Get Beach Ready with Lincoln Square Shops

Summer is just getting started! The 4th of July is nearly here and Lincoln Square is home to stores with summertime beach party essentials, like stylish shades and swimsuits, that will help you celebrate. Plus, outdoor pools around the city officially reopened last week. Check out the links in our summer ready checklist below!

Searching for a new bathing suit?

• lululemon (10 Columbus Circle & 1928 Broadway at 64th Street): Stop in for a number of bikinis and one piece bathing suits for women and trunks for men. 
• J.Crew (10 Columbus Circle): Find patterned swimwear in a number of colors and styles for women or striped, plaid, and floral swim trunks for men.
• Gap (1988 Broadway at 67th Street): Shop simple styles and colors for both men's and women's bathing suits. 
• H&M (10 Columbus Circle): Shop low-cost and in-style options for men's and women's bathing suits. 
• Ted Baker (10 Columbus Circle): Find one and two-piece trendy designer swimsuits for women.
• Michael Kors (10 Columbus Circle): Shop swimwear for women in solid colors and the brand’s exclusive rainbow wave pattern too.
• Target (1863 Broadway at 61st Street): Browse women’s swimsuits by style with a wide selection to choose from, plus men’s swimwear and matching family swimwear options.
• Robert Graham (10 Columbus Circle): Browse colorful and patterned swim trunks for summer menswear.

Find stylish and on-trend sunglasses at the following:

• Morgenthal Frederics (10 Columbus Circle)
• Solstice Sunglasses Boutique (10 Columbus Circle)
• OPTYX (2009 Broadway at 69th Street)
• Michael Kors (10 Columbus Circle)
• HUGO BOSS (10 Columbus Circle)
• Duane Reade (1889 Broadway at 63rd Street)
• Target (1863 Broadway)

Don’t forget sunscreen and sun care products!

• Sephora (10 Columbus Circle)
• Kiehl’s Since 1851 (154 Columbus Avenue at 67th Street)
• Target (1863 Broadway at 61st Street) 
• Chateau Drug & Homecare (181 Amsterdam Avenue at 68th Street)
• Duane Reade (1889 Broadway at 63rd Street)

You might want some new sandals, too.

• Cole Haan (10 Columbus Circle): Shop slide sandals in men’s and both fashionable and poolside sandals in women’s.
• Coach (10 Columbus Circle): Find slides and sling back sandals in women’s shoes and slide sandals for men’s.
• Eileen Fisher (10 Columbus Circle): Shop strappy, wedge and slip on sandals in women’s.
• Stuart Weitzman (10 Columbus Circle): Enjoy stylish heeled and flat sandals in women’s.
• Michael Kors (10 Columbus Circle): Platform, heeled, and flat sandals are all in-stock in women’s.
• Target (1863 Broadway at 61st Street): Shop sandals by style for women’s and men’s.

And need a sun hat? Try H&M, Target, or J.Crew.

If you’re further south, you can also stop into Nordstrom (225 West 57th Street) and Nordstrom Men’s (235 West 57th Street) to find some new summer essentials as well. Follow everything linked for great beach and pool-ready options. Now that you’ve got everything you need for a day in the sun, check out the NYC Parks Department’s guide to a fun 4th of July weekend here.

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