34 THE QUEENS COURIER • VALENTINE’S DAY • FEBRUARY 10, 2022 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
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Create fl oral ‘love blossoms’ bouquet for Valentine’s Day
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Roses are red, violets are blue. Love
is blossoming at the Flushing Shops at
Skyview.
Th is Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14, the
community is invited to visit and curate
their own free “love blossoms” bouquet
by picking live fl owers from the shopping
center’s 4-foot-tall fl oral interactive heart
sculpture.
Shoppers are sure to feel the fl owerpower
of love when they present their
colorful free bouquet to loved ones. Th e
fl ower frenzy will be located on Level 4
near Forever 21 and will be available while
supplies last.
“It’s important, now more than ever, to
spread positivity and love to our community,”
said Rishika Mahtani, marketing
director for ShopCore Properties, owners
and managing entity for Th e Shops at
Skyview. “Th is Valentine’s Day, we invite
our community to visit the property and
create beautiful bouquets for someone
they love. Whether it be a spouse, signifi -
cant other, parent or friend, we hope these
fl owers bring a smile to their face. We
encourage our visitors to share their creations
on social media and tag Th e Shops
at Skyview @theshopsatskyviewny and
#LoveBlossoms.”
Th e Shops at Skyview is a multilevel
shopping destination located in Flushing,
featuring a growing mix of national retailers
and local favorites, including leading
brands such as Target, Uniqlo, SkyFoods
and Marshalls, and local businesses like
Gong Cha and Royal Beauty.
The Shops at Skyview is accented
by an abundance of signature events,
family-centric experiences, and so
much more. The shopping destination,
conveniently located in Queens, features
a mix of premier national retail
stores for women’s, men’s and children’s
apparel, shoes, electronics, home
furnishings, entertainment, cosmetics,
groceries and more.
For more information about Th e Shops
at Skyview, visit theshopsatskyview.
com or follow Skyview’s social media
@theshopsatskyviewny.
Donate to veterans this Valentine’s Day
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@schnepsmedia.com
@jenna_bagcal
A Bayside lawmaker is spreading the
love to veterans this Valentine’s Day.
On Jan. 14, Assemblyman Edward
Braunstein announced the return of the
Valentines for Vets Gift Drive, a longstanding
eff ort where Queens residents
donate new clothing, candy and other
items to local veterans. Donors are also
welcome to contribute red T-shirts for
the veterans who will be attending a special
Valentine’s Day celebration.
All items will be given to hospitalized
and disabled veterans at the St. Albans
VA Community Living Center and the
New York State Veterans’ Home at St.
Albans.
“I am proud to sponsor ‘Valentines
for Vets,’ a long-standing Northeast
Queens tradition that shows thanks and
appreciation to our local veterans,” said
Assemblyman Braunstein. “In the spirit
of Valentine’s Day, my offi ce is collecting
donations of cards, candy, playing cards
and puzzles, as well as new clothing items
such as pajamas, robes, slippers, socks
and festive red T-shirts. Please contribute
if you are able and I thank you in advance
for your generosity.”
Braunstein adopted the gift drive from
lawyer and former Assemblywoman Ann-
Margaret Carrozza, who started the drive
in college to show more appreciation to
veterans.
During the 2020 gift drive, 40 schools,
civic organizations, libraries, Girl Scout
troops and northeast Queens residents
donated thousands of handwritten cards,
candy, new clothes, playing cards, puzzles
Photo courtesy of Ed Braunstein’s offi ce
and toiletries for local veterans.
Th ose interested in making donations
to the gift drive can bring items to
Assemblyman Braunstein’s offi ce at 213-
33 39th Ave., Suite 238.
Valentines for Vets Gift Drive in 2019.
Photo courtesy of The Shops at Skyview
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