Right now, I am panicking about the contractor, renovations and move date and mourning the loss of everything I've known for almost a DECADE (I actually like the subway). Seth says it will all work out, but I am not wont to believe him in my current state of overthinking. And generally, I feel incredibly unsettled especially after a long weekend at home focusing on the renovations that haven't begun and the move that is still months away.
Since I am deep in the I can't believe I am leaving Queens funk, I am ringing in 2016 here on The Weekly Salad with a tribute to what I love in Queens. If you are one of my two to three readers, please feel free to add your Queens loves to the comments. As the move becomes more real, I can come back here to add to the list and remind myself that Queens will only be a car ride away. Omigosh. I think the move means I am an adult.
What I Love about Queens (in no particular order)
Food
- Grilled cheese at the Queens Kickshaw
- Israeli salad, bread and hummus at Cheburechnaya
- Pizza at Villaggio Ristorante
- Chocolate ice at the Lemon Ice King of Corona
- Sundaes at Eddie's Sweet Shop
- Salt bagels at Bagelette. A new discovery but WOW.
- Granola pancakes and spinach pie from the Tower Diner
- The Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
- The alpacas at the Queens Zoo
- Forest Hills Gardens (my favorite neighborhood in Queens)
- The Panorama at the Queens Museum
- Juniper Valley Park
- The Coca Cola sign in Gantry State Park
- Century 21. I know this is a chain, but I live across the street from it. That will never happen again. RIP to the Loehman's that served all of my shopping needs before Century opened.)
- The Shalimar Diner. Not for the food but for the filming. The Wolf of Wall Street and an episode of Elementary were filmed there.
- Kew Gardens Cinema not only shows independent films but is also cheap!
- Citi Field and the Mets
Miscellaneous
- One of the most diverse counties in the country.
- Seth grew up here and lived all but five years of his life in this borough.
- Our local parent friends. It's been so fun watching all of the babies become toddlers.
- The filming! I love seeing my borough on TV and in movies.
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