30 The QUEE NS Courier • JUNE 19, 2014 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com CELEBRATIONS & SURPRISES AT THE FLEAS Long Island City and Astoria will be filled with celebrations this weekend. On Saturday, June 21, the LIC Flea & Food will be marking its one-year anniversary and some vendors will be offering visitors special discounts and chances to win Flea Bucks to spend at the market. Some of the special discounts include $10 All Day from Drink More Good, 10 percent off everything on the truck from The Nomad Truck, $5 select bracelets from Imran Jewels, $8 quart jars of lemonade from Frittering Away and 10 percent off all paintings from New York Flair. Additionally, anyone spending LIC Flea Bucks with C & C Couture Luxury Designs will receive 10 percent off the entire purchase (minimum $10 purchase). The popular Long Island City flea market opened up last June at the outdoor lot by the waterfront at the corner of Fifth Street and 46th Avenue. Since its opening, the LIC Flea has brought visitors the best in food and drinks, collectibles, art, fashion, vintage items, antiques and much more. In the past year the market has also featured special events for the World Cup, Father’s Day and much more. The LIC Flea has also had special guests such as the Big Apple Circus and most recently HGTV’s “Flea Market Flip.” The LIC Flea & Food is open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This Sunday, the Astoria Flea & Food at Kaufman Astoria Studios will surprise visitors as organizers plan to announce that the brand-new market will stay open until August 31. Initially the Astoria Flea was expected to run for eight consecutive Sundays starting in May. Visitors can stop by the Astoria Flea every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. this summer at the outdoor backlot of Kaufman Astoria Studios at 36th Street and 35th Avenue. For more information visit www.licflea.com. Horman’s Best Pickles www.hormansbestpickles.com @nickypickles Nicholas Horman’s family has been in the pickle business for three generations — his grandfather founded Allen’s Pickle Works in the ‘50s — but Horman never really planned on going into the business himself. Still, when he wanted to make some extra cash, he founded Horman’s Best Pickles 10 years ago, and he’s glad he did: “I enjoy it and it’s fun,” he said. Now, he sells his pickles, sauerkraut, stuffed olives, pickled tomatoes and more at the LIC Flea and Astoria Flea every weekend. Make sure to try his specialty pickles, such as the horseradish, honey mustard or Red Flannel varieties, and the fresh pickle salsa, which is packed and sold the day of each flea market event. Brookie’s Cookies NYC www.brookiescookiesnyc.com @bcookiesnyc Brooke Baron, founder and owner of Brookie’s Cookies NYC, used to be an elementary school teacher and noticed that there were “no cute cookies out there,” she said. “Every birthday, every party, it was always cupcakes.” Now, Baron works on her cookie business full-time and offers a huge variety of fun treats, including “appetizers” (small cookie sandwiches), “dinner” (normal-sized cookie sandwiches), “dessert” (to share with a friend) and party-sized treats for eight to 10 people. The “cookiesicle” is especially fun: it puts a spin on the idea of cookie pops by shaping them like ice pops. This summer, find Brookie’s Cookies at the Astoria Flea.
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