Gem Spa is a
newspaper stand and
candy store located on the corner of
St. Mark's Place and
Second Avenue in the
East Village neighborhood of
Manhattan,
New York City. It opened under another name in the 1920s, and received its current name in 1957. It is open 24 hours a day, and is known for being commonly considered to be the birthplace of the authentic New York City-style
egg cream, which its awning describes as "New York's Best." It does not stock pornographic magazines, and it gets magazines delivered one or two days before other New York City newsstands.