Value Depot Mystery Solved

For the two of you who were breathlessly wondering what was going on with our delightful Value Depot on 71st/Continental Ave., well, it's becoming another discount store. Not very surprising given the location... Forest Hills' Value Depot Closes to Make Room For Another Discount Store 

Personally, I've never set foot in the Value Depot. In fact, this story is the most I've given any thought to it on the Blog. But for those of you always on the lookout for a bargain, I suppose the news will be welcomed that you'll still have a place to go...

Summer Drivers, Part 2

For those who may have been away, the end of summer brought with it even worse drivers than we normally see. Here's the after-effects of a car that smashed into the wall of the parking lot above Austin St., raining debris on the sidewalk below. Part 1: the destruction of the Value Depot store on 71st Continental by an out-of-control person who smashed her car into the front of it.

Value Depot Repairs

Following the weekend's bizarre collision by an apparently completely out-of-control driver, construction workers were repairing Value Depot on this sweltering August day. Also notice the damage to the nearby telephone booths that the car also knocked about.

Unbelievable Accident on 71st Continental

It looks like a car smashed overnight right into the front of Value Depot on 71st Continental Ave. I have no idea how an accident like this could possibly occur given the location of this store. Anyway, if anyone knows what exactly happened, comment below or email it to edgeofthecity@gmail.com
Thanks to Dawn,  Angela and Veronica for emailing and tweeting me about it and for their pics!

Updated: Here's an eyewitness account that was emailed to me:

I was actually walking west on the south side of Queens Boulevard when it happened around 1:30 am last night. I was crossing 108th towards Ridgewood Bank when I heard the squealing of tires, and finished crossing/safe on sidewalk when I turned my head towards where Fay Day/that health store on the corner is and saw a sedan/compact? (it was a car, not an SUV or other) out of control taking that turn way too fast. It fishtailed and then went at a weird angle straight into the store front (it sort of looked like it went through the bus shelter but from your pics it doesn't seem like that's the case). I saw an explosion of glass/dust/debris and people screaming. The people waiting for the bus on my side started running towards the accident, I was really freaked out and more than a little tipsy so I decided there was nothing I could do if I went over to see what happened and kept walking home.

I'm disappointed it wasn't on NY1 or any news outlet though. It's hard to tell if there were any injuries or if everyone's OK. It didn't seem like it hit any pedestrians/people on the sidewalk; from my angle it looked like they were closer to QB than where he crashed into the store. Very scary stuff though, I was a little shaken up.
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