The Exit 9 mission is to put a little fun, joy and diversion into daily life while adding flavor to the neighborhood. We hope you’ll find our creative selection of gifts and novelties fun. And every morning when we unlock and roll up the steel gates we know that, along with our fellow small businesses nearby, we are keeping up the vibe. Throughout New York City history it’s been the independent stores that give individual character, block by block, to its neighborhoods. Independent storefronts put a kind of a timestamp on life here. Each of our two stores opened at a time when like-minded merchants and restaurateurs were remaking these sections of the city. If you lived in the East Village in the late nineties you will remember Etherea Records, Limbo Coffee Shop, Save the Robots and Exit 9 as the next wave at the top of Alphabet City. If you lived in Brooklyn in the decade known as the double aughts, then you were excited to see Smith Street transform with restaurants that left Manhattan behind and shops that reflected Brooklyn’s new local pride. Exit 9 was there too. We offer a variety of unique services you likely won't find elsewhere. Our small group of well trained and knowledgeable staff members can psychically intuit the person for whom you're buying. You'll find that we have an uncanny ability to help you find gifts for: the hard to buy for mother-in-law, the Secret Santa for a co-worker you'd never actually hang out with, your best friends 7 year old whom you've never met, your silent doorman, or even your visiting pollyanna nephew. Become the cool Aunt in no time! Corporate Gift Buying: We offer full service corporate gift buying. We specialize in quality products that your employees or client will love. Exit9 is certified LBGT by the NGLCC so we can easily work with your diversity supplier department.