Battle Brown

Hours: Thursday–Monday, 12–5 p.m. Payments accepted: Square, credit cards, checks Phone: (646) 335-2335 Focus: 19th-century painted furniture, Americana, and folk art I had so much fun riding along with Warren Battle of Battle Brown, watching him gush over and ogle some of the best-looking slightly run-down houses of the Hudson Valley. His shop, on Warren Street, is just perfect, in my opinion: the right amount and mix of folk art and painted furniture, with modern art and ceramics made by local neighbors and friends. He's really funny, too. Just a great guy with a great shop, "living the dream," as he says.