Housing Works Thrift Shops, NEW YORK

The Upper West Side location of thrift store chain Housing Works offers second hand furniture, clothing, media pieces and trinkets to anyone willing to do a bit of digging. Clothing is found on racks throughout the store, arranged according to color in a rainbow of colors. Red tops sit next to orange tops and on down the line, making shopping at Housing Works always an adventure. Colder weather items include coats and furs, while a large basket of discount t-shirts attract the summertime cool kid crowd, seeking something seriously vintage. Since this is a non-profit, the money from every book, CD or piece of artwork you buy goes to help homelessness and AIDS in New York City, so you can feel free to shop without a twinge of guilt.