5 Valentine's Day Gifts from Around Queens

Flowers, chocolates, and jewelry…get your classic Valentine’s Day gifts to say “I love you” from the borough that you love.

Flowers

Get a handcrafted bouquet at the bustling Ditmars Flower Shop in Astoria for $79.95! They are available for delivery or pick up and 10” to 20” in height, depending on the bouquet. Got a real green thumb? You’ll also see succulents and lucky bamboo for sale. Lucky bamboo brings fortune and prosperity for at least a year so it’s perfect for preserving the longevity of your relationship.

Florist’s Choice Premium Option at Ditmars Flower Shop

Chocolates

After having been named one of New York City’s best confectionaries in a national round up, Forest Hill’s Aigner Chocolates celebrated its 90th anniversary earlier this year.

Aigner Chocolates has passed hands several times since its inception as Krause’s Candy Kitchen. Handmade, small batch, and using antique equipment/kettles, John Aigner, an Austrian immigrant who had studied chocolate-making back home, started working at Krause's in the 1950s. Aigner bought the business soon after, passing it from generation to generation of Aigners, until Mark Libertini and Rachel Kellner bought the business. They’ve continued the traditions that have made Aigner Chocolates so great and are ready to share them with you!

Heart with Key at Aigner Chocolate

Jewelry

Bless your Valentine’s Day with this love story.

Jordan Eddi, the founder and owner of AJ’s Jewelry, met his wife soon after starting his business. One day, a beautiful young girl came into his store to purchase a men’s diamond ring. He was immediately smitten by her and after much deliberation, she agreed to let him take her out on a date. He owes his family to this store.

Pick up a necklace or a ring (!) at AJ’s Jewelry.

Ladies Diamond Pendant Necklace at AJ’s Jewelry

Candles & Cards

Lockwood in Astoria and Jackson Heights is a neighborhood institution with stationery, greeting cards, notebooks and other paper goods. They have an emphasis on Queens goods.

Be Mine Valentine Card at Lockwood

Side B had grown out of a concept that Lyn Chin launched as half of Newtown HQ, a store that had been split between her interest in small-batch makers, local artists, and sustainability and her friend’s interest in anime in gaming. At Side B, though, she could focus on what she was passionate about: other small business owners who were passionate about what they were making.

She sells cards, candles, and chocolates for Valentine’s Day.

Quarantine Love Candle at Side B