Eddie's Sweet Shop Racking Up The Press Attention

Ok, so they're one of the best—and oldest—ice cream parlors in New York City. Now, when are they going to open up another, northern FoHi branch, so I can eat there every day? (Kidding)

Anyway, Eddie's has been getting a lot of positive press lately:

From:
The NY Times: A Malted Milk Crawl in New York
and The Village Voice, which ranks it one of the Top 10 places for ice cream in NYC:
The 10 Best Ice Creams in NYC, 2014 Edition

So quit all your culinary complaining about Forest Hills! At least we have some of the world's best ice cream (even if we, yes, stillllll, don't have a place to get a simple make-your-own salad like virtually every other nabe in New York (Sorry, just had to throw that in ; )

 

A Visit to Eddie's Sweet Shop

What better way to spend our first real heat wave than with a visit to one of the best old-time ice cream parlors in New York City? Luckily for us, it's just a short walk down to Metropolitan Ave., where you'll find Eddie's Sweet Shop right there at the corner of 72nd Road, where it has stood since 1967 (though an ice cream parlor at that location dates back to possibly as early as 1925, according to records). If you're new to Forest Hills, or been here some time and still haven't made it to Eddie's, it really is worth the trip, especially on a hot summer night. Not only is the ice cream great, but the place is absolutely hopping with ice cream lovers of all ages.

Urban Style

Thanks to Amanda for Tweeting me about this, Eugenia Kim summer hats photographed in front of Eddie's Sweet Shop on Metropolitan Ave.

I stumbled upon a few other fashion shoots this weekend, on and around The High Line:

HBO's Boardwalk Empire Filming in Forest Hills Today

Boardwalk Empire is filming today at Metropolitan Ave. & 72nd Rd., according to the blog On Location Vacations.

And local reporter Nick Hirshon says on his Twitter feed that the shoot will be taking place at Eddie's Sweet Shop.

It sure seems like Forest Hills has been getting its share of screen time lately, what with Blue Bloods filming here all the time, and then Baby Big Shot's big shoot on Austin St. just a couple of weeks ago.  I wonder what it is that Hollywood likes about our neighborhood?  Sometimes it's obvious - HBO's miniseries Mildred Pierce reportedly chose to shoot some scenes in Forest Hills Gardens because the architecture and natural beauty of the neighborhood resembled Glendale, California during the 1930's.