JACKSON HEIGHTS — Need some Christmas, Hanukkah or other holiday gifts? You don't even need to leave the neighborhood to find good gifts for everyone on your list.
HANDMADE CUSTOM FRIENDSHIP BRACELET FROM MARKET STAND NEXT TO AREPA LADY
Custom Friendship Bracelet, $8
The small market next to Arepa Lady
Corner of 77th Street and Roosevelt Avenue
On the corner of 77th Street and Roosevelt Avenue, there's a cluster of tables selling all kinds of jewelry, hats, scarves and shawls. They also sell custom friendship name bracelets, and for $8 they will write on them whatever you want, in whatever colors you'd like. And it only takes 5 minutes.
BEER-FILLED GROWLER FROM UNIDENTIFIED FLYING CHICKENS
Beer-Filled Growler, $4.99 or $6.99
Unidentified Flying Chickens
71-22 Roosevelt Ave.
Why bring the same old six-pack or bottle of wine to your holiday party? Pick up a growler at UFC, which rotates out a beer menu that's served up along Korean fried chicken and sides. Prices are $4.99 for a 32-ounce bottle and $6.99 for a 64-ounce bottle. The cost of the beer to fill it varies. You can top off a 64-ounce jug with LIC Beer Project's Ardent Core, a local saison, or Ithaca Flower Power, an IPA.