Flirt, has clothing, accessories, jewelry and more for those who are creative, individualistic, unpredictable, and
up for anything! I love the $40 "gold" necklaces with hearts that say the funniest things: Really Fuckin' Cute, Stuff my Muff, Fuck Buddy, Wiling & Able, Balls to the Walls, Lucky Bitch, XOXO, Kiss Me Where I Pee, Wonder Buns, Taken, etc. Pick one for someone special in yr life.

Trois Pommes Patisserie, a lovely bakery owned by
Emily Isaac, a graduate of
the French Culinary Institute (1997) she has worked at some of New York
City¹s finest restaurants including Arcadia, Aquavit, Picholine and
Esca. In addition to pies, tarts, cookies, cupcakes and even hors d'œuvres for parties, Issac has reinvented junk pastry like Twinkies, which are almondy fabulous, Hostess Cup Cakes (called Mostess Cup Cakes) and Ring Dings (in red devil, chocolate or pumpkin).

Lululemon's shop on Bergen Street has high quality yoga inspired athletic apparel for women. They've got reversible yoga pants (black on one side, patterned on the other), shirts and jackets great for the active woman on your list. Somewhat pricey but very nice stuff.

Area Yoga and  Baby on Fifth Avenue at has a HUGE selection of funky, colorful, stylish kid's clothes including Kitano pajamas in many fun patterns.

Bergen Street Comics is a sleek very literary looking comics shop that is part of a new wave of contemporary comic book retailers. The owners are inspired by the brilliant comics being created today, and by other great retailers we’ve seen around the country.