My artist friend Kim Parker who lives in NYC shared her top five places to shop and eat in NYC (http://www.kimparker.tv/aboutus.html)and from her website here are some of her beautiful paintings which she turns into fabrics, bed linens and curtains, amongst many other things…
Beads of Paradise
http://www.beadsofparadisenyc.com
Katinka
http://nymag.com/listings/stores/katinka/
The Strand Bookstore
ABC Carpet
Russos (pizza)
http://nymag.com/listings/stores/russos-mozzarella-and-pasta01/
Space Place House 