One thing Ithaca doesn’t have is a game (board/card/rpg) store, which is unusual for a college town of that size. There used to be a really good one called the Enchanted Badger, but I found out they closed a year or two ago.
There was another really good one, Vanguard Games, back in the eighties and nineties. They were located downtown on Aurora Street.
If you’re looking for a good game store that’s still in business, I recommend Great Escape at the Arnot Mall in Elmira.
Okay, there used to be two Bookery bookstores in the Dewitt Mall, the Bookery (which sells used books) and the Bookery II (which sold new books). The Bookery II closed but was later re-opened as Buffalo Street Books. (And my personal opinion is that the new version of the store isn’t as good as the original.)
I thought the Bookery had also closed about a year ago. But I googled it and you’re right; it’s still in business.