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Fun, Unique Shops In QueensOver the past few years we've spent a good deal of our time looking for fun, unique places to shop; as well as quality purveyors of services, in the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Corona, Flushing, Forest Hills and Jamaica NY. The following is a list of those we found who spent a few dollars to show their wares on this site. Click here to view our report, including links to maps and home pages of fun places and unique places to shop in Queens. |
Choosing Florists For Wedding Flowers In QueensWedding Flowers, Bridal Bouquets, Boutonnieres, Banquet Table Flowers In Astoria QueensAstoria Neighborhood / Shopping Queens / Queens Buzz. As any Queens mother will tell you, planning your wedding isn’t an easy project. There are a mind-boggling number of details. And given your wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event, great effort goes into making sure that every last detail is perfect. Wedding flowers play an important role in the aesthetics of your wedding as they garnish the visual background of the event and present a lasting visual remembrance in the minds and hearts of your family and friends. The Queens bride’s personal sense style are on display on her wedding day. The style reveals itself in the color of the bridesmaid dresses and and couture of the bridal gown, as well as through the ambient beauty of the decorative wedding floral arrangements chosen to decorate the wedding ceremony, wedding hall and wedding feast. Click here to learn more about what to look for when choosing wedding flowers / wedding florists in Astoria Queens. |
All Natural Hand Made SoapsThe Little Soap Shoppe In AstoriaFebruary 7, 2011 / Astoria / Queens Buzz. I found a unique little shop just off Ditmars Street on 36th Street about six months ago. The name of the store is The Little Soap Shoppe and its owner is Vivian Dritsas. Vivian is an enthusiastic local producer of handmade soaps who I enjoyed meeting. Before I left she gave me a soap sample to take home to try out. A few weeks later I tried the raw cut of handmade soap and I instantly noticed the difference. The lemongrass soap I used is one of four of the handmade soaps reviewed in this story. Click here to read more about the Little Soap Shoppe in Astoria Queens. |
Furniture Stores In Queens - Furniture In AstoriaThis is a story about shopping for furniture in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens NY. The story includes interviews with the proprietors and managers of three furniture stores in Astoria Queens. |
Men's Clothing Stores In Astoria QueensAstoria is home to one of Queen's finest men's clothing stores. I stopped in to get the word on what's going on mens' clothing styles. For the rest of the story click Men's Clothing Styles. Clothing styles are always changing, although historically far less often for men than for women. Nonetheless, the range of colors a man can comfortably wear has changed significantly over the years. We're also seeing an increase in the use of men's hats. Part of this is a fashion statement while some of it has practical value, shading a man's head from the hot sun [we're seeing women wearing these hats too]. Click here to read our report about men's clothing in Astoria Queens. |
Spas In Queens - Angel Spa In AstoriaThis is a report about Angel Spa in Astoria and Pure Spa in Sunnyside. These spas provide manicures, pedicures, facials, massages and more. Click here to read our report about spas in Astoria, Sunnyside & Queens. |
Wedding Dresses, Cakes & Receptions In QueensQueens Shopping /Queens Buzz . If you're planning a wedding in the New York metropolitan area, you're likely to great shopping opportunities in Queens. Queens provides a wide variety of venues for wedding receptions, wedding halls and places to exchange vows. And the shops and services for wedding dresses, bridesmaids dresses, cakes, flowers, jewelry and catering would be difficult to match anywhere in the city [and for that matter the country], especially when you compare based on the quality and value of goods and services received for the money paid. This report covers wedding cakes, wedding dresses and wedding halls in Queens neighborhoods. We will continue to add to this report as we continue to gather additional information from around the borough. Click here to view our report on wedding cakes, wedding dresses & wedding halls in Queens. |
Rosario's Italian Food StoreItalian Food Stores Near DitmarsDitmars Astoria / Queens Buzz. I recently ventured into Rosario’s Italian food store, just underneath the NW subway terminal near Ditmars Blvd in Astoria. Rosario’s has a well-kept authentic Italian gourmet grocery store and delicatessen. Click here to read the rest of the story about Rosario's Italian food store in Astoria Queens. |
Women's Clothing Stores In Astoria QueensAstoria is one of Queens shopping destinations, particularly along Steinway Street. This retail laden street was once the borough's shopping mecca. Today the street enjoys a certain retro chic quality to it, providing shoppers with an old fashioned street shopping experience, while offering them a number of fun unique shops that provide a real shopper with a rare kind of satisfaction that's quickly slipping away. So enjoy it while you can. Click this link to read about women's clothing in Astoria Queens. |
Astoria Shops & ShoppingAstoria Neighborhood / Queens Buzz. Astoria has some of the finest shopping areas in Queens, including Steinway Street, Broadway and the Ditmars Blvd and 31st Street areas. This section contains maps, a shopping center that links to many advertiser home pages and stories about what you'll find in some of Astoria's unique stores. Click here to enter the Astoria Shops and Shopping section of the site. |
Shops In AstoriaAstoria Shopping CenterAstoria Neighborhood / Queens Buzz. This is the Astoria Shopping Center on Queens Buzz. This page contains home page links, contact info, maps for stores and shops located in Astoria, Queens. This section includes information about shops and shopping in Astoria Queens.
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Chiropractors In QueensLong Island City LIC / Queens Buzz. This is a report about chiropractic care in Queens, including Astoria, LIC, Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Corona, Flushing and Jamaica. This report talks about the chiropractic care, its origins and related bodily care and health. The photo is of a chart created by Thomas W. Myers and published by Churchill Livingstone. Click here to read our report about Chiropractic Care In Queens. |
Organic Food / Supermarkets In QueensLong Island City LIC / Queens Buzz. This is a report about organic, all natural food and locally produced food in Queens. This report includes coverage of what constitutes organic and why it has important health implications. This report also includes a bit of the history of organic food and how organic and all natural foods are making their way into Queens in a big way. Click here to read our report about organic food / all natural food in Queens. |
Dentists In QueensLong Island City LIC / Queens Buzz. This is a report about dental care in Queens, including Astoria, LIC, Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Corona, Flushing and Jamaica. This report talks about the dentists, dental conditions and dental hygiene and hygienists. The photo is of a tooth model created in preparation for a tooth cap. Click here to read our report about Dentists in Queens. |
Long Island City Shopping CenterShops & Shopping In LICLong Island City LIC / Queens Buzz. This page contains home page links, contact info, maps for stores and shops located in Long Island City LIC Queens. Click here to browse through shops and stores in Long Island City LIC. |
LIC Shops - Shopping In Long Island CityLong Island City Neighborhood LIC / Queens Buzz. LIC has emerging retail and restaurant areas along Vernon Blvd, the waterfront and Jackson Avenue. This section contains stories about shops and shopping in the area as well as maps and advertisements by local merchants. Click this link to view the LIC Long Island City Shopping section of this site. |
New & Used Car Dealerships In QueensSunnyside, Woodside & LIC / Queens Buzz. This report is about new and used car dealerships in Queens NY. There are about twenty new and used car dealerships just minutes away from Manhattan NYC and most parts of Queens via subway or bus. The car dealerships are located along Northern Blvd starting in LIC [Long Island City] on the Astoria border at the intersection of Steinway Street. The car dealerships include new and used cars as well as pre-owned vehicles. The dealerships are also near Sunnyside, Woodside and Jackson Heights, but are easily accessible by car throoughout the Tri-state area via the BQE and LIE. This report is about buying new and used cars at dealerships in Queens, including information about car prices and dealership locations in Queens. |
Ophthalmologists In QueensThe Treatment Of Eye Conditions In QueensQueens NY / Queens Buzz. This is a general overview of eye care and eyewear. This report is designed to orient you to different kinds of professionals accessible in Queens in the eye care and eyewear professions. As well as to highlight several widespread eye conditions in Queens as well as the rest of the U.S.. Click here to view our report on ophthalmologists, optometrists and opticians in Queens. |
Sunnyside Real Estate / Woodside Real EstateQueens Real Estate Markets Less Soft Than NationSunnyside & Woodside / Queens / January 26, 2010. We spent the last half of 2009 collecting information with the intent of providing a guide to provide readers with a sort of feel for the current state of affairs in the western Queens real estate market. This report focuses on the Sunnyside real estate and Woodside real estate price trends, available inventory as well as to provide some information about the neighborhoods themselves. At the end of the report are links to other Queens real estate related reports. Click here to read our report about Sunnyside real estate and Woodside real estate. |
Beauty Spas In Sunnyside & AstoriaThis is a report about Angel Spa in Astoria and Pure Spa in Sunnyside. These spas provide manicures, pedicures, facials, massages and more. Click here to read our report about a couple of Spas in Sunnyside and Astoria. |
Wine Stores In Jackson HeightsTable Wine - Jackson HeightsJackson Heights Neighborhood / Food & Wine / Queens Buzz. A fairly new wine store opened in Jackson Heights this past year called Table Wine. It appears to be a nice addition to the neighborhood as it’s a boutique wine store run by a husband and wife team from Queens. Ernesto, one of the owners, invited me to join them for a wine tasting one Sunday evening in March to meet a French vintner of some of the wines Table Wine sells. Click here to read the rest of the story about wine stores and wine tastings in Jackson Heights & Elmhurst. |
Ultimate Ladies Wear In Jackson HeightsJackson Heights / Queens Buzz. The Ultimate Look is a ladies wear shop in Jackson Heights. The shop has been serving the community for more than two decades and is run by a woman who got her start in the business in the late seventies, when fashions and rock bands were working their way back into the mainstream. We made a visit to the store to get some fashion tips for the Spring and obtain some insights on how to shop for women's clothing on a tighter budget. Click here to read the rest of the story, including more photos of The Ultimate Look women's clothing store in Jackson Heights Queens. |
Flushing Shops & Shopping
Shopping Along Main Street In FlushingThese are photos taken on Main Street in Flushing on October 22nd. This is just about being there. |
Jamaica Shops & Shopping
Shopping In Jamaica One Friday NightJamaica / Queens Buzz. I was in Jamaica on Friday February 15th, 2008. I spent most of my time in and around Sutphin and Jamaica Avenue and here is what I found. |
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