38 The QUEE NS Courier • business • august 15, 2013 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com ▶ business The Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation hosted its Alzheimer Center annual family barbecue in the Discovery Garden with music by John Hughes. Parker BBQ THE COURIER/Photos by Mike DiBartolomeo Stuart B. Almer, Executive Vice President, Parker Jewish Institute; Michael N. Rosenblut, President and CEO, Parker Jewish Institute; Martha Wolf Director of Alzheimer Center at Parker Jewish Institute. Parker Associate Board Members Josh Fatoullah; Glen Greenberg; Co-Chair Wendy Black; Diane McKenna; Sheryl Silverstein, DMD, Board Liaison; and Kenneth Smaltz, Jr. Gloria Landsberg; Past Chairman of Parker’s Board of Trustees, Jerry Landsberg. Peter Meskouris with Alzheimer Center staffer Paula Morton. Buffalo Exchange opens, set to give back BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO [email protected] Buffalo Exchange, an independentlyowned, family operated and privatelyheld company, has opened its fifth New York location and first in the borough. The 2,167-square-foot newly renovated Buffalo Exchange store opened up on Saturday, August 10 at 29-16 Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria. The spot now features tall ceilings and exposed brick walls. “Buffalo Exchange offers a costefficient and environmentally-friendly shopping experience by inviting Astoria-area customers to buy, sell or trade new and recycled fashion, celebrating the trends and creative culture unique to the Astoria community,” said the company in a statement. Buffalo Exchange offers shoppers with new, used and vintage fashion DEVELOPMENT WILL BRING NEW EATERIES, JOBS NEAR QUEENS CENTER BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO [email protected] Shoppers at Queens Center will soon be able to dine on endless breadsticks, 12 ounce steaks and buckets of crab, just by crossing the street. According to city officials, Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse and Joe’s Crab Shack will be opening at the 26,000-square-foot restaurant development on a current vacant lot at the corner of 92nd Street and 59th Avenue in Elmhurst. The development will also feature a parking lot on the remaining space. The location has been owned and developed by the College Point and Whitestone based Mattone Group since 2001. The Mattone Group originally planned to open up a movie theatre at the location but had trouble lining up a tenant, said city officials. The Economic Development Corporation filed a lawsuit against the owners because of their failure to use the lot after acquiring it. After reaching an approximately $3 million settlement earlier this year and creating a deed modification for the location, the Mattone Group found the three chain restaurants as new tenants. The development is expected to break ground later this year and the new restaurants are expected to be completed by 2016, said city officials. The new eateries will also create close to 225 permanent jobs. items from high-end designers to everyday clothing. Before Buffalo Exchange moved in, the space was used as paint stores, a bank and most recently, a Hallmark Celebration store. The new location will raise funds for local charities through Buffalo Exchange’s Tokens for Bags program, where five cents is donated every time a customer decides to use a reusable bag or no bag at all in return for one token. The groups that will benefit from the Astoria store are the East River Development Alliance, the North Shore Animal League America and the Alley Pond Environmental Center. The store is open Monday through Saturday from 11a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Photo Courtesy of Buffalo Exchange
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