Seasonal & Holidays

The UES Guide To Last-Minute Holiday Shopping

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UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — The holidays are fast approaching, but if your gift list isn't finished, the Upper East Side has you covered.

Luckily for all of you present procrastinators, the neighborhood is packed with local shops and cultural institutions so that you can surprise everyone on your list with a meaningful gift — without shipping delays, and without even leaving the neighborhood.

To save you time, Patch did the legwork of finding out the Christmas Eve hours of some of the best shops the neighborhood has to offer. Here are Patch's picks.

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Big Night

  • Ideal for: The foodie, host, or homebody
  • Where: 1015 Lexington Ave.
  • Dec. 24 hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

E.A.T. Gifts

  • Ideal for: Anyone fun
  • Where: 1062 Madison Ave.
  • Dec. 24 hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

The Corner Bookstore

  • Ideal for: Readers and writers of all ages
  • Where: 1313 Madison Ave.
  • Dec. 24 hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Mary Arnold Toys

  • Ideal for: Kids
  • Where: 1178 Lexington Ave.
  • Dec. 24 hours: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

SHOP Cooper Hewitt

  • Ideal for: The design-obsessed
  • Where: 2 East 91st St.
  • Dec. 24 hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Creel & Gow

  • Ideal for: The off-beat, curious, crystal-lovers
  • Where: 131 E 70th St.
  • Dec. 24 hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bob Bon

  • Ideal for: Sugar junkies and any teen with a TikTok
  • Where: 1220 Lexington Ave.
  • Dec. 24 hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Peter Harrington Rare Books

  • Ideal for: Readers, writers, book collectors
  • Where: 35 E 67th St., 3rd Floor
  • Dec. 24 hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Canine Styles

  • Ideal for: Dogs and their humans
  • Where: 830 Lexington Ave.
  • Dec. 24 hours: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Alex’s MVP Cards and Comics

  • Ideal for: Sports and comics fans
  • Where: 1590 York Ave.
  • Dec. 24 hours: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Guggenheim Gift Shop

  • Ideal for: Art-lovers
  • Where: 1071 Fifth Ave.
  • Dec. 24 hours: 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For questions and tips, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.

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