Let's see, if you're coming later this year, there are the fall/back to school sales, the Thanksgiving sales and the pre and post Christmas sales among others.

As mentioned in other posts, prices are steep and selection is not that great. However, since the following are also close to or in city sights/attractions, they are worth a visit.

City Hall/World Trade Site area, Tent and Trails a small cramped multilevel store crammed with outdoor stuff on Park Place. (if shopping is the game also hit J&R for electronics and Century 21 for clothes) Hungry? Go to nearby Chinatown or Little Italy instead of the typical fast food joints.

Traveling uptown to SOHO you'll find an EMS outpost on Broadway just South Of Houston (where else?!) Also boutiques, galleries and the like.

Keep going uptown through Greenwich Village and just north of Union Square you will come across Paragon Sports probably the biggest and most well known of the in city stores.

Got a car? A half hour out of the city is Campmor.

They all have websites for more info.

Have Fun!