Flushing, Queens

Food-court lunch, a tea tasting and old Flushing

The solo kit

When to go: Late morning to mid-afternoon, any day: arrive about 11:30am. Xi'an Famous Foods opens at 11am and Fang Gourmet Tea closes at 6pm. The library opens at noon on Sundays, and on Wed/Sat/Sun you can end around 2:30pm for a Kingsland Homestead tour (advance ticket).
Your seat for lunch: New World Mall Food Court. Counter service at individual stalls with shared cafeteria-style seating: you order at a stall and sit wherever there is space.
Sit and watch: Margaret I. Carman Green - Weeping Beech Park. NYC Parks green on 37 Ave between Bowne St and Parsons Blvd with historic houses, a public restroom and the landmark Weeping Beech site.
Restrooms: Queens Public Library at Flushing — 41-17 Main St (stop 1) Public · library hours
Flushing-Main St subway station bathroom — Enter at Roosevelt Av & Main St Public
Margaret I. Carman Green - Weeping Beech Public Restroom — 37 Ave & Bowne St (stop 6) Public
Bowne Playground — ~380 m from the route near Union St Public
After dark: The mall (10pm) and Xi'an (9pm) stay open into the evening, but Fang Gourmet Tea closes at 6pm, the library at 5-8pm, park restrooms around 4pm and the historic houses run afternoon-only tours.
Subway: In: Flushing-Main St (7). Out: Flushing-Main St (7).

1
Queens Public Library at Flushing
Step off the 7 train and start one block south at the big branch library on Main Street and Kissena Boulevard: restroom, then go.
2
New World Mall Food Court
Go down to the food court under the mall on Roosevelt Avenue, order from one stall and take a seat at the shared cafeteria tables.
3
Xi'an Famous Foods (Tangram, Level C)
Walk west to the Tangram mall for a second, smaller bite, such as the spicy cumin lamb burger.
4
Fang Gourmet Tea
North up Main Street to the tea shop at 36-60 Main St (1st floor rear), which offers tea tasting, for a slow pot.
5
Bowne House (exterior)
East on 37th Avenue to Bowne Street to see Bowne House, which NYC Parks calls the oldest landmark in the area. Inside is by guided tour on posted open days only.
6
Margaret I. Carman Green - Weeping Beech Park & Kingsland Homestead
Sit in the small NYC Parks green where the landmarked Weeping Beech stood from 1847 to 1998, beside the c. 1785 Kingsland Homestead.

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