On the corner of grand and eldridge in LES. Best plant store in the city, if you ask me. They always have some exotic shit I've never seen before, the store is way bigger than it looks from the outside, and the family that runs it is super nice
not sure if brooklyn/queens is within the area you want recs for but this spot is one of my favs. really good vibes, cool people, and they got super good vegan bar food