Run a free full auditHousing Works Bookstore is a bookstore located at 126 Crosby St in New York, NY. It holds a rating of 4.60 based on 1736 reviews. For nearly three decades, the bookstore has served as a downtown New York institution. Customers can browse secondhand books and shop for curated clothing, gifts, and housewares. The on-site cafe offers coffee, craft beer, wine, and light snacks. The space is available for rent for weddings and special events. One hundred percent of profits go to fund Housing Works' lifesaving services. The store accepts donations of books, media, gently used clothing, shoes, accessories, decorative housewares, art, and antiques. Donations of books and media are limited to two bags or boxes per customer. Larger donations require arrangements with the in-kind department. The cafe is currently open with a limited menu. Housing Works is a New York City based non-profit fighting the twin crises of AIDS and homelessness. The organization has served New York City for 30 years. It addresses the needs of tens of thousands of low-income New Yorkers each year. Housing Works pioneered the concept of social enterprise to fund its mission. The bookstore provides crucial funds towards this mission. General inquiries can be directed to the store directly at 212-334-3324.
The bookstore sits on Crosby Street, just a short walk from Lafayette Street and East Houston Street. It is also near the Broadway-Lafayette Street train station and Mulberry Street Library.
BizScoreAI gives the website a technical score of 90 out of 100, ensuring the site is secure and easy for search engines to read. The business also holds a discoverability score of 75 out of 100, which allows AI crawlers to find every page and enables AI assistants to recommend the store.
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BizScoreAI scanned the website housingworks.org on September 26, 2026. Housing Works Bookstore has a BizScore of 58 out of 100.
AI visibility scan by category: AI Discovery 10 of 25 points, Structured Data 0 of 25 points, Content Readiness 19 of 30 points, AI Trust Signals 15 of 20 points.
Website audit sub-scores (out of 100): On-Page 65, Technical 90, Performance 65, Content 55.
Strengths: 7 checks passed. AI Crawler Access, AI Content Blocking, Hyperlocal Targeting, Local Multimedia, AI-Parseable Headings, About/Team Page, XML Sitemap.
Areas to improve: 10 checks. llms.txt (failed), FAQPage Schema (failed), Google Business Profile Link (failed), LocalBusiness Schema (failed), Third-Party Review Links (failed), Organization Schema (warning), Speakable Schema (warning), Q&A Content (warning), Meta Description (warning), Author Signals (warning).
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