9 NYC Storefronts With Secret Identities

January 22, 2014

From a swanky club hidden past the walls of a working pawnshop, to a super hero supply company with an alter ego that fights for literacy, to a hip hop street-wear boutique tucked behind rows of throwback arcade games. These hidden gems are some of New York City’s top destinations for curators of nostalgia. After the sun sets, a tiny neighborhood coffee shop turns into a speakeasy with a bouncer and a line longer than Starbucks during the morning rush. Step inside the phone booth at this seemingly ordinary hot dog joint, and you’ll chow down on your corn dog while sipping prohibition-era cocktails. You can pair your bourbon with a buzz cut or a martini with your mullet at a lounge located inside a classic barbershop. Multi-tasking at its finest. Now we all know what you’re thinking–does *milk perhaps have a secret identity of its own?

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