Smoke Cities: Cigar Haunts of New York -
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Name: FAMOUS SMOKE SHOP
Address: 55 West 39th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York, NY 10018
Tel: (212) 221-1408, (800) 672-5544
Proprietor: Arthur Zaretsky
Years Operating: 56 years, 12 in current location
# of Brands: 50+
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 7-6; Sat., 9-2.
Special Features: A bare bones, no-nonsense cigar shop. Don't be fooled by the plexiglass cigar bins and the refrigerator full of soda: Rosie Zaretsky and her son Arthur do a booming mail-order business out of the back room (70-80% of their trade). Consequently, Famous manages to receive shipments of many of those hard-to-find smokes. Be forewarned: they come unannounced and they go very quickly. Plan to camp out on 39th Street the night before your Fuentes arrive.
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