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BEST RECORD STORE
LOONEY TUNES
31 Brookvale Ave., West Babylon
631-587-7722
www.ltcds.com
Looney Tunes is the largest independent record
store in New York State, but it’s not just sheer
size and volume that makes it so absolutely
spectacular. For more than four decades it has
been providing Long Islanders with everything
music: vinyl, CDs, DVDs, books, posters,
clothing, and even regularly scheduled live
musical performances! Staffed by a friendly
team of music lovers who are ready and willing
to answer any questions—or even recommend
specific bands—satisfaction, as well as multiple
return visits, are pretty much a guarantee. No
matter what your taste in music is, Looney
Tunes has it – explaining why Long Islanders
consistently vote Looney Tunes its Best Record
Store, year after year!
BEST SUPERMARKET
BEST YET MARKET
Multiple Locations
516-570-5300
www.bestyetmarket.com
What started as a produce stand in Brooklyn
eventually turned into what is now Best Yet
Market. Best Yet Market first opened its doors
on Long Island in 1994 under the name Produce
Warehouse before changing to the name that
many Long Islanders shop at consistently. With
terrific prices, a huge selection of fresh produce,
and a meat market that’s hard to beat, anyone
who shops at Best Yet Market knows they will
find high quality foods at some of the best prices
around.
BEST SUPERMARKET
(NATIONAL
WINNER)
TRADER JOE’S - MULTIPLE
LOCATIONS
www.traderjoes.com
Trader Joe’s is named after its founder, Joe
Coulombe. The chain began in 1958 as a Greater
Los Angeles area chain of Pronto Market
convenience stores. The original Pronto Markets
were so similar to 7-Eleven that Coulombe
felt the competition with 7-Eleven would be
disastrous. Coulombe is said to have developed
the idea of the Trader Joe’s South Seas motif
while on vacation in the Caribbean. The Tiki
culture fad of the 1950s and 1960s was fresh in
the cultural memory, and Trader Vic’s was at
its height with 25 locations worldwide. He had
noticed that Americans were traveling more and
returning home with tastes for food and wine
they had trouble satisfying in supermarkets
of the time. The first store branded as “Trader
Joe’s” opened in 1967, and continues to uphold
its title of Best Supermarket to this day!
BEST THRIFT/
CONSIGNMENT
STORE
ANTIQUE ATTICS
2789 Middle Country Rd., Lake Grove
631-588-0005
www.antiqueattics.com
Antique Attics has the largest, most affordable
and personalized selection of gifts and stocking
stuffers for the entire family! Open seven days a
week, they offer new inventory daily, as well as
reasonable buy-and-trade options. Customers
fuel their passion and make the days enjoyable.
On top of that, the treasures that people bring in
to sell everyday adds to the excitement. Hearing
the unique stories of each item and the history
behind them is why they’re in this business.
They don’t just sell merchandise here, they sell
history, love, and lasting memories!
BEST TOY STORE
BOBB HOWARD’S GENERAL STORE
581 Lakeville Rd., New Hyde Park
516-488-7996
www.bobbhowardsgeneralstore.com
Eileen and Ronnie, the owners of Bobb
Howard’s General Store, are a couple of baby
boomers who grew up on Long Island, New York
playing hopscotch and hide-and-seek, stickball
and stoopball, flipping baseball cards and jacks,
and playing hit the penny and spin the bottle.
The General Store is attached to the family
auto repair shop that Eileen’s parents opened
73 years ago, Columbus Day, 1946. People
often comment on the combination of the two
businesses - for Eileen and Ronnie, it is a natural
extension of the things they love - they both love
old cars and they have a fun collection of old
gumball and coin-op machines and old toys and
games in their home, not to mention Eileen’s
childhood favorites: dubble bubble, jujubes, and
red licorice laces in almost every room!
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