Magic After Hours

I went to an after hours magic show here and it was INCREDIBLE!! Not only was the magic impressive, but it was a great atmosphere. A small place tucked away in the corner of a building, but it has a life of its own. The Magician was awesome and all of the staff were kind and helpful. It really was worth the money and was a great experience that I definetly can't get at home. A great addition to my NYC trip!!!

Fantastic magic shop in NYC. Ordered magic from them 45;years ago., had to come see it in person. A nice experience for any seasoned magician or anyone interested in prestidigitation! Harry Houdini's bathtub is there too. Great staff is entertaining and accommodating.

IMAGINE YOU WALK INTO THE OLDEST MAGIC SHOP IN NEW YORK… the person behind the counter proceeds to sit you down and starts performing magic for you, right there! This is the premise for magic after hours, and it’s really cool, really intimate, think we had 15 people max in our show, and super engaging for the 1 hour performance AMBIANCE- you’re sitting around some great props, there is literally an elephant in the room prop not real, Houdinis bath tub… almost a speakeasy for magic on the 6th floor of this wondrous store. MAGICIAN - Noah Levine is incredibly charming of course, funny too, but it’s the intimacy and setting of this that made this special as well having a great magician to enthrall SUMMARY - it’s a step away from all the razzmatazz of Broadway, but that’s it’s charm. A step back from the craziness of Manhattan and 60 minutes of wonderful magic will transport you until head back into the midtown madness after the show. We were all left wanting more too! Thx Noah

Difficult to find? yes. Worth it? Absolutely! Last Magic shop in the big apple but the customer service is still one on one. Make that trip.

What a find! I know there are a lot of reviews about what an amazing place Tannen's is. They aren't kidding. Even finding the shop is a bit of a magic trick. But in the end you are rewarded with a shop that is both familiar and mysterious. And in how many places are you greeted by an elephant! New York is full of surprises. This is near the top of the list.

Went in just to browse and get a custom card clip, left with an amazing performance and an effect of my own to try. The gentlemen was very amiable and a fantastic showman. Even though I had some experience with spotting slight of hand he blew my mind not once but twice! Highly recommend for anyone to visit.

Wonderful place, the staff took their time to talk with me and answer my questions but not giving away the magic. I am into Pyro and fire eating. They had the items I was looking for. Great little gem.

We finally found it! If you think it’s not there, it is, for a tip call their number and their voicemail gives more info. Love the staff and the tricks and excited to try out my purchase!

Stopped by here on our latest trip because my fiance knows I love magic and wanted me to indulge. And I'm so glad she added it to our schedule! Once you open the door, you're just hit by this magic secret den kind of feeling. The shelves are lined with magic artifacts from antique magic times. Not only that some are from famous magicians. If you're into magic you can definitely figure out who they belong to I mean that mask definitely has to be Jeff McBride. When we stopped in there were just a few people, I assumed regulars or at least someone who is also into the hobby but able to contain themselves. They were just chatting away at some of the latest tricks to come out. One of the other patrons asked if the person behind the counter could demo one of the items he was thinking of buying. The magician behind the counter, Kevin, happily obliged. It was just one trick but he knew how to perform it perfectly. And then as my lady and I were taking all the spectacle of it all in, Kevin asked if we'd like to see a trick. Naturally we said yes and he did one for her and she's been talking about it since! It eventually got a little steady with a few people coming in. Some just stopping in. Others also in the hobby. My favorite thing about the store was how you could tell Kevin was passionate about magic. I couldn't help listening to another customer talk to him about certain magicians and tricks and the way Kevin responded was so knowledgeable and so excited. And then when I got to ask about certain items I was looking for he got out something that was an off shoot of the method I was looking for and performed it for me and I was floored and sold. The best part was he knew that I was also in the hobby after talking a bit and he knew what holes I would have poked in theorizing how the trick was done while he was doing it and while he was doing the trick he told me to do what I thought was a possible way to mess up the trick. Like I was afraid I would mess up the trick by shuffling a certain way and he was like 'go for it' and completely threw the cards around haphazardly and messily shuffled it and let me follow suit. It was so fair. I won't reveal what happened but it was beautiful to see that Kevin knew how to help me in a way only a person who is in the hobby would know. Reading low reviews, I don't think those reviewers understood this place. Maybe it's just a magician thing. All I know is that if you're into the hobby of sleight of hand magic, this is a stop you absolutely have to make the new time you're in New York. Oh and they have an awesome and intimate magic show they do a few times a week after the store has closed. That is an ABSOLUTE recommend!

It's one of the oldest and most interesting magic shops in the States... I've been a magician for 14 years and I have been coming here for every single one of those years. It's a great place for tourists, magic enthusiasts, magicians... or really just about anyone. You'll find people who are nothing short of talented and passionate about their work, and who are also very willing to have a conversation and share their craft.