Douglas & James Homemade Ice Cream

New York's candy store listings cluster in a handful of zip codes, with 10014 and 10022 each holding 5 shops and 10019 and 10028 close behind with 4 apiece. If you're planning a trip, start in one of those zips and call two or three spots before heading out. Across the 233 candy stores in this category, 202 list a phone number and 151 list a website, so a quick call still beats a cold walk-in for checking hours or stock.

None of these listings are marked Sponsored, since paid placement hasn't launched in this category yet, so what you're browsing is plain directory data, not a promoted lineup or anyone's pick. That also means the order has nothing to do with quality, only how records happen to sort. If you own or manage one of these shops and the phone number or site is missing, you can claim the listing and fill in current details, which helps the next New Yorker searching a specific zip actually find you instead of a dead end.