8 JANUARY 7, 2021 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
IKEA to open at Rego Center after lengthy delay
BY ANGÉLICA ACEVEDO
AACEVEDO@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
IKEA has announced it will open
its new location at the Rego Center
sometime in January, aft er a delay
to its original opening date last summer
due to COVID-19.
The global retail store will be
located at the mall, located at 61-35
Junction Blvd., at the corner of Queens
Boulevard and Junction Boulevard. It
will open in early January, with store
hours from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day.
A specifi c date for the opening is still
to be determined.
It will be the fi rst in the U.S. with
a new, smaller format, featuring a
full range of products across 115,000
square feet of space. The Queens store
is custom made for the unique lifestyle
of New Yorkers, with inspiring room
sets and digital tools focused on sustainable,
small-space living solutions.
Customers will experience a diff erent
format from the Planning Studio
in Manhattan, which opened in April
2019, and other traditional IKEA stores,
including the chance to set up home
delivery for an aff ordable fl at fee, selfpay
and assisted check out options, and
schedule appointments with IKEA coworkers
to plan kitchens, living rooms
and bedrooms.
“We’re excited to welcome New Yorkers
to our new store in Queens,” said
Shahab Mollaei, market manager at
IKEA Queens. “Every detail was created
with the unique needs of New
Yorkers in mind, from the proximity to
public transportation and delivery and
A look at the IKEA that is set to open at Rego Center. Photo courtesy of IKEA Queens
assembly options, to the wide product
range curated specifi cally to meet their
dynamic lifestyles.”
IKEA Queens at Rego Center mall.
(Photo courtesy of IKEA Queens)
The IKEA store location was strategically
chosen, as its nearby public
transportation like the Q59 and Q60
bus stops and 63rd Drive — Rego Park
subway station, served by the M and
R trains.
The new store, which marks
IKEA’s third in New York City, will be
equipped with all the safety enhancements
put into place in other IKEA
locations during the pandemic, such as
physical distancing guidance, preventative
hygiene practices, temperature
checks for co-workers, rigorous cleaning
and sanitization and maintaining
strict capacity limits.
As part of IKEA’s commitment to
sustainability, the company set a goal
of completing 100 percent of last-mile
deliveries in the city via electric vehicle
by the end of January 2021.
“At IKEA we’re on a journey to
transform our business to meet our
customers wherever they are and how
they like to shop,” said Javier Quiñones,
president and chief sustainability offi -
cer of IKEA Retail U.S. “As life at home
has taken on a new meaning this year
for so many people, our customers’
needs and behaviors are changing, too,
and we hope our new Queens store will
serve as a convenient and accessible
source of inspiration and home furnishing
expertise for New Yorkers.”
CB 5 to host monthly board virtual meeting next week
BY ANGÉLICA ACEVEDO
AACEVEDO@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
Community Board 5 will host its monthly general
meeting virtually on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
The agenda includes reports from Board
Chair Vincent Arcuri, District Manager Gary
Giordano and their committees; a review of local
applications for the sale of alcoholic beverages;
and a review of current building demolition notices.
Community Board 5 encompasses the Queens
neighborhoods of Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle
Village, Maspeth, Fresh Pond and Liberty Park.
The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m., and will
be conducted via Zoom for Community Board
members.
Members of the public may view the meeting
via YouTube and will be livestreamed on their
website at www.nyc.gov/qnscb5.
Members of the public and elected officials
are asked to submit any statements or announcements
that are addressed to the board via email
at qn05@cb.nyc.gov before 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
The testimony will be read into the record during
the board meeting. Photo via Getty Images
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