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  • YAY! FINALLY! I’m going tonight even though it will be insane. I must say, this is HUGE for people with food allergies (such as myself) and that can only pretty much eat organic food. No more shlepping to LI, Manhattan or Jersey!

    Posted by KGCritter
    on October 26th, 2007 at 11:02 am

  • I’m excited about Trader Joe’s finally opening. I do wish it was located within walking distance of where I live, but I can still take the Q23 bus there, which shouldn’t be too bad. I can’t wait to check it out. It will be a nice alternative to Key Food, which is overpriced and doesn’t have the best selection. I also like Natural, but don’t go there too often.

    Posted by queensgirl
    on October 26th, 2007 at 11:38 am

  • I knew there was a boon was living on the Rego Park side of Yellowstone! My girlfriend and I walked down there a few weeks ago to test the walk and it wasn’t bad from our place. I’m going to wait a few weeks before I venture down there, though, as it’s bound to be a madhouse.

    Posted by Frank
    on October 26th, 2007 at 12:00 pm

  • Ok, we went, we explored, we bought a ton of food. It’s great! And it wasn’t tooo crowded because of the rain.

    Posted by KGCritter
    on October 26th, 2007 at 8:19 pm

  • First Stop n’ Shop and now TJ….heaven on earth!

    For the carless….ask your neighbors with cars to take you. I take my neighbors all the time to S&S.

    Posted by KK
    on October 26th, 2007 at 10:35 pm

  • So, what’s the big deal? What kind of food did you bring home? Do they have good coffee beans? How are the veggies and meat? Is it mostly for prepared foods?

    Posted by Fran
    on October 29th, 2007 at 2:38 pm

  • I’m going to post an article I wrote for this week’s Forum West a little later.

    Posted by Steve
    on October 29th, 2007 at 2:55 pm

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Happy T-J Day

Posted by Steve on Friday, October 26th, 2007

Today is T-J Day, which is a lot like V-J Day only a whole lot more momentous — this, of course, is the day that Trader Joe’s finally, finally opens in Forest Hills, or maybe it’s Rego Park, or maybe Glendale. (Consensus seems to have settled on Rego Park.) The Queens Chronicle reports that the California-based chain grocer has bothered to install murals of Station Square and the Whitestone Bridge for some local flavor. It has not, unfortunately, eliminated job titles such as “captain,” which people from Queens generally think is stupid.

My admittedly controversial take? From my carless perch on Queens Boulevard, it’s still easier for me to get to the one in Union Square, and certainly easier for me to get my potato taquitos home. Not to mention $2 $3 wine, not available in the Rego Hilldale store.

But of course, as just about anyone will tell you, this is still a huge boon for the area. The city’s second Trader Joe’s! Even when Brooklyn gets its store next year, we’ll always be No. 2.