Shelley, the owner of TERRACOTTAHOME at 118 Middle Neck Rd in Great Neck NY is by far the BESTEST…read moreflorist of both real & silk blooms. Today she made up for me a SILK bloom of red roses for my vase, and except for the aroma of real flowers, you cannot tell real & silk apart !!! She has also made me real floral arrangements, and I am truly amazed by her skill & dedication to her craft !!! Shelley is a marvelous human being and so dedicated to her customers that it is virtually impossible to not appreciate her work. As Valentine's Day is the next great time for purchasing flowers for your Sweetie, please go to TerracottaHome and you will be so happy you did !!!! Also consider bringing a bouquet of flowers as a New Year's gift to your Friends !!! I would give Shelley MANY MORE THAN 5 STARS if I was able to !!!

Just so easy ... helpful and nice on the phone & absolutely beautiful flowers delivered! You can't…read moreget better than that!!

Finally, 16 Handles opened its doors in Port Washington after months of teasing with the signs. A…read morefrozen yogurt heaven where creativity can equal countless possibilities and one may never be bored. With ample seating space in the front and a few tables towards the back entrance, mixed with the signature lime-green decor, 16 Handles offers (addicting) different flavors on any given day along with topping varieties, such as fruits, cheesecake, cookie dough and brownie bites, not to mention rainbow cookies (and a lot more to list) and assorted sauces to cover the unique creations. The staff is very friendly, helpful, and quite active in not only helping customers but also keeping the place spotless. Overall, a frozen delight not to be missed in a great environment.... My favorite flavors are the red velvet, go bananas, cookie & creme, along with lychee, cheesecake and cookie dough bites... *** On a side note, i first visited the 16 Handles location out in Syosset and found myself addicted to the frozen yogurt Heaven, and now to have it in the same town, i feel my 180+ pound wt. loss may be in danger... lol, but so worth it...***

Haven't been to 16 Handles in possibly over a decade, but it's great to see the OG in the Frozen…read moreYogurt space is still as amazing as I remember! The flavor options were plentiful - including a bunch of oat milk options if that's something you're looking for - and the toppings were premium! Full size black and white cookies, do cookie dough balls, and so much more! 16 Handles is still definitely at the top of their game, and this location was an excellent one!

Ace Florist is truly exceptional. I've been receiving their arrangements for a little over a year,…read morethanks to my amazing boyfriend, and every delivery has been stunning; today's bouquet is no different. The flowers are always vibrant, beautifully designed, and they last so well that even when they dry, they dry beautifully. What makes Ace even more special is the delivery experience. It's personal, warm, and consistent. I feel genuinely blessed to receive so many gorgeous arrangements, and over time I've even become friendly with the amazing woman who delivers them. Ace Florist is top‑tier in every way.

We used Ace Florist for our wedding and I highly recommend using them, Denise and her team were so…read morekind and professional. We had nothing to worry about the day of our wedding. Very reasonable priced and the flowers were gorgeous!

I ordered a last minute arrangement for a birthday same day delivery. The person on the phone was…read moresuper nice. They even sent me a picture to confirm what they were sending. It was gorgeous and she loved it!

Terrific florist, great customer service! The arrangement I had delivered was beautiful and a…read moregreat value!

Grab & Go is a convenient neighborhood store stocked with a variety of items, from snacks and…read morebeverages to everyday necessities. He also sells items local to Long Island which I appreciate. The store is well-lit and organized, making it easy to find items. Vic, the owner, is friendly, kind, and offers suggestions when needed. The store stays open later than most which is a huge plus.

The staff helped to make my cigar celebration a hit! They shared boxes, signs and additional cigars…read moreonto my order. Assisted me in creating the perfect selection of cigars, and exceeded my expectations. From ice to drinks, cigars and snacks, they have it all and go the extra mile.

North Shore Farms is my go-to supermarket. It has the personality of small grocery and the variety…read moreof groceries and specialty items of the large, exhausting stores like Stop and Shop, etc. It is lovingly managed by John who is never too busy to chat with pride about the newest improvements in his family-owned store. He likes to talk "groceries" and is genuinely friendly and helpful. The staff is equally friendly, respectful and helpful. Ask Hassan to find you a ripe melon. Bruno will write up deli orders and/or let you sample his deli selections. The fish counter workers know fish and the selection rivals H Mart! I've never brought home a less-than-fresh fish of any species! "Mr. Lovely" prepares an array of "ready to eat" entrees, sides, salads and incomparable tomato sauce. You can sample pasta, risotto, eggplant caponata, etc. He offers samples and stirs up a party. If you aren't counting calories and even if you are, try the fig bread! OMG! Yes, the parking lot, its entrance on Port Boulevard, is very challenging, especially after school lets out and on weekends. Pay attention and you'll be safe. As you can see, I am a satisfied, regular customer.

Shopping has become a high intensity mental workout for me, I used to get hungry when I food…read moreshopped and now I completely lose my appetite and feel a food borne illness slowly creeping into my body as I enter. Before I go to a new grocery market to shop, I am not looking for price comparisons, I don't know exactly what I am looking for, maybe a sale on a mystery pallet liquidation of foods as shopping among people in tight confines is becoming more and more unpleasant. I would roll the dice and see what I get, like a gameshow - the showcase showdown. So I typed into a search "Long Island Grocery Stores" hoping to find some information that would keep me from my new phobias and here is what I got instead. 1. Shootings in the parking lots 2. Workers beating pork against the ground 3. Big stores buying the smaller stores and the accompanied protesters and some weird woman with a bleached blond helmet head that is a psychic(?) I saw someone with a salted and sweet-butter sweatshirt shopping the other day, she was in aisle 3 and breathing really heavy in front of the Redi Whip and talking muffled into her phone, she sounded like a dying saxophone. Being the overworked owner of a new business that focuses on gardening, I look to the produce first - Bell Peppers, 99 cents a pound, broccoli and eggplant the same - but I had to take a peek, just a little peek at the meats and a rumble began in my tummy. Porterhouses, ribs, and brisket will run you $8.99 to $10.99 per pound -- more for what they consider the better stuff - they never show those in their circulars. I talked to a neighbor that I was trying to avoid, she's a loudspeaker chattering whiny little bird but she is nice enough and means well. She saw me and cornered me to tell me about man and god and war and food prices, so i faked a smile and excused myself to get to the checkout line that gave me additional feelings of dread as the lines were long and slow. I took a deep breath and held it, I wondered if I could passout under the bright lights and get away from this experience as quickly as possible. Instead I resorted to steady breathing and went about the overpaying experience.

This place is the head quarters for my favorite pickle company,…read moreHorman's best . They usually sell only at farmers markets. The problem is when you get hooked on them, and the farmers market schedule collides with you work schedule, what do you do? Well, you can do what I did, and take the pickle addicit's path to the factory. Tucked into the industrial area of Garvies point is the Pickle Mecca for all of us hooked on Horman's. I stopped in and greeted the receptionist with what probably was a very odd request. I said "I'd like to buy some pickles". After a bit of the "we don't normally deal with walk in requests" awkward nonsense, I was greated by Nick the company owner. He was super cool and hooked me up with some awesome sours.

Came in to buy some items ,unfortunately my Venmo was not working,so I asked one of the workers if…read moreI can pay with credit card. A worker Nick came to the rescue and scanned my card. Pickles are great Great friendly service

I love Michaels store. Every crafty person loves Michaels. My first time at this location…read more I was greeted by a sweet associate then who helped me too for my online order pick up ... few minutes later helped me in checking out my purchase selections. The store is big, clean and has great selections. Sad though that today is the last day of the holiday market sale, there is no much inventory for what I was looking for. The sweet associate assured me that definitely there will inventory coming out soon. Great location. Parking is available. Easy to find the store. Will come back soon.

I stepped out of the searing afternoon light and into Michael's, the craft fortress on the edge of…read moretown, looking for bubble wrap. Just needed something to protect a few bottles and maybe muffle the screaming of the engine when the radiator finally gives up, but the truth is, to keep packing for our move. What I got instead was a ticket to a plastic purgatory. ​They say they're an arts and crafts store, however it seems that right now, it's the beginning of a Halloween market of small monsters. ​The first thing I saw was a display of Venus Fly Traps, from that movie - gosh, the bame evades me, its 5 in the morningand i just got home so please excuse the choppyness and sloppinessand forgetfulness. Giant, green mouths stretched wide, packed with rows of impossibly white, needle-sharp plastic teeth. The biggest ones were mounted high, waiting for a neck to walk under. Below them sat potted plants that they'd labelled with a straight face as 'Potted Finicky'. There was a whole grove of 'em, all with "FEED ME" signs hanging off their stems. The mouths were open, hungry, and perfectly cool, just waiting for something soft to wander into their orbit. ​I kept walking, trying to remember what a bubble wrap roll looked like becausei was becomingincreasingly distracted and that's when I saw the skeleton crew. It was a line-up of awesome nightmarish bodies of bones. A faceless thing shrouded in burlap and rags, with long, gangly arms that looked like they'd snap in a high wind, stood next to a skeleton wearing its ribcage like a pinstripe suit. A phantom bride, draped in a grey, rotting lace veil, leered out from empty, bulging glass eyes. Her hand, a set of yellowed bone-claws, rested delicately on her own ribcage. Next to her, a skeleton in a leather cap was staring out from behind a bushy, fake mustache, as if the only thing missing from this parade was a cheap magician to direct them off their hooks and into to town. They stood motionless on a shelf which saddened me, an army of the dead waiting for a punchline that never arrived. ​Then came the villages. Shelves of miniature, dark buildings lit from within by purple and yellow lights. The Spooky Town Collection, they called it. A massive, gothic structure, dripping with purple turrets and balconies, overlooked a street where tiny skeletons sat on porches, waiting. I saw signs advertising a 'Shoppe of Horrid Hamlet' and 'Dr. Creep's Apothecary'. An illuminated haunted tree, twisted with purple light, sat on a patch of dead-looking moss. You could get your whole little graveyard arranged just so, complete with miniature headstones and a Tiny-Tots Funeral Home. It was like watching a society that had completely run out of ways to fear the inevitable, and now I just wanted to buy it for $19.99 and put it on a shelf, but im trying to get rid of stuff. ​I never found the bubble wrap. ​I left with nothing but a headache and the sense that if I stayed too long, one of those tiny skeletons would start talking to me about layaway plans.