Books are the best distraction do you agree? And Albertine (French bookstore on 79th st - across from Central Park) is an Aladdins cave of wonders. . . From their website: Tucked inside the historic Payne Whitney mansion Albertine is the only bookshop in New York devoted solely to books in French and English with more than 14000 contemporary and classic titles from 30 French-speaking countries. . Albertines ceiling a hand-painted mural of constellations stars and planets was modeled…
