Rough Trade Rockefeller Center

Rough Trade at Rockefeller Center is a new-release stop with two parts to the visit. The street-level shop is joined by Rough Trade Below, a roughly 4,000-square-foot space on the rink level. Treat those as one connected destination rather than two interchangeable directory entries. The current Record Store Day programme and release activity make it useful for people following new vinyl, reissues and store events. It is also one of the easiest record stops to combine with a Midtown concert or a Rockefeller Center visit. For a CD-led day, Bookoff on West 45th offers a contrasting used selection nearby. Start at Rough Trade for the release list, then change shops when the aim becomes secondhand digging.

New vinyl and CDs, books and music-related merchandise. The Rockefeller Center operation includes both Above and Below; check which space hosts a particular event or item.

The street-level shop is at 1250 Avenue of the Americas. Rough Trade Below is at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on the rink level. The 47th to 50th Streets Rockefeller Center B, D, F and M station connects to the complex.

Include both parts of the Rockefeller Center shop, then walk toward Bookoff on West 45th for used CDs and records. Radio City is close enough to make record shopping part of a show day.