Bob’s Furniture will replace the now defunct Babies R Us at
Triangle Plaza in College Point
Bob’s Furniture to
replace Babies R Us
at College Point mall
BY JENNA BAGCAL
Bob’s Discount
Furniture store is coming
to College Point.
The chain that boasts
quality furniture at
“everyday low prices”
will soon open its doors
at 139-19 20th Ave. at the
Triangle Plaza I. The new
store location will replace
the Babies R Us store that
closed in June 2018.
A member of the College
Point community Facebook
group reported the news
last Friday showing
workers assembling
the “Bob’s” sign on the
store’s facade.
According to the
company’s website, its
founder, Bob Kaufman,
opened the first store in
Newington, Connecticut,
in 1991. Bob’s Furniture
has established over 110
stores across the country
since its inception. In
addition to the College
Point location, the
company plans to open
seven additional stores in
Michigan and California.
Back in March 2018,
QNS reported news that
Toys “R” Us had filed for
Photo courtesy of Triangle Equities
Chapter 7 bankruptcy
protection, which meant
the total liquidation of all
United States assets.
This came after
the company filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy in
September 2017 and closed
180 stores nationwide,
including two in Queens.
Babies “R” Us locations
in Queens, including
the one in College
Point’s Triangle Plaza,
were a casualty of the
Toys “R” Us bankruptcy.
Triangle Equities
opened Triangle Plaza in
2000 after the developer
bought the property
from the Flower Market
Association of New
York four years prior.
Other stores at Triangle
Plaza include Old Navy,
Modell’s Sporting
Goods, McDonald’s
and Starbucks.
QNS reached out to
Bob’s Discount Furniture
to confirm an opening date
and is awaiting comment.
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by e-mail at
jbagcal@qns.com or by
phone at (718) 224-5863
ext. 214.
Million for clean creek
DEP embarks on major coastal restoration project
Nearly two acres of restored wetlands at Alley Creek will help to naturally filter water and create a
more diverse wildlife habitat. Photo courtesy of NYC Department of Environmental Protection
BY JENNA BAGCAL
In honor of Earth Day, the
Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) announced
a major restoration project of
wetlands in Bayside.
DEP said that the $1.8
million would go toward
restoring approximately
1.9 acres of tidal wetlands
at Alley Creek, including
critical tidal salt marsh and
maritime grassland habitat
and the removal of debris and
invasive common reed grass.
The restoration effort aims
to improve the health of the
waterway by reestablishing
natural tidal flooding and
supporting a diverse and
complex salt marsh habitat.
Designs for the project
include progressively smaller
tributary channels which will
provide even greater water
quality benefits.
“Wetlands play a critical
and substantial role in a
healthy marine environment
as they naturally filter
impurities and provide
valuable wildlife habitat,” said
DEP Commissioner Vincent
Sapienza. “From Alley Creek
to Flushing Bay, to Newtown
Creek and Jamaica Bay, and
to our more than 70 Bluebelts
natural drainage corridors
across Staten Island, we
are creating the conditions
that allow wetlands to
naturally improve New York
City’s environment.”
The city agency reported
that they expect work to
be completed later in 2019.
The Alley Creek wetlands
restoration will take
place in the area north of
Northern Boulevard and
will build upon 16 acres of
wetland restoration DEP
completed on the south side of
the boulevard.
“I welcome news of the
Alley Creek tidal restoration
project, which will go a long
way to foster the growth of
marine life, improve water
quality and reduce area
flooding,” said Councilman
Paul Vallone. “Wetlands are
a critical part of our natural
environment, and I commend
DEP for its work to ensure the
environmental stability of
northeast Queens.”
Phase one of the
restoration work includes
excavation of historic fill
material including asphalt
and concrete and removal
of invasive reed grass. DEP
will backfill the site with
about 2,500 cubic yards of
clean sand and carve out
tidal channels designed to
maximize the area of vital
low marsh vegetation.
The agency will then
install approximately
27,400 plants as two-inch
plugs, including a variety
of native wetland species
like smooth cordgrass, salt
meadow cordgrass, seashore
saltgrass, little bluestem and
seaside goldenrod. A diverse
mix of at least 15 wetland
plants will be planted in the
upland portions of the site.
Additionally, 13 woody shrubs
and approximately 500 square
yards of original salt marsh
vegetation will be replanted.
“As advocates for the
environmental health of
the estuary, the Alley Pond
Environmental Center
(APEC) can only be extremely
gratified by the continued
support of DEP in effecting
the improvements that will
ensure cleaner water in Alley
Creek and Little Neck Bay,
and we look forward to this
and additional projects,” said
APEC Board Member Tom
McGlinchey. “Our estuary
here reflects the potential for
diversity of environment that
provide crucial benefits to
plant and marine life in this
unique area of New York City,
and where so many urban
students and adults are able
to come to our Environmental
Center to learn about ecology
and what must be done to
protect the area.”
For more information,
visit nyc.gov/dep, or visit
DEP’s Facebook and Twitter.
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by e-mail at jbagcal@
qns.com or by phone at (718)
224-5863 ext. 214.
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