'Passport To Flushing' Food Crawl Celebrates Local Eateries

FLUSHING, QUEENS — Foodies, take note: Flushing eateries are offering special discounts this week as part of the second annual "Passport to Flushing" tourism initiative.

Visitors can get their "passports" stamped at local restaurants, shops and cultural centers through Friday, July 5. The passports are available at participating businesses.

"This is stuff you can’t really find anywhere else in the city," Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce director John Choe said in an interview with CBS New York. "We find it not only important to showcase our amazing diversity, but also to support the local businesses."

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Passport holders are also eligible for prizes by following @FlushingFantastic on Instagram and posting about their Flushing adventure using the hashtags #FlushingFantastic #FlushingPassport2019.

Prizes include a hotel-and-spa package and a tour of Flushing with food writer Joe DiStefano, author of "111 Places in Queens That You Must Not Miss."

"Flushing, like many neighborhoods, is suffering from high rents — a lot of the existing businesses and mom and pop stores are being displaced," Choe told CBS New York. "We're trying to do everything we can to support local business to get people to shop local."

Here's the full list of participants:

• 520 Desserts - 133-53 37th Avenue #101, (520) 788-2887
• Amore Union Cosmetics - 39-06 Union Street, (718) 939-2932
• Dumpling Galaxy - 42-35 Main Street, (718) 461-0808
• Fang Gourmet Tea - 135-25 Roosevelt Avenue, Suite #J, (888) 888-0216
• Flushing Ice Cream Factory - 135-15 40th Road, (718) 886-2575
• Flushing Town Hall - 137-35 Northern Boulevard, (718) 463-7700
• Ganesh Temple Canteen (Indian) - 45-57 Bowne Street, (718) 460-8484
• Joe's Steam Rice Roll - 136-21 Roosevelt Avenue, (646) 203-7380
• Leaf Bar & Lounge - 133-42 39th Avenue, Roof (718) 865-8158
• Legend Chicken (Taiwanese)- 135-15 40th Road, (516) 388-6888
• Lewis Latimer House Museum - 34-41 137th Street, (718) 961-8585; Hours: Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, 12pm-5pm
• Lobster Roll Factory - 135-15 40th Road, (929) 300-7499
• New Asian Food (Indian) - 140-13 Cherry Avenue, (718) 359-7148
• OK Lah! - 136-17 39th Avenue, (917) 628-0180
• PappaRich (Malaysian) - 39-16 Prince Street, (718) 888-9307
• Queens Botanical Garden - 43-50 Main Street (Pedestrian entrance), 42-80 Crommelin Street, (Parking) (718) 886-3800
• Queens Historical Society - 143-35 37th Avenue; Hours: Tuesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, 2:30pm-4:30pm
• Sansookapsan (Korean) - 38-13 Union Street, (718) 445-1165
• Sheraton (Restaurant) - 135-20 39th Avenue, (718) 460-6666
• SSNY Designer Sample Sale - 38-10 138th Street, (929) 999-7769
• The Dolar Shop (Hot Pot)- 36-36 Prince Street, First Floor, (718) 358-7777
• TOUS les JOURS - 39-16 Prince Street, (718) 888- 1992
• Voelker Orth Museum - 149-19 38th Avenue, Hours: Tuesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 1-4 p.m
• You Garden Dumpling House - 135-33 40th Road, (718) 886-2286

For more information, visit www.worldsfair.nyc.