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Schenectady’s best local businesses

The 137 spots we’ve checked and stand behind — the ones we’d send a neighbor to. No stars, no pay-to-play.

BaseLocal's Best
137 businesses listed0 added this month10 categories

● Updated Sep 17

What changed this month

  • Sep 17✓ Open Door Bookstore re-checked — details verified
  • Sep 17✓ G & M Antiques and Thrift re-checked — details verified
  • Sep 15✓ Pine Hills Pizza re-checked — details verified
  • Sep 15✓ Furniture Liquidators USA re-checked — details verified
  • Sep 7– Salon248 retired from the list
  • Sep 4✓ Paul Mitchell The School Schenectady re-checked — details verified

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  • Affordable Antiques

    Antiques, Thrift, & Vintage

    Affordable Antiques in Burnt Hills mixes rare collectibles with genuinely useful help, including appraisals, restoration, and tailored…

    725 Saratoga Rd (Burnt Hills) · affordable-antiques.jany.io ↗

  • City Mission Thrift Store

    Antiques, Thrift, & Vintage

    City Mission Thrift Store is the spot when you want solid finds in clothing, shoes, household goods and quirky bric-a-brac, with prices…

    416 Saratoga Rd (Glenville) · citymission.com ↗

  • Central Park

    Parks & Outdoors

    From the shady woodland trails to the Central Park Rose Garden and Iroquois Lake, Central Park is where Schenectady does low-key weekends.…

    500 Iroquois Way · cityofschenectady.com ↗

  • Mohawk Army Navy

    Sporting Goods

    When your week swings from jobsite to trail to backyard projects, Mohawk Army Navy has the tough stuff covered with Carhartt and Helly…

    3514 State St · mohawkarmynavy.com ↗

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