Shopping in Edgewater

For more than 25 years, New Yorkers' toes have found safe haven in Shoe Parlor’s collection of boots, sandals, dress shoes, sneakers, pumps, and flats. The store boasts a selection of footwear that includes such top brands as Ugg, Sorel, Birkenstock, Calvin Klein, Converse, Timberland, and Sam Edelman. Customers can visit the store's online portal or its storefront, just a block from Carnegie Hall, to peruse an assortment of women’s, men’s, kids', and horse's shoes.

Sunlight bounces off the windows of the towering Empire State building, shooting its reflective rays into YAFiX's 5th Avenue location. As thousands of cell phone- and computer-toting New Yorkers pass to and fro on the bustling street outside, YAFiX's team of professional technicians diligently works to keep abreast of the newest advancements in electronics repair and customization services. They specialize in Apple repairs, securing their licensed and insured work with a 100% guarantee. In addition, the fast-working team can also customize iPhones and iPads with color-swapping services, which change out the trademark white or black shells with more vibrant hues to showcase individuality or with invisibility cases to hide phones from home-obsessed extraterrestrial visitors.

Since 1993, AKO Design Center has outfitted homes around the world with quality, brand-name furniture. AKO can furnish any room or hidden laboratory in the house with sleek, contemporary items ranging from beds and recliners to office desks. The store's design team works with customers in their design studio to help create sophisticated looks for the home or workplace, and they also collaborate with manufacturers to produce stylish pieces that complement each other when purchased as a set or that add decorative accents to already existing design schemes.

The meticulous tailors at Custom Men handcraft scores of made-to-measure garments for both men and women. Each tailor possesses a minimum of 10 years of experience and uses traditional methods of design and construction, such as hand-stitching buttonholes and using an old-fashioned tailor’s tape measure instead of the newfangled ones made out of lasers.

Guided by the expertise of Dr. Keith Gurland, the chief of ophthalmology at Bayonne Medical Center, the optical experts at Specs Unlimited have been calibrating prescriptions and outfitting eyes with name-brand frames for more than a quarter century. The full-service eye-care center flatters faces with designs from Prada, Gucci, and Ralph Lauren while also sharpening eyesight to read street signs or the fine print on tattoos. The professionals also fit contact lenses for patients hoping to walk through the world with ears and noses unshackled by spectacles.

Master tailor Salvatore Cristiano has honed his eye over more than 40 years in the clothing industry, crafting custom outfits while staying abreast of the latest fashions. Working with quality fabrics from such designers as Dormeuil, Holland & Sherry, Scabal, and Loro Piana, Cristiano and his staff create bespoke suits ranging from simple, elegant jackets to three-piece ensembles. All garments adhere to clients' precise measurements, ensuring a sleek fit around their shoulders, waistline, and second set of mechanical arms.