20 THE QUEENS COURIER • FEBRUARY 11, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com Photos via 10Below Let’s hope that the lines in Flushing will be a lot shorter than this line in Chinatown. Popular Manhattan ice cream shop 10Below to open Flushing location on Feb. 12 BY KATARINA HYBENOVA [email protected] @kamelka The “cronut” of frozen treats, this rolled ice cream has left Manhattanites crazed and willing to wait in line for as long as three hours. The owners of 10Below have announced that they are opening their second location at the ground fl oor of Queens Crossing Mall (136-17 39th Ave.) in Flushing on Feb. 12. Based in Chinatown, 10Below makes Thaiinspired ice cream rolls that look great and taste marvelous. Their second location is set to open this coming Friday, Feb. 12, Eater fi rst reported. According to the shop representative, many of the 10Below clients have been coming to Chinatown from Flushing, and so the new location will make it easier for them to get their favorite treat. “We’ll also have more open area and seating inside the mall, so guests can sit and enjoy their ice cream no matter what weather condition we’re experiencing,” Richard Tam, co-owner of 10Below told us. “We roll each individual ice cream order with the freshest ingredients right in front of your eyes,” the 10Below website says. 10Below lets the customer fi rst pick their favorite fl avor combo (such as “I Love You a Latte,” which consist of coffee and chocolate chips, or “S’mores Galore,” which includes chocolate and graham crackers; or new Flushing exclusive “Thai Tea” fl avor). Then they pour liquid ice cream on a chilled metal pan, which cools down the mixture. Next, they chop in ingredients, and use a metal scraper to roll ice cream rolls — and the treat is ready. Aerial view of Flushing House, the independent living community with more than 300 older adults. Centennial gala for Flushing House this April United Adult Ministries is holding a special gala celebration this April marking the 100th anniversary of the nonprofi t organization that founded Flushing House. The fundraiser, “Celebrating One Hundred Years Serving Older Adults,” is on Thursday, April 21, at The Garden City Hotel in Garden City. Friends of Flushing House will enjoy the hotel’s legendary gourmet cuisine, fi ne wines and liquors. Along with dinner, there will be live music, dancing and fellowship in the hotel’s Grand Ballroom. A special ceremony will honor three worthy individuals who have dedicated their careers to helping seniors. There will also be a special art auction and raffl e. All proceeds from the event will go toward an endowment fund benefi ting Flushing House residents. The origins of the Flushing House’s founders can be traced to April 12, 1916, when incorporation papers were signed for the Brooklyn Presbyterian Home for the Aged. In spite of good intentions by the founders, years passed with no construction for lack of funds. However, the Presbyterian Home Women’s Auxiliary, inspired by compassion for widows of World War I soldiers, continued fundraising for their dream home. After opening a guest home for senior citizens in Brooklyn in 1945, the auxiliary and board surveyed relocation sites during the 1950s, eventually purchasing the 11-acre Willock Estate in Woodbury. In the years to come, larger buildings were constructed on the estate to serve more seniors. The Reformed Church in America affi liated with the United Presbyterian Residence to share governance with the presbyteries. The UPR developed Flushing House at the corner of Bowne Street and 38th Avenue in Flushing on the site of the Congregational Reformed Church, which was destroyed by a fi re in 1969. Flushing House opened in 1975 as a 12-story, nonprofi t, nonsectarian residence with fi re-resistant construction, studio and onebedroom suites and supportive services. It is the state’s largest, nonprofi t, independent living retirement community. The honorees at the April gala are Charles and Christine Frank, the fi rst co-administrators of Flushing House, and Bruce Cunningham, executive director of Queens Interagency Council on Aging (QICA), the only borough-wide coalition of more than 100 organizations and individuals providing vital senior services. These honorees will receive the Rose Kryzak Senior Leadership Award, named for the senior activist who lived the last 13 years of her life at Flushing House until her passing in June 1999. Those interested in attending the gala should RSVP by April 4 by sending their name and address with a $150 (per person) taxdeductible check payable to United Adult Ministries, to Robert Salant, director of community relations, Flushing House, 38-20 Bowne St., Flushing, NY 11354. For more information re: RSVPs and/or Souvenir Journal advertisements, call 347-532-3025 or email [email protected].
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