The Shops at Atlas Park

Back in April, as I was trying to figure out how the hell to get out to Glendale for my interview with the Cash Giveaway King of Queens, Damon Hemmerdinger, development director for the Shops at Atlas Park, I asked his rep:

"Think ol' Dale [Hemmerdinger, M.T.A. chairman and also Damon's father] can hook me up with a closer subway stop?"

"Funny!" she said. "But the bus stop right in front is relatively new so consider yourself lucky!"

Luck is one way to put it. Some city officials call it fishy.  read more »

According to Friday's Metro, City Council members are upset about the new bus service,

Frankie's Playce, billed as "the only full-service toy store in Queens to incorporate children's haircutting," will open next month at The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale.

The chop shop for tots is among several newly signed tenants at the 12-acre open-air shopping center, managing agent Atco Properties announced today.

M12ThirtyOne, described as "a Soho-style men’s clothing boutique," also opens in November.

Read the full announcement after the jump.  read more »