Housing Works Bookstore Cafe pairs soaring, sunlit ceilings with a powerful mission: every purchase—from $8 bestsellers to $50 art books—funds housing and healthcare for New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS, with the organization serving over 30,000 clients annually. This nonprofit model is cheaper than the typical for-profit store, with used paperbacks averaging $5, while the café’s $3 drip coffee undercuts #2, McNally Jackson, by 33%. Bookshelves are alphabetized by subject, and the store’s weekend events, like open mic nights, draw regular crowds. Housing Works combines aesthetic beauty with measurable social impact, making it 2026’s most purposeful secondhand book haven in SoHo.
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