Dellah's Holiday 2011 Gift Guide for the Last Minute Shopper: For those in an Empire Obsessed State of Mind

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You can take the person out of New York but you can never take New York out of the person. Here's a few gift ideas for the true New Yawkers at heart & for those that love this city:

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Get comfy on the couch while you lounge on these Borough of New York City pillows from Site NYC in Astoria. I've gotta show some love for the Q boro {my home for almost 30 years} as my fave pick. What makes this an even more perfect gift is that they were made within the 5 boroughs of New York. Choose a Borough and pick from 5 color choices. $50

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Another must have from Site NYC are these really fun Iconic New York City magnets. If you had to go on a scavenger hunt for these represented icons you could find each of these on the same one NYC street corner with no problem! $10.95

Celebrate everything there is to love about NYC with the kiddies in this remake of a classic storybook. MOMA $9.95  

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Keep the youngster preoccupied while building this replica of one of the most famous buildings of the NYC skyline with this Lego Architecture Empire State Building. $24.99

Pop these Jumbo 18oz New York Skyline mugs under the Keurig and flip through the pages of your New York magazine for weekends to come. $25.90 at Fishs Eddy

The kids will love this NYC themed DVD and activity set Look Out World Here I come! New York I spotted on FAO.com and explore all the places that make this city so wonderful. They'll enjoy learning about the animals at the Bronx Zoo and learn to hail a taxi or how to create art for the MET. $19.99  for ages 2+

If you've been gifted with the new Kindle Fire or an Ipad you'll love this Leather Subway Map Kindle Cover $65 or a  New York City Subway Map Ipad case  for $28 from the transit museum store.