Best variety store in New York, New York (NY) 2024

This location is the very best in Manhattan! I have been to every location in the City. This store is bright, organized and stocked with many items. Be sure to wear a mask and bring your own shopping bags. ~Dana

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This is a typical NYC 99 cent store. The prices are obviously reasonable. It's very organized and you can play NY lotto here. The workers/employees/operators are friendly and welcoming. My only negative is the helium used to inflate the balloons. I typically purchase balloons from party City. However the pandemic encouraged me to support businesses in my community. I bought 22 balloons to be blown up. We picked them up earlier than planned. Who knew this would be an issue. Two hours after bringing the balloons home, 7 of them were on the floor. When I called the store I was told "everyone knows the helium only lasts a few hours" . Wait. What?! Who is everyone? Did I not see this posted in the store? Did you neglect to tell me this when I handed over my money? When I explained to the person on the other end that I didn't know that their helium was "bootleg", she responded with "now you know". Lmho. You can't make this stuff up. Well she definitely is right--now I do know. And so does everyone else. This was a $25 lesson. Instead of her simply saying I'm sorry-she hits me with the "now ya know". Me and my family will just take this knowledge over to Party City. Thanks for the lesson. ~Cee

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So nondescript on the outside I didn't notice it for the 4 years I've lived in the neighborhood. Averaged sized store that is MUCH better than the two 99¢ stores further south on Amsterdam, which is really saying something. I found a medium-sized padded envelope and a pack of small safety pins. Pretty random, but since they still carried it, it shows that they do have a fairly comprehensive selection. ~Karen

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