Edge of the City

Thanks to Shelley for sending in these photos tonight of the inside of the new bike shop opening soon on 70th Road.

I noticed this sleek-looking new bike shop, Trek, is opening on Restaurant Row (70th Road) in Forest Hills, right next to the medical mari...

I'm just hearing the normal rumors and seeing the usual activity that makes me surmise there could be some big changes coming to the co...

Snapped a couple of pics today of the demolition of what was the Party Store, Piu Bello and several smaller stores, across from MacDonald P...

I noticed they have begun doing work on the site of this future development across from MacDonald Park. Last I heard it is supposed to b...

From the website New York Yimby comes the news of a large new construction project going up in nearby Rego Park. The size of this developme...

A Pandora jewelry is coming to the spot formerly occupied by the Diva NY clothing store on Austin Street, next to GNC.

... apparently. I had seen somewhere online speculation that the Austin Street store was closing. A friend of mine sent in these photos and...

"What's Happening on Austin Street" is an ongoing series looking at the many different businesses along Forest Hills' maj...

Thanks to Greg for the photo. He emailed that a worker says this will be some kind of gift shop. I couldn't find any information about ...

Well, it seems my post from last week (I can't believe a week has gone by already!) was rather timely. A few readers contacted me this ...

It was interesting to see the gaping hole where those old row houses used to be on 72nd Road, next to La Boulangerie, as they move ahead wi...

Just what is going into the two-story former Strawberry location on Austin Street in Forest Hills? There have been some very odd murmerings...

New Store, Big City: Target to Open in Queens, N.Y., in 2016  The bright lights, the crowds, the hustle and bustle. When you make you...

The Daily News broke the story today: Express Target will replace Barnes & Noble in Forest Hills Barnes & Noble out. Target in...

For the headline to this post, I was trying to think of one of those odd, erroneous phrases Benneton used to put on its t-shirts back in th...

Thanks to Susan for sending this photo to me on the Blog's Facebook Page. The mystery is apparently solved. As anyone who has been read...

Well, let's see. I've heard it's either going to be a place selling pottery/home wares, or one selling party supplies, cell pho...

 Yes, that mammoth, two-level store on Austin St. will be vacated soon... Prime retail location opening up! (And this mig...