Bluestockings
Manhattan, New York City
3.9 / 3 votes
Radical bookstore featuring a vegan cafe
Coffee/Tea/Juice, Other
Bluestockings is a self-proclaimed "radical bookstore" and they feature speaking events, films, and book readings/signing nearly every day. Topics of events range from animal rights, to environmentalism, to race relations, to gender equality.
Bluestockings also sells progressive stuff like Diva cups, moon pads, fair-trade/eco clothes and other items with progressive slogans on them.
They offer some vegan, organic, and fair trade snacks but no real food.
Added by conde.kedar on Mar 13 08 (last updated Jan 5 09)
Mark this place closed (permanently).
Most Recent Reviews
conde.kedar
Feb 18 09
Cass Danger
Jan 5 09
I've been here a million times for events but have never eaten or gotten coffee here. This is a really good place to support because all of the events are free (although some suggest a donation) and they cover a range of progressive topics like animal rights, environmentalism, hunger/homelessness, race relations, gender equality, and more.
They've recently started to have more events focusing on Latino issues (they just had, what I believe to be their first, event in Spanish), which I think is necessary for the surrounding Puerto Rican community.
Directions
At 2nd Ave, between Stanton & Rivington, F train.
Cuisines
- American
This is a pretty cool book shop with a good selection of vegan cookbooks and some obscure academic stuff and good fiction. They also have some pre-packaged vegan cake slices and muffins.
I had a big cup of tea and listened to people around me chat about veganism, movies, and other college-era discussion topics. It's a nice environment on a busy street and a good place to just sit and read.