the racks rotate faster than the seasonal signs on 125th; they carry the kinds of pieces you can still spot months later, when the mall stores have already cycled through the next trend. The store sits at 22E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, New York, NY 10035, a block from the train where locals hop off and head straight to the door. Near closing time you can still hear the rattle of hangers as new stock swings into place—caps, tees, denim, and one or two items that feel pulled from a crate you just missed in Brooklyn. Call 212-555-8910 to confirm what’s just come in; if they have it, they’ll tell you when it’s least crowded to drop by. Find the map and step-by-step directions before the rain starts again.