"It's opening day at the Bookshop!" Lexi Beach and Connie Rourke, co-owners of Astoria Bookshop, Queens, N.Y., announced yesterday morning on their Facebook page, adding: "We need a few hours in the morning to do a little last-minute housekeeping, but by noon, the doors will be open for business at 31-29 31st Street, between Broadway & 31st Avenue. Come pay us a visit!"
To celebrate the opening, We Heart Astoria offered "12 awesome facts you might not know about this Astoria arrival."
Astoria Bookshop's end-of-the-first-day Facebook post: "To do tomorrow: buy all of the thank you cards in the store to send to all the awesome Astorians who made our first day such a huge success, and for welcoming us with such enthusiasm! Many of you told us how excited you are that we are open, but trust us, we're more excited than anyone."
