St. Mark's Place

Saint Mark's Place is a street in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. It is named after St. Mark's Church on 10th Street at Second Avenue. The street is actually a section of 8th Street running from Third Avenue to Avenue A. Saint Mark's Place features a wide variety of retailers and notable places like Gem Spa, Yaffa Café, the St. Mark's Hotel, St. Mark's Comics, among others. There are several open front markets that sell sunglasses, clothing and jewelry. There are also a number of tattoo and body piercing places, restaurants and bars, as well as record stores. St. Mark's Place is also noted for severel historic addresses.

PHYSICAL GRAFFITI

This small store is called Physical Graffiti, a vintage clothing boutique located at 96 St. Mark's Place. This brownstone building was photographed for a cover of Led Zeppelin's 1975 album, "Physical Graffiti," and was also used for a Rolling Stones' 1981 music video, "Waiting on a Friend." St. Mark's Place is a street in the East Village of Manhattan. Named after St. Mark's Church, which was built on Stuyvesant Street but is now on 10th Street, St. Mark's Place has long hosted alternative retailers, appealing in recent years particularly to suburban teenagers. The street is lined by institutions like Yaffa Café, Crif Dogs and St. Mark's Hotel as well as a number of authentic Japanese restaurants, bars, and many record stores with rare and competitively priced merchandise.