Now Open

Late-night desperate search for Doritos through Forest Hills' streets revealed that this snack food haven had opened its doors....

 

7-Eleven Close to Opening

The 7-Eleven looks close to opening (it is supposed to open next week sometime):

7-Eleven Sign Going Up

DNAInfo.com reports it will be opening mid-December (I had originally heard February)...

Thanks to @bmrafferty for the pic!

Quick Update

Future home of 7-Eleven

• I'm told the new 7-Eleven next to Red Mango will open by February.
• And a commenter on this blog pointed out that the old Network/Status Quo Cafe on 72nd Ave. has been rented out to parties at this time unknown.

Elevator Entrance Being Installed at 71st/Continental Station

They were installing the elevator entrance at the 71st/Continental Ave. subway station last evening.

Also, by the way, I noticed the construction has finally begun on the 7-Eleven right across from this, next to the Red Mango.

And speaking of convenience stores, I received yet another confirmation yesterday that it will in fact be a CVS going into the ground floor of the new Aston building, next to the Key Food.

What's Going on at the Ole OTB?

 What is going on I ask you? We know there is a Red Mango going into the space on the corner. Here's some pics of the inside under construction:

But what is going in to the other part? We heard possibly 7-Eleven a few months ago, and then found out that was not a done deal. And me and my news-hounds think that space is kinda small for a 7-Eleven:

So, we shall see... It's all about as suspenseful as why construction on the "Windsor 2" condo, next to the Key Food, seems to have come to a grinding halt as of several weeks ago, leaving us all to have to squeeeeze in between that dreadful wall of wood and the newstand (especially challenging when the Lotto starts getting up there and the lines start to form). As if that block wasn't pleasant enough before with those sad, old stores, now we have a wooden wall with no sign it will be coming down any time soon...