Shopping
Sunnyside shopping has a new bright spot. Last week, the Apollonia Gallery NY opened at 48-14 Skillman Avenue. The venue, where Comic Book Heaven was located for 26 years, sells handmade furnishings, paintings, prints, photos, records, antiques, and other home décor items with an emphasis on promoting local artisans. The owner, Garry O’Callaghan, also indicated that he plans to host…
Wandering around western Queens, and living nearby the borders of Astoria, Sunnyside, and Woodside as I do, my path routinely crosses a section of Northern Boulevard which hosts several car lots and multitudes of automobile based businesses-repair shops, filling stations, car washes, etc. A particular concentration of this industry is found in the area between Steinway…
For a few weeks, Forest Hills blog Edge of the City has heard rumors about an H&M moving into the old Alexandra Boutique at 71-53 Austin Street. Over the weekend the blog received Twitter confirmation of the retail giant’s move to the neighborhood…
A year-round food and crafts market will soon be opening in the Standard Motor Products Building on Northern Boulevard in Long Island City. The QNS Urban MKT is sponsored by Brooklyn Grange, the rooftop farm that operates atop the massive structure, Coffeed, a cafe on site that uses Brooklyn Grange produce, and the owner of…
My name is Sophia Harris iam looking for a 1 bedroom...i have section8...its just me and my cat iam looking for a place in queens....the place dat iam at now the landlord is selling his home i been here. For 15 yrs....please feel free 2 contact me at 917 680 0091...Thank u.
City Announces Jamaica Now Action Plan to Stop Foreclosures, Improve Streets and MoreI love the Pain aux Cereales loaf. The toasted seeds and nuts on the crust are so addicting. The croissants are buttery, flakey, and just pure Franco-bliss. :)
Breton invasion – two extraordinary French bakeries in Jackson Heights and Forest HillsTony's Bicycles in Astoria (23rd) ruined my bike - a perfectly good one until I took it in for a tuneup and then suddenly the wheels wobbled dangerously so the bike skidded to the side when you were riding it. He kept saying it had done that before I brought it in (he literally told me I don't remember my own bike's behavior (hello misogyny much? :D)) Right After he told me he didn't notice a wobble :|. Yeah. Ok
Time to Ride: 6 Bicycle Shops in Bayside, Astoria, Jamaica, Little Neck, and Forest HillsThere is a sign on the front of the store that says "Coming soon: Food Town"
Is the Met Food in Jackson Heights Turning into a Foodtown?